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Illinois Supreme Court agrees with ICPR in misconduct case



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The real scandal behind 'IRS-gate'

Crain's ran my op-ed on the recent controversy over IRS investigation of non-profit applicants with "conservative sounding" names. For reasons beyond my comprehension, I can't comment on my own op-ed, so I'm reposting it here, where the comments thread might be more accessible.



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Senate Supports Improvements to Statement of Economic Interest

A plan to rewrite the Statement of Economic Interest (SEI) form candidates and top public officials must complete earned the strong backing of the Illinois Senate this week, winning support from 52 Senators and moving across the hallway to the House of Representatives for consideration.



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Independence USA SuperPAC Set the Agenda in the Second Congressional



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$1.6 million reasons to be concerned about SuperPACs in Illinois elections

 Yesterday, January 10, was the first hearing of the Campaign Finance Reform Task Force to discuss independent expenditures and so-called SuperPACs. The Task Force, created by statute to monitor election laws, is to report to the General Assembly and the Governor by the end of the month about how adequate current rules are for ensuring that SuperPACs do not corrupt the process. ICPR Deputy Director David Morrison testified at yesterday's hearing, alongside UIS Prof. Emeritus Kent Redfield. Here's a summary of what we said:

 



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17 Legislative Campaigns Top the $1M Mark

ICPR's analysis of legislative races finds 17 contests that have exceeded the $1M mark -- 9 Senate campaigns and 8 House races.

 



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ICPR Releases List of Top Donors to Legislative Candidates

ICPR's analysis of contributions to candidates for state House and Senate reveals the following top aggregate donors to candidates for state House and Senate:

 

1) Democratic Party of IL ($4,958,254)

2) IL Republican Party     ($2,245,342)

3) Senate Democratic Victory Fund      ($2,034,281)



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Voting is Open

Election Day is two weeks from now but if you want to vote now, you have several options. Early voting has started around the state.


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New SuperPAC Brings Anonymous Money to Illinois Legislative Races

A new SuperPAC formed in Illinois on Wednesday of this week and on Friday reported having a quarter of a million dollars to shower on two state House races. The PAC is the Republican State Leadership Committee – Independent Committee and all of its money came from the Republican State Leadership Committee, Inc, which lists an address in DC and has similar PACs in other states.

 

 



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Be Heard on Election Day! Register to Vote!

Pensions and taxes, economic development, government ethics; Illinois faces so many issues that all need to be tackled at once. There are 13 million Illinoisans, and all of us are part of the solution.

Six weeks from today, Illinoisans will go to the polls to choose public officials who will be responsible for solving the problems facing Illinois. If you want to participate in the election, you've got to be registered to vote.



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