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The Legislative Inspector General’s office was created to serve as a watchdog over the legislative branch of government. It defies common sense that the Legislative Inspector General must receive approval from a group of lawmakers before launching an investigation of a lawmaker.
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Testimony originally given on April 5, 2021. Illinois Senate Committee on RedistrictingTo: Chair Harris and committee membersFrom: Syamala Krishnamsetty (she,her,hers), Advocacy Director at CHANGE Illinois […]
Testimony was originally given on April 12, 2021. CHANGE Illinois Testimony: Transparent and Accountable Redistricting Illinois House Committee on RedistrictingTo: Chair Hernandez and committee membersFrom: […]
Testimony originally given on March 17, 2021. Illinois Senate Redistricting CommitteeTo: Chair Omar Aquino and committee membersFrom: Madeleine Doubek, Executive Director of CHANGE Illinois Thank […]
Lawmakers have a responsibility to make it abundantly clear to the public they can participate. Our recommendation would be for subcommittees to postpone meetings so leaders can define what data will be used and so that general guidelines and uniform rules are established to ensure members of the public have ample time to prepare to participate and to incorporate more transparency and accountability into the process.
