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Chicago weighs options for city budget revenues

Brandon Johnson · Chicago

Chicago weighs options for city budget revenues

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

At a press conference last week, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a series of new lobbying priorities. However, none of those new proposals were reflected in city's budget hearings late last year.See the Story

State Courts Lag on Electronic Monitoring Data Required by SAFE-T Act

Chicago, IL · Chicago

State Courts Lag on Electronic Monitoring Data Required by SAFE-T Act

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

As BGA Policy has consistently highlighted, Illinois’ judicial branch is not subject to FOIA, leaving entities like juvenile detention centers, policies and procedures of judicial agencies, training manuals and budget documents to all be kept outside of the public’s view. Even when mandated to publish information, BGA Policy has reported on how the judicial branch has been slow to comply. Now, with an unprecedented expansion of electronic monito…Read Article

[Opinion] Legal Evaluation Finds “No Legal Prohibitions” on Proposed Ordinance to Strengthen Chicago’s Inspector General

Opinion · Chicago

[Opinion] Legal Evaluation Finds “No Legal Prohibitions” on Proposed Ordinance to Strengthen Chicago’s Inspector General

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In a legal opinion solicited by the Better Government Association, Chicago law firm Loevy + Loevy found no legal prohibitions to an ordinance proposed by City Council ethics chair Ald. Matt Martin and supported by Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg. Martin’s ordinance was introduced in response to an Office of Inspector General memo laying out three different methods by which Witzburg alleged the city’s law department had interfered in …Read Article

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BGA Policy Calls on House and Senate Leaders to Create Transparent Online Archives for Proceedings

BGA Policy Calls on House and Senate Leaders to Create Transparent Online Archives for Proceedings

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Last month, we sent a letter to the Senate President and Speaker of the House requesting that they update their chambers and join the 44 other states that have free archives online for the people of Illinois to watch house and senate floor and committee proceedings. You can read that letter below. The Honorable Emmanuel “Chris” WelchSpeakerIllinois House of Representatives The Honorable Don HarmonPresidentIllinois State SenateAudio and video rec…Senate · Chicago Read Article

Op-Ed: The threat to the Texas Citizens Participation Act — also known as our anti-SLAPP law

Op-Ed: The threat to the Texas Citizens Participation Act — also known as our anti-SLAPP law

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Chairwoman Gong Gershowitz, Spokesperson Ugaste, My name is Bryan Zarou, and I am the Vice President of Policy at the Better Government Association. The Better Government Association strongly supports HB1077. Anti-SLAPP legislation is a crucial tool for protecting individuals and organizations from frivolous lawsuits aimed at silencing free speech and stifling public participation. Anti-SLAPP laws are essential for safeguarding citizens’ rights…Gilmer · Gilmer See the Story