Via Santa Fe New Mexican A group that long has advocated reforming campaign finance laws and strengthening laws related to government ethics is launching a $200,000 advertising campaign in the state to draw attention to the issue of money in…
Read MoreVia NBC Chicago Beside recruiting President Barack Obama’s former adviser David Plouffe to lead its policy branch, Uber has brought on a small army of lobbyists to tackle political issues on the state level—and here in Illinois, the fast-rising start-up…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune (Editorial) We’ve often wondered if Faisal Khan knew what he was getting into when he accepted the job as Chicago’s first legislative watchdog. Now we know. “I cannot believe the third biggest metropolis in this country…
Read MoreVia The Institute for Southern Studies Election Day 2014 is more than eight weeks away, but one winner is already clear: Big Money. According to the election spending watchdog website OpenSecrets.org, U.S. House and Senate candidates have already raked in more…
Read MoreVia The state Journal-Register CHICAGO — Illinois’s gubernatorial race turned to the question of whether a candidate’s personal wealth should be a qualifying factor in holding public office with the Democratic lieutenant governor candidate saying Thursday that Republican Bruce Rauner…
Read MoreVia DsNews The number of foreclosure filings in a six-county region in Illinois that includes Chicago dropped by nearly 38 percent from the first half of 2013 to the first half of 2014, falling to its lowest level since 2007,…
Read MoreVia The Washington Post Remember back in April when the Supreme Court struck down the total contribution limit for individual donors? Well, lots (and lots) of wealthy individuals have taken advantage of their new freedom to give to as many candidates…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Allegations of criminal misconduct by Chicago aldermen are being reviewed by county, state and federal prosecutors, the City Council’s internal watchdog said Wednesday. “We have cases currently pending…that hopefully will result in indictments in the following…
Read MoreVia Chicago Sun-Times Mayor Rahm Emanuel signed an executive order Wednesday requiring city contractors to pay their employees $13-an-hour — 9 percent more than the $11.93 currently required — and broadened the “living wage” umbrella to include airport concessionaires. Emanuel…
Read MoreVia ChicagoBusiness.com The battle between ride-sharers such as Uber Technologies Inc. and conventional taxi companies has spawned not only an all-out political scrum but, in the Illinois tradition, a very big-bucks battle to buy political support. Much of what’s occurring…
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