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Sunshine on Redistricting and Campaign Finance

 

In this Issue: January 17, 2012  

*City of Chicago Redistricting Hearings

*Task Force Sends Public Financing Report to Gov. Quinn and Legislature

 



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Happy Lobbyists, Unhappy Citizens

January 8, 2012
New York Times
By THOMAS B. EDSALL
Few people were more elated at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday morning when Mitt Romney was declared the winner of the Republican caucuses in Iowa than a small group of lobbyists unknown outside of the Washington Beltway. All indications suggest that the New Hampshire primary this Tuesday will bring similar joy.

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Adelson Gives $5 Million to Super PAC Supporting Gingrich

January 7, 2012
New York Times
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
 
A longtime supporter of Newt Gingrich has donated $5 million to a super PAC backing his presidential bid, providing a major boost to Mr.

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What donors? Super PACs buy time to keep secrets

January 6, 2012
Associated Press
JACK GILLUM
 
 
WASHINGTON (AP) - Independent political groups backing top Republican candidates are taking advantage of federal rules that essentially let them shield the identities of their donors until after impo

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Let Noncitizens Contribute to U.S. Elections

January 3, 2012
New York Times
By PAUL SHERMAN
 
Arlington, Va.
 
ON Friday the United States Supreme Court will meet to decide whether to hear Bluman

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Newt’s right on SuperPAC ‘lie’

January 3, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times
CAROL MARIN  
 
DES MOINES — The first 2012 presidential contest is over and we are already awash in political cowardice and camouflage.
 


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ICPR Statement to the Campaign Finance Reform Task Force December 15 Public Hearing

 

Statement of Michelle Jordan

Board Member, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform

To the Campaign Finance Reform Task Force

 

December 15, 2011

 

 



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How to Free Congress’s Mind

November 29, 2011
New York Times

By AMY GUTMANN and DENNIS F. THOMPSON

WHEN it comes to changing the toxic partisan gridlock in Washington, the Beatles got it just about right: “You tell me it’s the institution/Well, you know/You’d better free your mind instead.”

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Public financing of Ill. elections debated

November 28, 2011
Bloomington Pantagraph

By Kurt Erickson

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois could combat the dominance of money in elections by launching some sort of public financing program for candidates, advocates told a special panel investigating election reform issues Monday.

At a time when voters are still reeling from the conviction of its second straight governor on corruption charges, advocates said adding public money to the mix for elections could broaden the number of people seeking elected offices and add to the number of people who are financing elections.

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