Via The Washington Post Federal prosecutors have turned time and again to a favorite phrase as they’ve battled D.C. political corruption — “pay-to-play politics” — and for the past several years now, elected officials and candidates have floated various solutions…
Read MoreVia SF Gate Advertisements decrying the proposal to tax soda in San Francisco are everywhere — from billboards to web banner ads to literature being handed out around town by people wearing those ubiquitous red T-shirts. But the campaign to…
Read MoreVia ABC WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) — Governor Pat Quinn called for raising the minimum wage in Illinois to at least $10 an hour while at an event Sunday night in north suburban Waukegan.Quinn joined Congressman Luis Gutierrez, nominee for Lt….
Read MoreVia 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…
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