via RiverBender.com If Gov. Bruce Rauner plans to put $20 million into legislative races, how he distributes the money matters in terms of campaign finance laws. Rauner is reportedly looking to recruit candidates to run against 20 incumbent Democrats, pledging…
Read MoreVia NBC 5 Chicago Gov. Bruce Rauner’s first post-election TV advertisement, costing an estimated $450,000, hit Chicago airwaves Tuesday morning with a message urging support for the governor’s pro-business agenda and attacking his opponents. Titled “Crossroads,” the advertisement takes aim…
Read Morevia the Washington Post Jonathan Zucker and Joshua Tauberer have developed a website where political donors can give money to the campaigns of sitting lawmakers or their future reelection challengers based solely on how those lawmakers vote on legislation. Just…
Read Morevia Crain’s Good-government groups are calling on Gov. Bruce Rauner to a sign a bill designed to require independent expenditure political groups to disclose their spending just as quickly as candidates and political action committees. But amid signs of rising GOP opposition and Springfield…
Read Morevia RiverBender.com Republicans did an about-face on a bill requiring quicker disclosure of independent expenditures in political campaigns. A bill to require immediate reporting of those expenditures — which are usually in the form of ads supporting or opposing a…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register Gridlock in Springfield is nothing new to those who follow Illinois politics. Still, in a time of austerity and uncertainty, the current inaction and lack of resolution has been frustrating to watch. We all understand times…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune When the minimum wage in Chicago increases to $10 an hour July 1, Mayor Rahm Emanuel will rely mainly on workers filing complaints against their bosses to make sure thousands of businesses big and small comply…
Read Morevia NPR It’s the early presidential campaign season, and candidates are loudly courting voters in high-profile appearances nationwide. But in quiet, closed-press fundraisers, they’re also asking well-heeled elites for the cash to keep campaigning. That cash grab is so fast-paced, it…
Read Morevia The New York Times In November 1999, Time Warner swore off “soft money” contributions to political campaigns. At the time, it might have seemed like a mistake. The company was about to join with America Online in a deal that would require…
Read Morevia the Huffington Post Americans know the ugly truth about money in politics. Though the wealthy conceal payoffs through dark money deposits into political pockets, it’s no secret to the American public that the rich are buying the government. The extent…
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