via NPR Illinois Technically, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s election victory on November 4, 2014, marked the end of his first political campaign. But in some ways that campaign has never stopped. In what appears to be a fundamentally new strategy in the…
Read Morevia Justia.com Last week’s ruling by the Supreme Court in Arizona Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) was one of the most important, but perhaps below-the-radar, decisions of the Term. The case raised the question whether the U.S. Constitution and congressional statutes permit…
Read Morevia the Washington Post The 2016 presidential contenders are stretching the latitude they have to work with their independent allies more than candidates in recent elections ever dared, taking advantage of a narrowly drawn rule that separates campaigns from outside groups….
Read MoreFriends, On Friday, June 26, SB 248 was sent to Governor Rauner to be signed. The Governor now has 60 days to either sign or veto the bill. Throughout the process of passing SB 248, ICPR has been proud to have…
Read MoreVia The State Journal-Register Illinois House lawmakers return to Springfield today, making it a good day to urge them to approve a temporary budget to see the state through a budget impasse that shows no sign of ending anytime soon….
Read MoreVia The Washington Post Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley said that he would prefer there were no super PACs when asked in a radio interview Tuesday about one backing him that recently produced Web ads attacking rival Bernie Sanders. “Once you’re…
Read MoreVia 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…
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