Via The Chicago Tribune Mayor Rahm Emanuel is building the most potent political cash machine in Chicago history by focusing on an elite circle of donors who frequently receive City Hall benefits, ranging from contracts and permits to appointments and…
Read MoreVia Brennan Center for Justice The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could drastically limit the ability of voters to take responsibility for redistricting decisions out of the hands of legislators. The case, Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona…
Read MoreVia The Greenwich Time CHICAGO (AP) — Multimillionaire Bruce Rauner was one of the top donors in the U.S. to 2014 state-level political campaigns, sinking more of his own money into his successful bid for Illinois governor and other races…
Read MoreVia BGA In an effort to shine a light on the major issues facing the next Mayor of Chicago, the Better Government Association (BGA) asked City Hall aspirants to respond to the 2015 BGA Chicago Mayoral Questionnaire. All five of…
Read MoreVia The Buffalo News It’s not surprising that as state government reels from another scandal just months after the scandal of an incumbent governor raising eight times as much as his GOP challenger – making the election moot – the…
Read MoreVia NPR The political network led by industrialists Charles and David Koch plans to spend $889 million for the 2016 elections. In modern politics, it’s more than just a ton of money. It’s about as much as the entire…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Sun-Times Mayoral challenger Willie Wilson bought himself instant credibility — and TV time to introduce himself to Chicago voters — by lending his campaign $1 million of his own money. Now, he’s doubling down on that investment….
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Mayor Rahm Emanuel still has a ways to go to persuade city voters to give him a second term next month and allow him to avoid a politically risky runoff contest in April, according to a…
Read MoreVia Sioux City Journal ATLANTA (AP) — The Republican Governors Association and its Democratic counterpart were the dominant players in making donations to pay for state-level elections in 2014. The two groups often served as pass-throughs for billionaires, unions and…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Add a new, unusual entry to the annals of Chicago aldermen holding side jobs to pad their six-figure incomes for what’s billed as full-time work at City Hall. Lincoln Park Ald. Michele Smith is getting $6,000…
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