GovernmentCrossing | Government News Video

The Illinois Senate passed legislation that is aimed at steering away from the state’s “pay for play” politics. Previously, any political donation had been legal in the state just as long as it was reported. Following a 55-0 vote on Monday, people with state contracts of $50,000 or more are prohibited from contributing to politicians or officeholders’ opponents.

Earlier in the legislative process, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich used his veto power and claimed to rewrite and improve the bill with additional ethics reform.

Many criticize Blagojevich for vetoing a bill that passed both houses of the General Assembly without a single “no” vote. Blagojevich himself is in the middle of federal investigations into allegations of trading jobs and contracts for contributions. The governor’s office claims that they are the ones actually bringing real ethics reform.

Lawmakers claim that the legislation is a win for the residents of Illinois and a small, but crucial, step towards helping Illinois clean up its reputation.

Click here for more information on government jobs in your area.

Add To Favorites

Email To Friend

Back To Archives

Testimonial of the Week

EmploymentCrossing was helpful in getting me a job. Interview calls started flowing in from day one and I got my dream offer soon after.

Jeremy E Greenville, NC

+ Read More Testimonial

Only GovernmentCrossing consolidates every job it can find in the domain and puts all of the job listings it locates in one place.

We have more jobs than any other job board.
We list jobs you will not find elsewhere that are hidden in small regional publications and employer websites
We collect jobs from more than 4,429,376 websites and post them on our site.
We are private, and therefore far fewer people are applying for the jobs on our site than are applying for those on public job boards.