Better Government Association @BetterGov
Advocating for transparent, accountable and efficient government through public policy. Get our newsletter: https://t.co/UyzzFqqyDc bettergov.org Chicago, Illinois Joined May 2009-
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Lunch and conversation before our panel at @buildchicago
We're here at @buildchicago ready for our event "Out of the Shadows," with @CommonCauseIL!
Timely discussion about a critically important issue featuring a rockstar lineup including @injusticewatch managing editor @jonahshai. Join us this Thursday!
Timely discussion about a critically important issue featuring a rockstar lineup including @injusticewatch managing editor @jonahshai. Join us this Thursday!
Our President @dgreising will be on @wcpt820 at 4 p.m. today to assess Mayor Johnson's first year in office. Listen live here: heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/
BGA President and CEO @dgreising is testifying in the Personnel & Pensions Committee about the Governor's pension proposal. Watch live right now here: Room 118 ilga.gov/houseaudvid.as…
BGA President and CEO @dgreising will be invited to testify in the Personnel & Pensions Committee tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. to speak about the Governor's pension proposal. Watch live here: Room 118 ilga.gov/houseaudvid.asp
Our President & CEO David Greising will be on @ABC7Chicago this morning at 8:45 a.m. to discuss the COPA investigation. Watch live here: abc7chicago.com/watch/live/
"This is not a new idea. Eighteen other states have this practice," said our Director of Policy @BJZarou. "From the BGA perspective, this is not about what lobbyists are making, but rather a transparency measure for the public to see who is paying lobbyists and how much.”…
Don't forget to reserve your tickets to "Out of the Shadows: Why Court Transparency Matters," a panel discussion to explore why it is time that Illinois Courts are subject to FOIA. This event will be held at @buildchicago on April 25. eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-s…
BGA Policy has reached out to the sponsors of this bill with our concerns.
BGA Policy has reached out to the sponsors of this bill with our concerns.
As Chicago discusses the shooting death of Dexter Reed, the details of which are known only because COPA released video, a bill is pending in the General Assembly that could make it difficult or impossible to obtain these videos in the future under #FOIA.
BGA Director of Policy @BJZarou will be testifying in room 413 in front of the House Ethics committee to discuss lobbying and ethics reform. Tune in at 3 p.m. here: ilga.gov/houseaudvid.asp
BGA Policy sent a letter to the General Assembly of Illinois urging them to support court transparency. Read the letter here: bettergov.org/2024/03/28/mak…
We're hosting a panel from 12- 1:30 p.m. on April 25 with @CommonCauseIL at @buildchicago community center to explore how Illinois Courts impact the lives of everyday people and why it is time they are subject to FOIA. Learn more and register here: eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-s…
@BetterGov @CivicFederation and @LWVChicago are in dialogue with the @ChicagoMayor’s office to help relieve this and other major transparency issues.
@BetterGov @CivicFederation and @LWVChicago are in dialogue with the @ChicagoMayor’s office to help relieve this and other major transparency issues.
Last week, the BGA Policy team talked to concerned citizens of Harvey, Illinois and helped them work through sending and reframing FOIA requests. You can learn how to write a FOIA request with our walkthrough here: bettergov.org/2022/12/05/how…
Hear from @ChicagoElection on “miscommunication” on counting process as well as @dgreising from the BGA on #StatesAtty race. Watch ⬇️ nbcchicago.app.link/nS9Slo3vgIb
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Alderman Pat Dowell @AldPatDowell3rd
7K Followers 3K Following Alderman & Democratic Committeeman of the best ward in the City of Chicago. I have represented the 3rd Ward since 2007.Timely discussion about a critically important issue featuring a rockstar lineup including @injusticewatch managing editor @jonahshai. Join us this Thursday!
Don't forget to reserve your tickets to "Out of the Shadows: Why Court Transparency Matters," a panel discussion to explore why it is time that Illinois Courts are subject to FOIA. This event will be held at @buildchicago on April 25. eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-s…
Injustice Watch managing editor @jonahshai will be part of this panel on April 25 about the loophole that blocks the public's access to many important records about how the court system operates. Click the link below to register for free.
We're hosting a panel from 12- 1:30 p.m. on April 25 with @CommonCauseIL at @buildchicago community center to explore how Illinois Courts impact the lives of everyday people and why it is time they are subject to FOIA. Learn more and register here: eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-s…
Looking forward to this critically important discussion hosted by @BetterGov!
Injustice Watch managing editor @jonahshai will be part of this panel on April 25 about the loophole that blocks the public's access to many important records about how the court system operates. Click the link below to register for free.
We urge @ChicagoMayor to reverse course and #openthedoors
NEW: New restrictions on where members of the public can sit during meetings of the Chicago City Council are “inequitable and likely illegal,” the president of the @BetterGov Association warned Mayor Brandon Johnson in a letter released Monday. @wttw news.wttw.com/2023/12/04/mov…
NEW: New restrictions on where members of the public can sit during meetings of the Chicago City Council are “inequitable and likely illegal,” the president of the @BetterGov Association warned Mayor Brandon Johnson in a letter released Monday. @wttw news.wttw.com/2023/12/04/mov…
The "finance general" section of Chicago's municipal budget is larger than any department. Finance general appropriations made up 43.2% of the city's 2023 budget. Unlike operating departments, it gets no dedicated budget hearing.
At Chicago's budget hearings, department heads take questions about their departmental budgets. A growing portion of the budget, however, falls under the nondepartmental "finance general" category, and undergoes far less public scrutiny: bettergov.org/2023/09/25/und…
Useful explainer from @BetterGov of the growing “miscellaneous” category for those wishing to understand Chicago’s budget and its equally expanding fiscal and accountability challenges bettergov.org/2023/09/25/und…
Join the reporters of the Illinois Answers Project on Wednesday, September 27 at Tasa Coffee Roasters and let us know what you see as the biggest issues in the Humboldt Park Community and what issues you care about most. You can register here: eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-ill…
📣 Humboldt Park residents: Join our reporters at Tasa Coffee Roasters on Wednesday, Sept. 27 to let us know what you see as the biggest issues in the Humboldt Park Community. Light refreshments will be provided! Register for this free event here: eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-ill…
Re-upping our story from January: What would the end of cash bail mean for Illinois? New Jersey offers a preview. illinoisanswers.org/2023/01/04/end…
@BetterGov @AldMattMartin I’m here to support the Committee on Ethics proposal for the much needed IG replacement process. Listen in on chiccityclerk.org
As Mayor Brandon Johnson looks for new revenue, an income tax may be one of the city's only progressive options. But, it comes with risk. @AlexNitkin breaks down the cases for and against Chicago income tax here: illinoisanswers.org/2023/07/12/ind…
A program sold as a model for the country to provide vital health care coverage to undocumented immigrants in Illinois is now facing funding problems with former allies butting heads. From @_ManuelRamos_: illinoisanswers.org/2023/06/26/exp…
ICYMI: Buildings department inspectors flagged over 700 cases where one or more tenants were living without heat or hot water at 456 buildings across Chicago from November of last year through this May. Read the story from @sidneeking: illinoisanswers.org/2023/06/15/chi…
We're excited to announce that @raretakis has joined Illinois Answers Project as the state and solutions editor! Rachel comes to the Illinois Project Answers from USA Today, where she worked most recently as the health editor. Read more about Rachel here: illinoisanswers.org/2023/06/08/ill…
Make sure to follow @IllinoisAnswers to stay up to date on their latest investigations and solutions journalism!
Save the date! @AlexNitkin of @BetterGov joins us for our Documenters Community of Practice on City Council 101 on May 31 at 6pm. Catch us at our office in #Bronzeville for this upcoming session! citybureau.org/events/communi…
It's my first day at @IllinoisAnswers / @BetterGov! 🥳 So so excited to dive into investigative and solutions stories in Illinois & Cook County with this team. Send tips/love letters/conspiracy theories/fun data to crodriguez@BetterGov.org 😎
Driehaus Awards by @BetterGov at City Hall Events tonight 🤩. Looking forward to seeing all of your beautiful faces
@BetterGov’s Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting are underway in a beautiful Chicago setting.
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