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Seriously, the guys over at AFP have put together a coalition letter supporting HB4765 which would create an “Accountability Portal” on web for Illinois state government. According to their press release the bill would require the posting of “comprehensive information about state spending, state employees and their pay rates, state contracts, state tax credits, and all revocations and suspensions of state occupation and use tax certificates.” Here here. HB4765was appartenly inspired by Coburn’s bill.
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baxtersbrother2
April 4th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Accountability in the State of Illinois? Seriously? Both political parties are corrupt in Illinois and the state is like the New Jersey of the Midwest. In Jersey, they say not if a politician is going to be indicted but when. I fully support it and would donate to political grassroots efforts, but given what has occurred in Illinois, the government can pass things all they want but lets see how fast they implement it.