Emily J. Miller

BGA’s Policy and Government Affairs Coordinator

The BGA worked with Secretary of State Jesse White's office, stakeholders and lawmakers on a zero alcohol impairment policy for on-duty police in Illinois -- a new standard that would protect police and the public.

Reboot Illinois

A non-partisan organization dedicated to involving Illinois residents in the state's political process

CAMPAIGN 2014 Chicago billionaire Bruce Rauner came out swinging against public sector unions as he officially entered the race for governor on Wedn...

Reboot Illinois

A non-partisan organization dedicated to involving Illinois residents in the state's political process

THE BIG FAIL Who is to blame for last week's epic collapse in the Illinois General Assembly? Certainly there was some ego involved, as the two top D...

Emily J. Miller

BGA’s Policy and Government Affairs Coordinator

With one month to go in the spring General Assembly session, the BGA is pushing hard for reforms that create a more just, accountable and efficient Illinois government.

Barbara Popovic

Executive director, Chicago Access Network Television

Appearing on the latest edition of CANTV's Chicago Newsroom, author and publisher of We the People Media Ethan Michaeli takes on the NRA, whose instructors, he said, trained him in the use of firearms.

Better Government Association

Shining a Light on Government

Don Harmon's street cred as a "reformer" or progressive has to be questioned. Judged through a larger prism, Don Harmon, the state senator who represents Oak Park, isn't challenging the status quo. He is the status quo.

Emily J. Miller

BGA’s Policy and Government Affairs Coordinator

Having information about potential conflicts of interest held by public officials is vital to ensuring our government is accountable to taxpayers -- not to private or personal interests.

Emily J. Miller

BGA’s Policy and Government Affairs Coordinator

Voters get to weigh in on the hot topic of fixing state pensions this upcoming election. But the big question is: Will their vote really do anything to reform Illinois' financially devastated retirement system?

Better Government Association

Shining a Light on Government

Criticism mounted in recent years as media exposed the legislative scholarship program as often being used for political, not educational, purposes. With a flourish of the pen, Gov. Quinn put an end to the state's scandal-tainted program.

Robert Reed

Director of programming and investigations, The Better Government Association

An increasingly growing list of pension abuses in Illinois unfairly boosts taxpayer costs while the state's public pension system is breaking down and the overall economy is ailing.