The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article via Capitol Fax “* But it’s long overdue… As her first act on the Senate Government Reform Committee, Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) introduced legislation to close the revolving door…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was cited in this article speaking about donor databases via The Columbia Chronicle “Money equals greed, and in the world of politics, it equals power. That power could strongly influence policymaking, according to many concerned voters. Money…
Read MoreICPR news update on House Speaker terms by state was cited in this article via The Sauk Valley News “The Illinois General Assembly’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability delivered some more sobering news last week. At least, it should be sobering…
Read MoreICPR news update on the “cooling off period” policy for public employees was cited in this article via Capitol Fax “39 states require public employees to take a “cooling off” period after leaving the state before engaging in lobbying activities. Of…
Read MoreICPR news update on State House Speaker terms was cited in this article via the State Journal-Register “The long-awaited lame duck session of the General Assembly begins Monday. It will last all of two days. It almost makes you long…
Read MoreICPR’s news update on State Speaker terms was mentioned in this article via Politico Illinois “MADIGAN’S TIME SERVED UNLIKE OTHER MODERN-ERA SPEAKERS — ‘Length of Service for State House Speakers: How Does Illinois Compare?,’ by the Illinois Campaign for Political…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via the Chicago Tribune “The city of Chicago paid out about $670,000 last year to plaintiffs in lawsuits alleging that officials violated open records law — nearly five times what…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via Chicago Sun-Times “Although he’s been coy publicly about his re-election campaign, Gov. Bruce Rauner made a big-money statement about his desire to serve a second term, contributing $50 million…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via Chicago Sun-Times “More than 129,000 Illinois voters went to the polls but didn’t vote for president in the November election — more than three times the number who took…
Read MoreThe Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article via Daily Herald “A record amount of money was spent on key races in Illinois this year. Fifteen legislative races crossed the $2.5 million threshold this fall in total…
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