Via The New York Times IOWA CITY — College students supporting Rand Paul for president were out in force going door to door in this university town recently, using their iPad Minis to help identify Republicans committed to voting for…
Read Morevia the State Journal Register Separate pushes to change the way state legislative maps are drawn in Illinois are underway. One of the five “turnaround agenda” priorities that Gov. BRUCE RAUNER seeks is to have an independent commission instead of the legislature…
Read Morevia the New York Times WASHINGTON — As presidential candidates find new ways to exploit secret donations from tax-exempt groups, hobbled regulators at the Internal Revenue Service appear certain to delay trying to curb widespread abuses at nonprofits until after the 2016 election….
Read MoreVia TIME The Federal Election Commission, a bipartisan agency charged with enforcing and administering the nation’s campaign laws, will next month zoom past a fairly preposterous milestone given its mission: two years without anyone leading its nonpartisan legal office. Such…
Read MoreVia NBC 5 Chicago Minimum wage employees in Chicago will begin earning $10 an hour Wednesday as the first part of a yearly incremental minimum wage increase takes effect in the city. The $1.75 hourly bump is part of a…
Read MoreVia Chicago Sun-Times SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner told Illinois workers Tuesday the “pain” of a state shutdown could be worth it if major change comes to Illinois. That’s a big “if.” But it’s a risk the governor appears willing…
Read MoreVia Bloomberg Election-reform advocates breathed a sigh of relief Monday when the Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved independent redistricting commission in Arizona. The court’s 5-4 decision averted potential chaos in the 2016 elections, but whether it represents a significant victory for reformers trying…
Read MoreToday, the United States Supreme Court upheld an Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission in a 5-4 vote. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was joined in the majority opinion by Justices Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan. An article in the New York Times…
Read MoreVia The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday that a voter-approved independent redistricting commission in Arizona is constitutional. The conservative wing of the court was in the minority. In response to complaints that the state…
Read MoreVia The Better Government Association State Senator Heather Steans has a tongue-in-cheek plan for ending the stalemate between her Democratic colleagues and Republican Governor Bruce Rauner over taxes, spending and pro-business reforms: Lock a handful of thoughtful and reasonable lawmakers…
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