Clarifying the Regulation of Campaign Expenditures

Then and Now: Illinois Campaign Finance Reform and Birth of “Dark Money”

ICPR’s event “Campaign Finance Reform: What We’ve Learned Since 2011” was mentioned in this article via REBOOT Illinois “Illinois was preparing to enact its first-ever campaign contribution limits law when the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election…

Comptroller Munger: ‘Devastating’ Budget Stalemate Needs to End

ICPR’s forum “Illinois Budget: Defining and Funding the Essential Priorities” was mentioned in this article via WTTW “Republican Comptroller Leslie Munger is trying to address the state’s budget stalemate with a direct message to all state officeholders, advising them all–from…

Illinois House Committee OKs Proposed Remap Amendment

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform signed a witness slip in support of an amendment proposing an independent map commission, sponsored by Representative Jack Franks via The State Journal- Register “An Illinois House committee has approved an alternate plan to change the way legislative…

Key to Illinois Budget Deal is Public Outcry

ICPR’s forum “Illinois Budget: Defining and Funding the Essential Priorities” is mentioned in this article via Better Government Association “‘If it bleeds it leads.’ That catchy trope, coined decades ago to capture the ethos of TV news, where I worked…

Optimism on Illinois Budget Impasse Dashed by Mike Madigan Speech

ICPR’s forum “Illinois Budget: Defining and Funding the Essential Priorities” via REBOOT Illinois “For a few precious hours this week, it looked like we might actually see some progress in resolving the Illinois budget impasse. On Monday at a forum sponsored…

Lawmakers Seek Trust

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform’s Budget Forum is mentioned in this article via Alton Daily News “A bipartisan group of state lawmakers agreed there is a path toward a budget deal before the next fiscal year begins. During a forum…

Lawmakers Consider Tax Changes

ICPR’s forum “Illinois Budget: Defining & Funding the Essential Priorities” is mentioned in this article via Alton Daily News “Just what kind of new taxes could be in Illinois taxpayers’ future? Several state lawmakers outlined their ideas for tax increases…