The decision could make it hard for private entities that have assumed government duties to block public access to their records.
Madison Hopkins
Madison Hopkins is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist with the Illinois Answers Project, the nonprofit newsroom arm of the Better Government Association. Her past work includes reporting for The Kansas City Beacon and ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. Hopkins holds degrees from San Diego State University and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Posted inInvestigations
Power Struggle
In an industry that by its very nature is one slip-up away from catastrophe, the BGA finds a blurred line between the regulator and the regulated.
Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity
Rauner Halts Proposed Cuts To Senior In-Home Care
Gov. Rauner’s administration has halted plans to scale back an in-home senior care program. The proposed reduction had faced criticism from the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter, Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans and SEIU Healthcare Illinois.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
U Of I, Cook Hospitals Spend Millions On Malpractice Payouts
Taxpayer-funded health systems settle dozens of wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits over five-year period, BGA finds.
