The joint investigation by the Better Government Association and WBEZ, “Taking Cover,” was honored by the Online News Association at the 2018 Online Journalism Awards.
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Curbing Golden Parachutes: BGA Policy Team’s Government Severance Pay Act Becomes Law
Public executive severance packages will be limited to 20 weeks’ salary and no severance is allowed for those fired due to misconduct.
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BGA, Chicago Sun-Times Form Exclusive Multi-Platform PolitiFact Partnership
Ahead of historic 2018 elections, BGA’s fact-checking service teams up weekly with the Sun-Times, in print and online.
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BGA Honored With National Award For Environmental Reporting
Series on the nuclear industry ‘Power Struggle’ recognized by Society of Environmental Journalists.
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Your Voice Mattered: Plan to Curb Golden Parachutes Passes Illinois House
The Illinois House of Representatives has approved SB 3604, the Government Severance Pay Act, with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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BGA Wins National Award for Investigation on City Colleges
‘The Graduates*’ investigation honored with The Education Writers Association Award for exposing Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s much-touted “reinvention” of City Colleges as largely an illusion.
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McHenry County Residents Should Be Allowed To Dissolve Their Townships
A bill in the Illinois legislature would allow McHenry County residents to dissolve their townships. Government consolidation is a key priority for the BGA and the bill would be a step in that direction.
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Ask Illinois Lawmakers to Vote to End Golden Parachutes
Join the BGA Policy and Civic Engagement Team in telling lawmakers to stop golden parachutes.
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Your Voice Mattered in the Fight for Fair Maps
Although we didn’t succeed in getting the Fair Maps Amendments onto the floor of the Senate and House for a vote, we have come far in the effort for fairer maps in Illinois.
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Baum Family Fund Supports BGA Environmental Initiative
The grant will support the work of a dedicated BGA journalist to act as the public’s eyes and ears on environmental regulation and other issues over the next two years.