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Andy Shaw: New plan to save Illinois takes ‘courage and patience’
Follow @andyshawbga To be continued. That’s how I ended last week’s column, which looked at how the Illinois Constitution divides budget responsibilities — annual spending and revenue decisions —...
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Andy Shaw: No more hiding public business in private emails
Follow @andyshawbga It’s nice to end a year on a high note, and the Better Government Association’s settlement of a private email dispute with the Emanuel administration certainly qualifies. The...
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Andy Shaw: Again and again, public officials resist ethics rules
Follow @andyshawbga In this dystopian era of hyper-partisan politics, many of our elected leaders on both sides of the aisle share a common bane: Those pesky and intrusive watchdogs they grudgingly...
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Andy Shaw: To curb Chicago gun violence, look closely at NY plan
Follow @andyshawbga Before Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson acknowledged a couple weeks ago that he’s dealing with some challenging medical issues, his top priority was legislative approval of...
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