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ICPR Statement: Quinn Signs Bill; Creates an Invitation to Corruption

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 6, 2012

Contact: Brian Gladstein
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Statement of Brian Gladstein
Executive Director, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform

 

Today (Friday, July 6) Gov. Pat Quinn signed Senate Bill 3722, carving a large loophole into the campaign contribution limits law.



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ICPR Says New Loophole is an Invitation to Corruption

CHICAGO – Brian Gladstein, Executive Director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) on July 6 released the following statement in reaction to Gov. Pat Quinn’s approval of Senate Bill 3722, which has created a wide loophole in the state’s campaign contribution limits system:
 
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Illinois Campaign Finance Reform Task Force

Illinois Campaign Finance Reform Task Force

The Campaign Finance Reform Task force was created by Public Act 96-832, to conduct a thorough review of the implementation of campaign finance reform legislation in the State of Illinois, and the feasibility of implementing a mechanism of campaign finance regulation that would subsidize political campaigns in exchange for voluntary adherence to specified expenditure limitations.



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Tell Gov. Quinn to defend Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act!

In their final workdays in May, lawmakers in Springfield approved a rollback to the state’s open records law, known as the Freedom of Information Act. This important state law is designed to guarantee residents have access to government records – after all, they’re funded by you, the taxpayer!

But the bill that lawmakers approved – House Bill 1716 – would roll back the public’s ability to access records in a timely fashion.



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ICPR Spotcheck for June 9, 2011

In this Issue:
*Units of Government Spent $7.4M to Lobby State Government, ICPR Finds
*Tell Gov. Quinn to reject a plan to roll back the state's open records law!
*Democrats stick together on remap; Quinn signs measure expected to guarantee Democratic majorities in both chambers
*Blago is on Trial, and the Paul Simon Fellows are There
*Young Leaders Public Interest Seminar Series
*Giving is Easy!

*Units of Government Spent $7.4M to Lobby State Government, ICPR Finds



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