Via Medill State Rep. Greg Harris, chief House sponsor of the Illinois marriage equality law, is receiving a lot of wedding invites this summer. Sitting in his cluttered Uptown office, the 59-year-old Democrat speaks modestly about the months he spent…
Read MoreVia Chicago Tribune Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday vetoed legislation that would have established statewide regulations on ride-sharing services that compete with taxis, saying he didn’t want to put in place a “one-size-fits-all approach” on an industry best regulated…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Current As the last dog days of summer pass and the race for governor prepares to enter the stretch run, the last thing Gov. Pat Quinn needed was a renewed focus on ethics and corruption in his…
Read MoreFrom the State Journal Register By The Editorial Board The State Journal-Register The issue of term limits for Illinois lawmakers is dead — for now, at least — and that ought to be welcome news for anyone who values democracy,…
Read MoreVia Chicago Tribune Illinois voters won’t get the chance to impose eight-year limits on state lawmakers after the state Supreme Court today refused to hear an appeal of lower court rulings that found the proposed constitutional amendment to be unconstitutional….
Read MoreVia Northwest Herald Republican candidate for Illinois governor Bruce Rauner and supporters of term limits for Illinois lawmakers have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to quickly decide whether a proposed constitutional amendment can appear on November’s ballot. The Committee for…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune Gov. Pat Quinn failed to rein in patronage abuses at the state transportation agency after replacing now-imprisoned Rod Blagojevich, and Quinn’s directors repeatedly hired politically connected workers in violation of the rules, the state’s top ethics…
Read MoreVia ctpost When a candidate for office gets handed $6.5 million in public money to run a campaign over about four months, it seems that should be enough, right? But no. Both of the major party candidates for governor of Connecticut…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner lost another round in his bid to get a term limit referendum before voters today when an appellate court upheld a Cook County judge’s ruling that kept it off the November…
Read MoreVia Florida Watchdog TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When it comes to ethics reform, Florida’s capital city isn’t exactly leading by example. Tallahassee officials are trying to block a voter-backed ethics measure from appearing on the November ballot, despite the reform proposal…
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