With a runoff election all but guaranteed in the mayoral race, ranked-choice voting (RCV) is gaining steam in Chicago as a way to prevent runoffs and make elections more democratic. RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan was interviewed on Reset with…
Read MoreAfter a super PAC supporting Mayor Lightfoot’s reelection campaign received contributions from four firms that do business with the city, RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with WTTW about how these contributions skirt Chicago’s anti-pay-to-play contribution limits for candidates. “Of…
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopolous about how recent contributions to a super PAC supporting Mayor Lightfoot exploit a loophole in the city’s ban on contributions from city contractors to incumbent mayors. “It’s not illegal, but…
Read MoreA new super PAC called the Chicago Leadership Committee spent more than $165K to support Paul Vallas’s campaign for mayor, though its donors remain a mystery. RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with the Chicago Tribune about the need for reform:…
Read MoreAld. Matt Martin (47th) introduced a resolution in the Chicago City Council to hold a hearing on ranked-choice voting, and RFI ED Alisa Kaplan was interviewed by Block Club Chicago about RFI’s support for RCV. “Because women, people of color…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan joined John Howell of WLS Radio to discuss the benefits of public financing and how it has successfully been implemented in other cities across the country. “Let’s say you want to donate $10 to a candidate…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Sun-Times: City Council’s Committee on Ethics and Oversight heard testimony on Monday from RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan and New York City Councilmember Shahana Hanif about how public campaign financing would transform Chicago’s political landscape. “Fair elections…
Read More“What kind of tax policies do they benefit from (or loopholes they exploit)? Who do they owe money to and how much? Who do they do business with? How have they managed their businesses? How much do they donate to…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan joined John Howell of WLS Radio to discuss the role of dark money in electing the only Republican Cook County official and how Illinois could adopt laws to increase campaign finance disclosure. “If you want to…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with Crain’s Chicago Business about the involvement of dark money in reelecting Cook County’s only countywide Republican and the need for Illinois to implement laws to address these mysterious donations. “It shouldn’t be this hard…
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