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Vague Titles: Indirect Costs
After searching IllinoisOpenGov.org, a transparency project carried out by the Illinois Policy Institute that posts government spending, I found the Illinois Department of Public Health has a “Category of Spending” dubbed “Indirect Costs.” With such a non-descriptive title…
Illinois Tollway Online
In a press release the Illinois Tollway announced it will now have their board meetings online via webcast. It is currently in beta testing and only allows up to 100 people to watch, but it is…
Who Gets the Jobs?
Meant to employ 439,000 people in Illinois, Springfield’s $31 billion capital budget lacks transparency and leaves the public with no way to know how the money is being spent. For example, Raul Montes Jr. claims funds are being…
