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Better Government Association
223 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60606
Better Government Association News
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BetterGov has compiled an extensive list of candidate and their response to hot topic issues such as property taxes, pensions, jobs, etc in order to help voters vote.
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"Pritzker’s ad suggests Illinois’ protracted budget stalemate held up state aid for K-12 schools and left local property tax payers to pick up the tab, all thanks to Gov. Rauner. But that argument doesn’t quite add up."
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Gov. Bruce Rauner's recent ad claims Pritzker's tax plan includes taxing miles driven. Pritzker claims that he has only explored the idea.
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The Rauner Administration plans to use $109 million in lawsuit-settlement from a Volkswagen emissions scandal to fund more environmentally friendly policies such as less-polluting trains, electric car charging stations and funding for school buses.
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BetterGov's Madeleine Doubek assess why there is a hush on discussion of the state's big debt problem among candidate.
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Singed by Gov. Bruce Rauner and drafted by the Better Government Association, the Government Severance Pay Act limits the severances of government employees.
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BetterGov's President David Greising opines about the glut of ads full of flash but lacking in substance.
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BetterGov's Tim Jones examines how the top gubernatorial candidates bankroll their campaigns, which totals in the millions.
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Recently, two public executives - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District President David St. Pierre and Southern Illinois University President Randy Dunn - were dismissed from their positions. They took with them thousands of dollars in severance deals funded by taxpayers, who were mostly left in the dark.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner recently made a claim, among others questionable statements, that the Legionnaire's outbreak were due to massive.flood. BetterGov investigates the validity of that claim.
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While Better Government Association (BGA), a nonpartisan watchdog group in Illinois, says residents are leaving the state for reasons other than taxes, Wirepoints calls the data distorted.
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BetterGov investigates how the Metra system is impacted by frugal spending, which has resulted in cars that are decades out of date.
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Many have postulated that Illinois' falling population is mainly due to rising taxes. BetterGov believes there are other determining factors.
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With the close of the Spring General Assembly, the BGA takes a moment to examine the wins and losses so far for 2018.
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Illinois' 40th governor, Rod Blagojevich, penned a column in the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal, claiming that he was treated poorly by the Justice Department and is in prison for practicing politics.
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Laurence Msall, president of the Civic Federation, tackles the history of the public pension problem and what Illinois can do to get out of its hole.
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BetterGov has won the Education Writers Association award for “The Graduates*,” an investigation into questionable graduation rates touted by City Colleges of Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel
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BetterGov and Civic Engagement supports expanding the responsibilities of the Council Office of Financial Analysis.
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BetterGov takes a look at the monstrosity that Illinois' Public Safety Pension Fund has become and find out ways to save it from itself.
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BetterGov assesses the triumphs and failure of fair mapping in Illinois. Regardless of the losses, voter's voice matters
