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The CHANGE Illinois! coalition issued 20 questions ranging from campaign finance to redistricting to each candidate for governor and the General Assembly.The 20 questions fall into five categories: campaign finance, lobbying,…
According to The Huffington Post, state and federal candidates have spent $395 million in ads for November elections this year, with more than half of them negative. Only $286 million was spent at this point…
Spending on state Supreme Court elections has more than doubled in the past decade, from $83.3 million in 1990-1999 to $206.9 million in…
This year’s 37 gubernatorial races have taken financial priority to both Republicans and Democrats this political season, which could define future redistricting efforts …
The July/August issue of The American Interest contains a three-article symposium entitled “Campaign Finance after Citizens United.” Michael J. Malbin executive director of the Campaign Finance Institute and Professor of Political Science at the University at…
