M.D. Kittle | May 14, 2014: Town Hall Magazine Madison, Wis. – In a ruling with stunning implications on political speech in Wisconsin and beyond, the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals declared portions of state campaign finance laws restricting issue ads unconstitutional. The 88-page decision handed down…
Read MoreBy MONICA DAVEYMAY 7, 2014, New York Times An investigation into possible campaign finance violations involving conservative groups in Wisconsin and Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign committee has become entangled in back-to-back federal court rulings on whether it should continue. On Tuesday, a…
Read MoreDAN MIHALOPOULOS AND DAVE MCKINNEY: Chicago Sun-Times Powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has fired a pre-emptive strike at efforts to impose term limits and to take away his Democratic Party’s power to draw the boundaries of the state’s legislative map….
Read MoreChicago Tribune By Ray Long Clout Street May 14, 2014 SPRINGFIELD — State workers and retirees can breathe a sigh of relief — at least for a while — after a judge on Wednesday delayed the start of a far-reaching…
Read MoreChicago Tribune Many Illinois lawmakers vowed to let their temporary tax increase recede as scheduled. May 15, 2014 “I would vote to repeal the tax increase. I would not support extending the tax increase.” — State Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg…
Read MoreKim Janssen A retired City Hall official took huge bribes — including an Arizona condo and a used Mercedes — to steer the Chicago’s lucrative red light contract to a since fired firm, the feds say. John Bills, 52, ran…
Read MoreThe boast rotates at the top of his campaign website: Gov. Pat Quinn “restored integrity to Illinois government.” Aides say that after taking office in 2009 he vanquished a climate of corruption, the legacy of his criminal predecessors. Did he?…
Read MoreIllinois News Network SPRINGFIELD — College administrators and municipal officials across Illinois say that hours will be cut for student workers, taxpayers may pay more and services may be cut if Illinois raises the minimum wage. “Right now, we are…
Read MoreBy Marni Pyke: An Illinois tollway director appointed by Pat Quinn also heads a union that is a major financial player in the governor’s re-election campaign, most recently giving $250,000 to the cause in January. The International Union of Operating Engineers…
Read MoreJOSEFA VELASQUEZ, Associated PressPublished: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 6:11 pm ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A day after penning an op-ed piece arguing for campaign finance reform, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has support from two key lawmakers and the Senate Republicans are involved…
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