January 25 2011 at 06:41 PM
White House opposes bid to end public funding
Even after President Obama completely opted out of public financing in the 2008 presidential election, the White House opposes a Republican-backed bill that would…
Network News in Illinois
January 21 2011 at 05:46 PM
Focus should not be on partisanship, but people
The Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian American Justice Center, Asian American Institute, and Asian Law Caucus—members of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice—along with other civil rights and civic engagement organizations, issued the…
January 20 2011 at 03:06 PM
Illinois Lt. Gov. Simon “beyond gold” in transparency
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform stood proudly with Illinois’ Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon as she not only released her own financial statements, but issued a challenge to other elected officials to offer detailed…
January 10 2011 at 11:17 AM
Midwest lawmakers react to Arizona shooting
Shocked legislators across the midwest denounced the shooting spree in Tuscon, Ariz. that left their colleague U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) wounded and an Arizona chief federal judge dead.“Violence like this is…
January 06 2011 at 11:18 PM
End impeachment war on judges
Justice at Stake Executive Director Bert Brandenburg released a statement blasting Iowa organizers who vowed to impeach the state’s four remaining Supreme Court justices.After Iowa voters ousted three high-court…
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October 30 2009 at 12:58 PM
Illinois Senate passes strong campaign finance limits
Illinois Gov. Quinn will have another chance to pass historic campaign finance reform. The Illinois…
October 14 2009 at 10:42 AM
Illinois House Committee approves zero spending limits for political parties
The Illinois House committee approved new campaign finance rules that would not put any limits on spending by political parties and legislative leaders. This…
October 13 2009 at 02:16 PM
Ill. General Assembly looks into campaign finance reform tomorrow
Illinois legislators will discuss possible campaign finance reform when the Illinois General Assembly meets tomorrow. While legislators approved
October 09 2009 at 03:05 PM
Illinois legislators consider personal campaign donation limits
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform released a statement demanding state legislators create legislation placing limits on donations they give to other candidates.
September 21 2009 at 10:00 AM
U.S. Appeals Court ruling in Emily’s List v. FEC a “victory for foes of campaign spending limits”
Regulations on spending limits for federal elections by nonprofits were thrown out last Friday by an appeals court.In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals issued the victory for Emily’s List, a nonprofit organization that…
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