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If Companies Won’t Do Business with Illinois, What’s Next?
Shore Galleries Inc. refused to ship bullets to the Illinois Department of Corrections unless the state paid the vendor upfront, according to a report from the Herald Review today. Currently, the state owes the Lincolnwood firm $6,000, and they don’t …
IL Senate “Joint Caucus” Closed Budget Meeting
The Chicago Tribune’s Clout St. Street reports:
The Illinois Senate plans to meet behind closed doors this morning to hear a presentation by experts about state budgets and the national economy, a move that open government advocates
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New Piglet Book Exposes IL State Spending
Batman, car racing, and giant tubs for bass fishing…see what we found in our 2010 Piglet Book, detailing some of the wasteful spending going on in Illinois.
Highlights include:
- $6,500 for a tub of live bass. The state paid
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Department of Commerce Leases $251,829 Worth of Computers
From Illinois Open Gov:
In 2008 and 2009 (by the time of our FOIA requests), the Department of Commerce spent $251,829 on leasing computers. In 2008 they spent $155,126.60 and in 2009 an additional $96,702.79. The Department rents laptops, …
Over $3,000 on Staplers
The Illinois Policy Institute recently launched IllinoisOpenGov.org, a website which chronicles the state’s spending, and employees’ salary and pension data. One item that jumped out was how much the Department of Employment Security spent on staplers over the past …
Almost $3,000 for Hot Sauce?
And, how much for those Soy Crayons? Or cooler rental?
$280 for the soy crayons.
Almost $5,000 for the cooler rental.
What do you think about Illinois state spending or want to know more about it? Check out more state …
Accountability Portal Launched
For a look into Illinois state spending, check out the new transparency website, http://accountability.illinois.gov.
This site provides a good, first step towards more transparency in Illinois, but it still needs some work. For instance, it would be more helpful …
Reform Commission Focuses on Transparency
Check out the recently published Illinois Commission on Government Reform’s report and recommendations for restoring Illinois here.
They make substantial recommendations about transparency measures Illinois should implement – at all levels of government. Good sign.
Their recommendations about campaign finance …
Another State Beats Illinois to the Punch
Georgia recently launched a new transparency website which provides a gateway for the public to find information and key documents about how the state spends tax dollars. The site, Open Georgia, puts another state ahead of Illinois in the transparency
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