This Chicago Tribune story begins: The strongest campaign fundraising restrictions state lawmakers have ever approved are sitting on the desk of a governor who was elected as a reformer but now has federal investigators crawling all over his administration.
In Illinois, pay to play faces an “uncertain future” due to an apparent gap in the proposal’s coverage. The Northwest Herald reports the story here.
Recent events in Illinois may lead to new anti-pay-to-play laws in the state. Lawmakers said Tuesday they are making a new push to restrict contributions from state contractors, an idea that has been stalled at the state Capitol but is getting new attention amid the federal trial of a former political fundraiser that’s awash with […]