Via TIME The Federal Election Commission, a bipartisan agency charged with enforcing and administering the nation’s campaign laws, will next month zoom past a fairly preposterous milestone given its mission: two years without anyone leading its nonpartisan legal office. Such…
Read MoreVia NBC 5 Chicago Minimum wage employees in Chicago will begin earning $10 an hour Wednesday as the first part of a yearly incremental minimum wage increase takes effect in the city. The $1.75 hourly bump is part of a…
Read MoreVia Chicago Sun-Times SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner told Illinois workers Tuesday the “pain” of a state shutdown could be worth it if major change comes to Illinois. That’s a big “if.” But it’s a risk the governor appears willing…
Read MoreVia Bloomberg Election-reform advocates breathed a sigh of relief Monday when the Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved independent redistricting commission in Arizona. The court’s 5-4 decision averted potential chaos in the 2016 elections, but whether it represents a significant victory for reformers trying…
Read MoreToday, the United States Supreme Court upheld an Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission in a 5-4 vote. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was joined in the majority opinion by Justices Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan. An article in the New York Times…
Read MoreVia The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday that a voter-approved independent redistricting commission in Arizona is constitutional. The conservative wing of the court was in the minority. In response to complaints that the state…
Read MoreVia The Better Government Association State Senator Heather Steans has a tongue-in-cheek plan for ending the stalemate between her Democratic colleagues and Republican Governor Bruce Rauner over taxes, spending and pro-business reforms: Lock a handful of thoughtful and reasonable lawmakers…
Read MoreVia National Journal A new ad from the super PAC supporting Rick Perry may amount to an illegally sized campaign contribution because it prominently features official signs and paraphernalia from the Perry campaign. The 30-second spot, which began airing in Iowa…
Read Morevia the Washington Post The House Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill last week that included little-noticed provisions to hobble executive branch efforts to mandate campaign finance disclosure by federal contractors and other corporations. The bill would also prohibit the IRS…
Read Morevia The Brennan Center for Justice There is a serious rule of law problem in how rarely campaign finance laws are enforced at the federal level by the Federal Election Commission, the agency set up to regulate money in politics. Philosopher…
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