"Illinois Politics: A Citizen's Guide" sheds light on these important questions and more: Why has corruption flourished in Illinois even as reformers struggle for ethical change? How do the three regions of the state compete for resources? How does the legislature work? When did the state become so blue? What powers do the governor and other elected officials really have? How are judges appointed to and removed from the bench? Why does Illinois have more units of government than any other state? How did higher education lose ground as a funding priority? What role did politics play in the…mehr
"Illinois Politics: A Citizen's Guide" sheds light on these important questions and more: Why has corruption flourished in Illinois even as reformers struggle for ethical change? How do the three regions of the state compete for resources? How does the legislature work? When did the state become so blue? What powers do the governor and other elected officials really have? How are judges appointed to and removed from the bench? Why does Illinois have more units of government than any other state? How did higher education lose ground as a funding priority? What role did politics play in the current budget deficit? And how can Illinois move beyond its status as the "most average state in the nation"?
James D. Nowlan is a senior fellow in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served as an Illinois state representative from 1969 to 1973 and as an aide to three Illinois governors. Samuel K. Gove is director emeritus and professor emeritus of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs. Richard J. Winkel Jr. is the director of the Office of Public Leadership in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and in the Illinois Senate from 2003 to 2007.
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Cover title page copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Illinois in Perspective 2. Power, Parties, Groups, and the Media 3. Elections: Kent D. Redfield 4. Constitutions 5. The Legislature 6. The Executive 7. The Courts 8. The Intergovernmental Web 9. Education 10. Taxing and Spending 11. Illinois: Strong but not Achieving Notes Index
Cover title page copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Illinois in Perspective 2. Power, Parties, Groups, and the Media 3. Elections: Kent D. Redfield 4. Constitutions 5. The Legislature 6. The Executive 7. The Courts 8. The Intergovernmental Web 9. Education 10. Taxing and Spending 11. Illinois: Strong but not Achieving Notes Index
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