Via 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…
Read MoreVia ctpost When a candidate for office gets handed $6.5 million in public money to run a campaign over about four months, it seems that should be enough, right? But no. Both of the major party candidates for governor of Connecticut…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner lost another round in his bid to get a term limit referendum before voters today when an appellate court upheld a Cook County judge’s ruling that kept it off the November…
Read MoreVia Florida Watchdog TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When it comes to ethics reform, Florida’s capital city isn’t exactly leading by example. Tallahassee officials are trying to block a voter-backed ethics measure from appearing on the November ballot, despite the reform proposal…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register CHICAGO — The candidates for Illinois governor agreed to three traditional debates ahead of November, but Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Bruce Rauner bickered Wednesday about the number and what constituted a debate. What was clear…
Read MoreVia State Journal Register By The Associated Press CHICAGO — A federal appeals court has taken on the issue of pay-to-play corruption in Illinois under disgraced ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit by…
Read MoreFrom WUIS.org By Amanda Vinicky Backers of a plan to institute legislative term limits in Illinois are putting public pressure on the state Supreme Court to get involved, and soon. Republican candidate for Governor Bruce Rauner calls it “tragic” that…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Sun-Times By DAN MIHALOPOULOS The head of the American Federation of Teachers says the national union is ready to spend $1 million to help Karen Lewis unseat Mayor Rahm Emanuel if the Chicago Teachers Union president decides…
Read MoreVia WPRI PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – State Rep. Peter Palumbo and Providence City Council President Michael Solomon will be the subject of separate state Ethics Commission investigations after complaints were filed against both men earlier this month. The commission now…
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