Showing posts with label Ethics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ethics. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Legislative panel plans probe of Quinn's anti-violence initiative

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By Jamey Dunn A legislative commission that reviews state audits voted today to activate its subpoena power to look into Gov. Pat Quinn’s ...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Legislative inspector general calls for laws targeting patronage and clout

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By Jamey Dunn Legislative Inspector General Thomas Homer is leaving the job at the end of June. On his way out, Homer is making the case f...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Legislator seeks to limit lame-duck sessions

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By Jamey Dunn While supporters of controversial legislation dealing with gun control, pension reform and same sex marriage had little luck...
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Rep. Smith shows up but says little

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By Jamey Dunn Rep. Derrick Smith and his lawyer appeared before a House investigative committee today , but the two did little to shed lig...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Rep. Smith a no-show for first investigative committee hearing

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By Jamey Dunn An Illinois House committee tasked with investigating a lawmaker who was arrested on bribery charges kicked off proceedings ...
Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Is Blagojevich's sentence enough to deter corruption?

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By Jamey Dunn Almost three years after his arrest on corruption charges , former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years behind bar...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Poll: Illinois voters have appetite for reform

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By Jamey Dunn Illinois voters support a variety of reforms to state government, ranging from tweaks to campaign finance rules to term limi...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Blagojevich verdicts may spark more reforms

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By Jamey Dunn Another of Illinois’ past governors faces potential years behind bars after being convicted on the majority of the corruptio...
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Quinn wants voters to present reforms

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn issued another amendatory veto today that drastically changes the content of the original bill. House Bill 520...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Reform do-over

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By Bethany Jaeger In an unusual move, the Illinois legislative leaders asked the governor to veto a bill that Democratic members sent to his...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Revamped employee ethics rules enacted

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By Bethany Jaeger In a “week of reform,” Gov. Pat Quinn today signed Senate Bill 54 , which addresses state employee ethics rules and lobbyi...
Monday, August 17, 2009

Quinn: "This will be a week of reform"

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By Bethany Jaeger The end of August marks a deadline for Gov. Pat Quinn, who has to act on legislation approved by the General Assembly befo...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Recall returns, other reforms coming

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By Bethany Jaeger and Jamey Dunn The legislature continues to advance measures that would try to prevent the alleged wrongdoing by former Go...
Friday, May 22, 2009

If not today, Thursday?

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By Bethany Jaeger and Jamey Dunn The day that was supposed to be “Ethics Day” in the General Assembly came and went with confusing and drama...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Procurement, ethics, employee reforms sail to Senate

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By Bethany Jaeger The House overwhelmingly approved three measures to shield state contracts from political influence, to shine a light on t...
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Friday, May 15, 2009

End-of-session preview 2009

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The legislature is preparing for a two-week push to accomplish three major issues — the state operating budget, a major construction program...