Via The Chicago Sun-Times SPRINGFIELD — On his first full day on the job, Gov. Bruce Rauner is scheduled to sign an executive order on ethics. Rauner made reference to the move in his inaugural address on Monday, saying the…
Read MoreVia Peoria Public Radio Donors to Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner’s transition and inaugural celebration include established givers – and new friends, too. The list of 162 individuals and groups that the Rauner transition team voluntarily disclosed represents hundreds of thousands of dollars…
Read MoreVia EFF The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is considering amping up its regulation of online political speech—an idea that should be rejected from the get-go. Back in 2006, the FEC adopted a limited approach to regulating the Internet. Some FEC…
Read MoreVia Election Law Blog This morning the Supreme Court denied cert. in Vermont Right to Life v. Sorrell, out of the Second Circuit. I thought there was a reasonable chance the Court would take the case. Here is how I…
Read MoreVia Crain’s Chicago Business When Bruce Rauner gives his inaugural address on Jan. 12, business leaders across Illinois will be listening as closely as anybody. Business has a lot invested in the governor-elect, a former private-equity executive who spent his…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Republicans are in full celebration mode as wealthy businessman Bruce Rauner takes the oath of office Monday to become the 42nd governor of Illinois, marking the end of 12 years of total Democratic control of state…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner heads to Springfield on Sunday to start his inaugural festivities, a series of events largely paid for by pro-business interests. The Republican campaigned on a theme of shaking up Springfield and railed against…
Read MoreVia State Journal-Register Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner will disclose who is paying the freight for his inaugural events, but not just yet. Rauner, who is not using taxpayer money to pay for his inaugural activities over the coming week in Springfield,…
Read MoreVia National Institute on Money in State Politics In the Illinois 2014 elections, candidates and committees raised a total of $185,865,404 View Full Breakdown
Read MoreVia TribLive A number of big thinkers have made the surprising claim that government openness and transparency are to blame for today’s gridlock. They have it backward: More secrecy can only add to dysfunction. The latest example of the dangers…
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