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Money & Influence 03.8.2019

Congressman Davis should change his tune on campaign finance reform

Landmark democracy reform has passed the House, but not with Congressman Davis's help.

Money & Influence 11.5.2018

NBC Chicago: Dollars and Sense: Here's How Much Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker Spent on Their Campaigns for Illinois Governor

"The concern is that just the amount of resources they have at their disposal tend to drown out all those other voices," Young said in an interview at his Chicago office. "This money, it’s a plague, unfortunately, on our electoral system."

Money & Influence 10.25.2018

NPR: Pritzker Breaks Campaign Finance Record, Annoys Illinois With $80 Million Of Ads

"It's just distressing where you see these figures and I just feel like it makes people think that their democracy really isn't for them anymore," says Jay Young, who leads Common Cause Illinois — a nonpartisan government watchdog group — has been tracking the Pritzker-Rauner money fight.

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