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Money & Influence 06.25.2019

NBC 5 Chicago: Illinois Governor Flies in Private Jets, Doesn’t Charge Taxpayers

"It feels wrong," said Jay Young, executive director of Common Cause Illinois, who noted the use of private money for public purposes concerns him.

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."

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