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Quinn Sun times
Feb 10, 2013 06:26 AM
Governor Quinn recently called for a ban on “conflict of interest voting.” This, unfortunately, is just another well-intentioned baby step.
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Jan 28, 2013 03:05 PM
Having information about potential conflicts of interest held by public officials is vital to ensuring our government is accountable to taxpayers—not to private or personal interests.
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Springfield’s lame ducks should back pension reform
Jan 12, 2013 09:01 PM
Illinois government is steaming toward a fiscal iceberg, and the ship of state easily could sink if our political captains don’t turn the wheel immediately.
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Springfield’s lame ducks should back pension reform
Jan 06, 2013 06:42 AM
Springfield's lame duck legislators should step up and demand a vigorous debate and a vote on some version of pension reform.
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WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with Better Government Association President and CEO Andy Shaw on "At Issue" (Dec. 30, 2012).
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BGA New Year's Resolutions
Dec 29, 2012 11:40 AM
Watchdogs make New Year’s resolutions too, so here’s how the BGA can shine a brighter light on government and hold public officials more accountable in 2013.
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Mary Lee Leahy 2012
Mary Lee Leahy 2012
Dec 12, 2012 04:03 PM
As a lawyer, she represented working people and fought on-the-job discrimination.
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thanks note
Nov 24, 2012 07:53 AM
In the spirit of the season, we’re recognizing political figures who advanced the cause of better government following BGA investigations, regardless of their motivation.
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Lyons
Nov 10, 2012 11:06 PM
A familiar name from the political past surfaced in a BGA investigation of financial questions about a little-known public agency in west suburban Lyons Township.
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Why No Subs for Ailing Legislators?
Nov 03, 2012 10:07 PM
We can’t prevent an unexpected calamity that sidelines an elected representative. But why not consider letting every senator and representative designate a “temporary replacement” for emergencies?
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