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State may keep information on medical pot companies secret

Via the Herald-Review SPRINGFIELD – There’s been no shortage of politically connected companies lining up to compete for a limited number of state-regulated medical marijuana franchises. But, it remained unclear Tuesday whether state officials will release complete information about the…

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Why Senate Republicans Want to Debate Campaign Finance Reform

Via the National Journal September 9, 2014 Senate Democrats have made campaign finance reform a key plank of their preelection messaging, with Majority Leader Harry Reid denouncing outside spending from the floor regularly and Democrats blasting the corrosive influence of…

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‘Historic’ Vote On Campaign Finance Reform Expected Today

Via Progress Illinois Advocates for campaign finance reform say the U.S. Senate is expected to make an historic vote today on Senate Joint Respolution 19. That’s the proposed constitutional amendment that would give Congress and the states control of political campaign…

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Uber Recruits A-List Lobbyists to Buy Influence in Illinois

Via NBC Chicago Beside recruiting President Barack Obama’s former adviser David Plouffe to lead its policy branch, Uber has brought on a small army of lobbyists to tackle political issues on the state level—and here in Illinois, the fast-rising start-up…

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Chicago aldermen want to curb their watchdog (Editorial)

From the Chicago Tribune (Editorial) We’ve often wondered if Faisal Khan knew what he was getting into when he accepted the job as Chicago’s first legislative watchdog. Now we know. “I cannot believe the third biggest metropolis in this country…

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How can we curb Big Money’s corrupting influence?

Via The Institute for Southern Studies Election Day 2014 is more than eight weeks away, but one winner is already clear: Big Money. According to the election spending watchdog website OpenSecrets.org, U.S. House and Senate candidates have already raked in more…

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