Via The Baltimore Sun I agree that Montgomery County’s campaign finance reform bill is a step in the right direction (“An alternative to fat-cat politics,” Sept. 22). In recent years, big-money donations have corrupted our elections and therefore made our political…
Read MoreVia Oakpark.com Anan Abu-Taleb I was privileged to be a panelist at a forum on small-donor democracy on Sept. 18, hosted by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) at DePaul University. This was a natural follow-up to our community forum…
Read MoreVia Sunlight Foundation With control of the Senate in doubt and Republicans likely to hold on to their majority in the House, liberal power brokers are ramping up their electoral giving. Left-leaning billionaires continue to top the list of the…
Read MoreVia Daily Herald Two years ago, voters in the 52nd House District were in the middle of a full-scale political ad bombardment. Vying for the office was David McSweeney, an investment banker from Barrington Hills, fresh off an expensive three-way…
Read MoreVia LGBTQ Nation Extending marriage to same-sex couples in Wyoming would generate an estimated $2.4 million in spending to the state’s economy, according to a new study. Researchers at the Williams Institute, an independent think tank at UCLA’s School of Law, estimates…
Read MoreVia Epoch Times One of the many privileges of living in a democracy is the ability of each of us to have an equal say about how we are governed. Through elections, our lawmakers can be held accountable for how…
Read MoreVia Crain’s Chicago Business Bruce Rauner reportedly has had one of those bugs that is going around. I feel his pain. I was sick with one thing or another all week. Luckily, I took a little time off, or I’d…
Read MoreVia Daily Herald The two candidates for governor appear to be headed for an Illinois record for campaign spending, and a suburban Democrat behind the state law that limits campaign donations in most races thinks it might be time to…
Read MoreVia New Haven Register NEW HAVEN >> Former Gov. John G. Rowland was found guilty of campaign corruption charges stemming from his involvement in the failed 2012 5th District congressional campaign of Lisa Wilson-Foley and 2010 campaign of another candidate….
Read MoreVia the State Journal Register By Sophia Tareen The Associated Pres Posted Sep. 17, 2014 CHICAGO — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner released a proposal for ethics reform Wednesday that included a temporary ban on Illinois officials becoming lobbyists and…
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