RFI ED weighs in on lobbying legislation
The Center Square interviewed Alisa Kaplan, Executive Director at RFI, about two recently introduced bills that would change lobbying regulations in Illinois. Kaplan discussed the details of one of the bills, which would prohibit state legislators from working as lobbyists and builds upon narrowly-tailored legislation passed in 2021.
“This bill would…make the law closer to what Chicago passed after the Arroyo scandal. If you want to be a legislator, you can’t be a lobbyist, period. If Chicago can do it, so can Springfield. The legislature should absolutely pass it.”
Back