Reports & Research in Illinois

July 06 2011 at 10:50 AM

Campaign Finance Institute examines public financing possibilities in Midwest

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A study by the Campaign Finance Institute released today attempts to find a Constitutionally viable means of campaign finance reform that would withstand legal challenge. CFI’s report examines states in the Midwest (all Network…

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July 01 2011 at 01:37 PM

Report examines voting processes throughout the Midwest

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Election Law at Moritz has released From Registration to Recounts Revisited: Developments in the Election Ecosystems of Five Midwestern States, a review of the 2008 elections in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, and…

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June 16 2011 at 01:24 PM

Rock the Vote releases Voting System Scorecard

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Rock the Vote released a Voting Systems Scorecard, which grades each state based on voters’ ability to access the political process. The scorecard looks more specifically at barriers that might be standing in the…

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June 16 2011 at 11:00 AM

Governments lobbying governments in Illinois

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Network partner Illinois Campaign for Political Reform released a report this month on units of government hiring lobbyists to lobby state government in Springfield. The report found that…

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June 02 2011 at 11:14 AM

Nonprofit VOTE study shows nonprofit impact on 2010 turnout

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Nonprofit VOTE, in conjunction with a selection of nonprofit organizations in Michigan, has released some new statistics and information on nonprofit voter engagement.In a study conducted during the 2010 midterm…

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Reports & Research for Illinois in Open Government

February 04 2010 at 03:53 PM

Report details Illinois campaign finances

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The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform and Crain’s Chicago Business have teamed up to detail the amount of campaign finances each candidate for Illinois’ governor, U.S. Senate and Cook County…

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January 27 2010 at 01:10 AM

Transparency and reform essential to foster citizen participation

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With the Supreme Court’s decision on the Citizens United case, large corporations gained a victory to make their voices dominate federal elections. …

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January 11 2010 at 04:20 PM

Obama administration receives high marks on report card

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The League of Women Voters, Common Cause, Democracy 21 and the U.S. PIRG issued a report card for the Executive Branch lobbying, ethics and transparency reforms by the Obama administration.

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April 28 2009 at 07:44 AM

Brennan Center for Justice grades President Obama’s first 100 days

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On April 27, the Brennan Center for Justice released its “Transparency in the First 100 Days: A Report Card.”

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March 17 2009 at 10:00 PM

New study finds five Midwestern states have dim sunshine laws

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CHICAGO—While every state in the nation has laws that require public access to government records and meetings, in five Midwestern states that were recently analyzed, documents are often kept secret and doors can remain tightly closed.  According…

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