Rauner Board Asked Builders to Lobby Lawmakers
ICPR Board Chair Hon. Susan Garrett is quoted in this article
via Fox 32 News
“SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The head of the agency managing state construction solicited help from private builders to lobby for state funding in an email ethics experts say was inappropriate.
The email obtained by The Associated Press was sent Tuesday by Jodi Golden, executive director of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Capital Development Board. A Rauner spokeswoman said it’s ‘outrageous’ to suggest the email created a conflict of interest.
Sent from a government email account, Golden’s message was addressed to ‘Construction Industry Partners,’ urging them to contact lawmakers in favor of legislation providing $2.1 billion for this year and more for next year.”
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