Campaign Finance

“Pay to play” politics has been the bane of Illinois politics for years. George Ryan is in prison for trading trucking licenses for campaign contributions and Rod Blagojevich will soon be joining him for selling or trying to sell just about everything imaginable for campaign contributions (including Barack Obama’s senate seat)…READ MORE

Education

Teaching our children is one of the most if not the most important job of state government.  There are over two million students attending almost 9,000 schools within close to 900 school districts in the state. Illinois districts range from the third largest school district in the United States (Chicago Public Schools…READ MORE

Ethics

Ken Dunkin has been the ultimate Blagojevich enabler.  He was one of only three legislators to not vote to impeach our now indicted former governor.  He was the only member of the House (out of 110) to vote “no” on a bill to stop Blagojevich from using taxpayer dollars to put his name on signs all over the state.  Ken also…READ MORE

Jobs

There are three main areas in which a state can influence its business climate: providing a well educated and trained workforce, providing good infrastructure and tax policy. The rise of Silicon Valley in California is an example of how positive policies in all three areas can lead to a new industry being attracted to a state….READ MORE

Public Safety

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Reproductive Choice and Marriage Equality

Nothing is more fundamental to human freedom than the right to decide how to form a family.  Today we see a wide variety of family structures, all of which should be embraced and supported by society.  Study after study – and our intuition – shows that our lives are richer and better fulfilled with a strong and…READ MORE