RFI Executive Director advocates for public financing, lobbying reform

At Issue, a podcast on WBBM, covered RFI’s push for a public campaign financing program and the blurred line separating lobbyist and lawmaker.

“In more recent years, people have become interested in the equity implications of these types of programs in addition to how they can reduce corruption because they help amplify the voices of people who otherwise would get drowned out by wealthy individuals and special interests.”

“In general, we need stricter rules around lobbying that help keep that healthy dividing line between lawmakers and lobbyists,” said Kaplan.

Read the article here.