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BetterGov fact check: Rauner cites own remarks as proof of outside support for election night claim
BetterGov investigates on the truth of Rauner stating that “newspapers have framed this election as my fight against the Illinois mafia. But it’s really the people versus the Illinois mafia.”
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Veteran Chicago journalist David Greising to lead the Better Government Association
The Better Government Association today announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer, David Greising, who will succeed long-time BGA CEO Andy Shaw in leading one of Illinois’ premier nonpartisan, civic watchdog organizations.
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BetterGov's Doubek: Push politicians on new effort to end Illinois gerrymandering
Corruption is cemented in Illinois when politicians draw political maps to protect their incumbents and their party’s chances of winning the most seats in an election.
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BetterGov: Governor candidate's job claims built on shaky foundation
During a recent debate between Illinois’ Democratic governor hopefuls, billionaire venture capitalist J.B. Pritzker proclaimed himself “the only candidate on this stage that’s created thousands and thousands of jobs.”
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Fact check - Rauner's head-spinning claim that arch conservative opponent Jeanne Ives is a Mike Madigan lackey
As governor, Republican Bruce Rauner has waged a ceaseless battle with Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. But in seeking re-election, Rauner also is fighting off a primary challenge from state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, one of the most conservative Republicans in the House.
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BGA - Fact check: Chris Kennedy flunks data interpretation 101 with Cairo College Readiness Claim
Democratic governor candidate Chris Kennedy declared recently that not a single high school senior was prepared for college in historic but economically distressed Cairo at the southern tip of Illinois.
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Better Government Association says Obama didn't say fathers in the home is a solution to gun violence -- but he did
Sometimes the fact-checker needs a good fact-checking.
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BGA Fact check: after Parkland, can Illinois communities ban assault weapons?
As mayor of north suburban Highland Park, Nancy Rotering has been in the thick of the debate over gun control in recent years.
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BGA: Special episode - Gear up for the Illinois Primary
We sat down with members of the BGA’s Policy Team to go over everything you need to know about the Illinois primary; from how to register, to who is running and what their priorities are. Don’t miss this special episode of Ready Set Gov!
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Doubek: Bipartisan women work to improve ethics process
Independence and transparency. What’s clear from recent allegations about Democratic Party of Illinois Chair and House Speaker Mike Madigan’s political operations is that Illinois politics and government need open processes and policies for handling claims that truly are independent and transparent.
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Illinois tax reform sideshow long on gimmicks and short on solutions
Gov. Bruce Rauner says he wants to freeze local property taxes, but his new Illinois budget seeks to shift hundreds of millions of dollars of spending for teacher pensions off the state’s books and on to the same homeowners and businesses he says desperately need tax relief.
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BetterGov - Fact check: does Gov. Rauner truly have a $1 billion tax relief plan?
The day after unveiling a new budget blueprint for the coming fiscal year, Gov. Bruce Rauner followed that up with a televised campaign ad that portrays the re-election seeking incumbent as “leading the charge” to cut taxes for working people in Illinois.
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BGA Special Episode - #METOO hits Illinois government with Kerry Lester, author of "No, My Place."
The #MeToo movement now has touched both the political operation of House Speaker Michael Madigan and the Illinois Senate. Is this just the start of the moment and movement striking the halls of Illinois government?
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Bettergov's 2018 Illinois Primary Election - Voters guide and candidate questionnaires
The BGA asked candidates running for contested state and Cook County-wide offices in the 2018 primary how they would improve and expand government accountability, efficiency and transparency for the residents they serve.
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Bettergov - Doubek: review these questionnaires, debates and fact checks before you vote
Do they have your attention yet? The candidates running in the 2018 primary, I mean.
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Bettergov - Fact check: Rauner didn't make taxpayers fund late abortions
Until recently, state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton was little known beyond the capitol dome
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Bettergov's Shaw asks can cell phone voting be a secure election reform?
The tsunami of TV ads, news stories, press releases and social media that floods an election season is washing over us now, and Round One—the primaries—is just over a month away, so this is a good time to dry off and revisit some basic obligations in a healthy democratic society.
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Fact Check: Rauner GOP foes says she shares Obama's view on gun violence.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Republican governor candidate Jeanne Ives was asked a question about reducing gun violence.
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BGA: Why I am stepping down - A personal message from Andy Shaw of Bettergov
Time flies when you’re doing important work and having fun.
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The 2018 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation awards for investigative reporting
The BGA is now accepting submissions for the 2018 Awards.