News Source: Charlotte Observer Online
| about 1 month ago
But the legislation passed by the state Senate on Friday would still let major political leaders donate as much money as they want in general elections...Cindi Canary, director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, says voters should see it...
News Source: Palm Beach Post
| about 1 month ago
Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he supports a compromise on how to cap political contributions. The Democratic governor says he looks forward to signing the measure, which he calls an "excellent" bill. It would create the state's first limits...
News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 month ago
Ill. — The Illinois Senate signed off Friday on a compromise that would establish the state's first limits on campaign donations, sending it to the governor despite Republican complaints that the bill concentrates power in the hands of a few...
News Source: Chicago-Sun Times
| about 1 month ago
Springfield Bureau Chief The Illinois Senate put the finishing touch on a major campaign-finance package by voting today to send the legislation that caps contributions to Gov. Quinn. The Senate voted 36-22 for the Democratic-crafted measure that was...
News Source: Belleville News-Democrat
| about 1 month ago
The Illinois House on Thursday passed a Democrat-driven compromise that would establish Illinois' first limits on campaign donations and avoid an embarrassing failure on one of the highest-profile ethics proposals to follow the Blagojevich scandal.
News Source: Chicago Tribune
| about 1 month ago
A proposal to scale back free bus and train rides for seniors stalled tonight amid concerns that a provision to freeze fares at current levels for two years would lead to drastic service cuts. Sponsoring Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat,...