Officially announcing her bid for a second term among a crowded field of candidates, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is facing criticism for not upholding transparency-focused campaign promises like addressing imperious city council power. “Many had hoped she was really going to…
Read MoreAfter two years of advocacy, the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) will launch a fully remote, accessible vote-by-mail system for blind, deafblind, and other disabled voters in Illinois. The system will launch in time for the June 2022 primary,…
Read MoreEvanston Round Table talks with RFI ED Alisa Kaplan, along with other voices on ranked-choice voting, as Evanston continues discussion regarding the proposal. Read the full article here.
Read MoreReform for Illinois joined 15 other reform advocates and watchdog groups across the country to call for a ban on stock trading by sitting lawmakers in Congress. Read our letter to President Joe Biden here.
Read More“It’s not surprising that Mayor Lightfoot hasn’t followed through on all her ambitious campaign promises — few politicians do.” “Things always look different once you get to an office — your own sense of self-protection kicks in, and you realize…
Read MoreEvanston Now credits Reform Illinois and RFI ED Alisa Kaplan for backing the movement behind ranked-choice voting for the city of Evanston and discusses Mayor Daniel Biss’ recent support for the idea. Read the full article here.
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan was interviewed alongside other Illinois ethics reform advocates by Daily Herald’s Maria Gardner. Kaplan spoke about the need for effective ethics reform legislation to protect Illinoisians, especially in light of recent corruption events such as former Illinois…
Read More“There is very possibly totally innocent explanations,” Kaplan said. “The difference here is you basically have a boss-employee relationship between the Speaker and his members. So how would you feel if your boss asked you money for his wife’s campaign?…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan was interviewed on WGN9 about the newly announced temporary casino location at Medinah Temple in Chicago and the owner’s recent donation to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s campaign account. “The reason that was a legal contribution was because…
Read More“The people who are sitting on these electoral boards, and who are deciding who gets to stay on the ballot when these petition challenges come to them, have a direct stake in who wins these elections,” said Alisa Kaplan, executive…
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