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Olympic Transparency
Today’s Chicago Tribune ran an op-ed written by Allen Sanderson, my former economic professor. His specialty being the economics of sports, it only seems appropriate that he would have something to say about Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Games.…
Lack of Stimulus Oversight
While the federal government insists that these funds are under strict accountability mechanisms, the fact that some states and state agencies are refusing funds should be taken into serious consideration.
DuPage County Seeking Transparency
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The DuPage County Board is seeking to put a cap on corporate contributions to political campaigns as a means to end pay-for-play politics in Illinois. Any company that donates more than a set amount to a…
Transparency Causes Traffic
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After Liberty Leader, Brian Costin, started a new program of putting notes online before Schaumburg Village meetings, more people have visited the site and online traffic increased significantly. In just a matter of days, interested residents were…
Why Not Compete?
When we talk about business competition, we usually think of the private sector. However, why not create competition between the public and private sector? How about government agencies competing with private business for who has the most cost-effective…
