Category: Illinois

Illinois Reform Commission Urges Reforms

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 29, 2009
Categories In Illinois

The Illinois Reform Commission issues a report calling for a number of campaign finance and ethics reforms, according to this Times report. Perhaps most challenging, some commission recommendations would require state lawmakers to agree to changes in the way they do their work, including the removing of self-interest from legislative redistricting, adding more checks to […]

CDR Financial Products, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Illinois

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 27, 2009
Categories In Courts & Cases, Illinois, New Mexico, Pennsylvania

Remember CDR Financial Products, Inc., the company that came up in allegations that may have ended the potential nomination of Gov. Bill Richardson to a cabinet post? The firm is back in the news.

Illinois Pay to Play Update

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 21, 2009
Categories In Illinois

Catching up on the Illinois pay to play law: A tip of the hat to reader Ryan Gammelgard for catching an important Illinois executive order issued on April 3, 2009. This executive order rescinded an earlier pay to play executive order issued last year signed by Gov. Blagojevich. Political GPS: Womble Carlyle Political Law also has […]