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Our Opinion: Super PAC law a must to counter big money

July 10, 2012
State Journal-Register

 When Illinois enacted its new campaign donation limits in 2009, no one imagined that the Era of the Super PAC was about to dawn.

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Urge Quinn to Reject Elimination of Corruption Tools in Races with SuperPACs

SB 3722, which would lift contribution limits in races where SuperPACs are especially active, was sent to Gov. Quinn yesterday. ICPR opposed the bill in the legislature because it removes tools to fight corruption in precisely those races where special interests are most involved. We had urged the legislature to directly address the risks of corruption from giving to SuperPACs.



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Our View: Don't go backward on campaign funding reforms

June 13, 2012
Rockford Register Star

 

It was less than three years ago that Illinois lawmakers passed campaign finance reform that supporters called historic and groundbreaking. It took lawmakers two tries — Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed the first bill — before they kind of got it right.

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Dems unleashing corporate-money floodgates?

June 7, 2012
Galesburg Planet
Bill Knight



The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) last week called on Gov.

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ICPR Testimony to the Senate Executive Committee on SB 3722

 ICPR testified before the Senate Executive Committee against aspects of SB 3722; our statement is below.

 

Statement of David Morrison



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