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Campaign Contribution Caps May See Legal Challenges

Chicago Public Radio | Sam Hudzik | Posted 07.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Ethics Legislation, Ethics Reform, Campaign Contributions, Illinois Campaign Contribution Limits, Illinois Campaign Finance Reform, Don Harmon, Chicago News

This spring, lawmakers took a stab at the issue of ethics in government, and passed a campaign finance bill. But some advocates and experts call the p...

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Illinois Senate Democrats Talk Ethics Record to New Media, Push Back on Old Media Complaints

David Ormsby | Posted 06.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Stuart Levine, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Kwame Raoul, Don Harmon, Patrick Collins, Illinois Politics, John Cullerton, Jeff Schoenberg, Barack Obama, Illinois Political Reform, Illinois Reform Commission, Public Financing, Chicago News
David Ormsby

Kwame Raoul introduced legislation for public financing two years ago. His predecessor, Barack Obama, sponsored the same legislation in 2005. What did Chicago newspapers editorialize at the time at the time on the Obama bill? Nothing.

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Daley Wants New Senate President To Be From Cook County

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney and Fran Spielman | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Rickey Hendon, Springfield Leadership, Ira Silverstein, Don Harmon, James DeLeo, Illinois Senate President, Mayor Daley, Terry Link, Springfield, Illinois Senate, Emil Jones, James Clayborne, Daley Springfield, John Cullerton, Illinois Senate Leadership Battle, Chicago News

Jockeying over the state Senate's next Democratic leader intensified Wednesday as Mayor Daley insisted he had no horse in the race but signaled behind...

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Power Shakeup In Illinois Legislature

Chicago Tribune | Ray Long | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Patrick Quinn, Don Harmon, Kirk Dillard, Illinois Senate Leadership, Election Results, Terry Link, Illinois Senate, Brent Hassert, Emil Jones, Michael Madigan, James Clayborne, Frank Watson, Christine Radogno, John Cullerton, Jeff Schoenberg, Tom Cross, Chicago News

The Illinois Senate that Barack Obama left behind now is in a mad scramble over who will lead both the Democrats and Republicans. Following Tuesday's...

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Money And Power Shifting In Springfield

State Journal-Register | Ryan Keith | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Emil Jones Fundraising, Emil Jones Campaign Money, Emil Jones, James Clayborne, Don Harmon, John Cullerton, Illinois Senate President Race, Chicago News

Money is flowing swiftly into several key state Senate races, but it's coming from some unusual sources, thanks to an upcoming power shift. Senate Pr...

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