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Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability

Rosemont mayor returns mob-linked funds

by BGA and Chris Fusco December 6, 2008November 10, 2022

Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements

Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability

Report: Grading the United States on FOIA responsiveness

by BGA and Charles Davis November 1, 2008November 10, 2022

Better Government Association and National Freedom of Information Coalition give 38 out of 50 states “F” grade in overall responses to FOIA requests.

Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability

Deputies at Odds

by BGA and Chuck Goudie October 29, 2008November 10, 2022

Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements

Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability

2008 BGA-Alper Integrity Index

by BGA October 27, 2008November 10, 2022

New Jersey, Louisiana have strongest ethics and transparency laws; Vermont, South Dakota at the bottom

Posted inInvestigations, News

Election chairman faces accusations of conflict of interest

by BGA and Chuck Goudie March 5, 2007November 10, 2022

Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements

Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability

Curiosity Killed the Cat: A report on compliance with the Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act

by Dan Sprehe and Jay Stewart October 26, 2006November 10, 2022

“A report by the Better Government Association (BGA) reveals an overwhelming rate of failure among public agencies asked to produce public records.”

Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability

Examination discovers procurement reform measure is largely toothless

by BGA and Ray Gibson September 16, 2001November 10, 2022

In 2001 the BGA and the Chicago Tribune investigated the effects of changes made to the Illinois Procurement Code. The study found that numerous loopholes were created, in what was billed as a measure to help eliminate conflicts of interest.

Posted inInvestigations

BGA Study: The Tourism Industry in Chicago: It’s the Arts, Stupid

by BGA, Ricardo C. Gazel and William Thompson June 20, 1997October 29, 2022

Are Illinois riverboat gamblers tourists? Are any gamblers tourists? What are tourists? Back in 1994, the BGA began to investigate this question. We went door to door in all ten riverboat towns looking for signs of economic development. We didn’t find it.

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