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John Chase is deputy director of investigations at the Better Government Association.

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Bill Brady
stated on January 18, 2020 in a speech:

Says Oregon’s highest income tax bracket included anyone making more than $250,000 in 2012 before the state expanded its upper bracket to include "anyone making more than $125,000."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 26, 2020
Marie Newman
stated on January 6, 2020 in an interview:

Says U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski had "a part in" undoing a law that used to limit how long trains could idle at crossings.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 19, 2020
Sean Casten
stated on December 11, 2019 in a Facebook livestream appearance:

"From 2000 to 2016, every major drug that was introduced came out of" National Institutes of Health funding.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 22, 2019
Dave Syverson
stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview:

Says a proposed change to Illinois’ gambling law would result in "lower taxes paid to the state and higher taxes paid" to Chicago from a city casino so that the total amount would be the same, but the city would get to "keep more of it."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 15, 2019
JB Pritzker
stated on November 19, 2019 in an interview:

Says a study projected that a pension buyout program he expanded would save "billions and billions, potentially $25 billion."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 24, 2019
JB Pritzker
stated on October 31, 2019 in an interview:

"Illinois lost population in 94 out of the last 95 years, so it’s not like it’s a new thing that we have a slight out-trickle of people leaving the state."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 8, 2019
Mark Batinick
stated on October 8, 2019 in a radio interview:

Says California has "30% or a third of the country’s people living at or below the poverty level."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 20, 2019
Jeanne Ives
stated on July 26, 2019 in a TV interview:

Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public funding of abortions in Illinois.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 1, 2019
Kelly Cassidy
stated on May 4, 2019 in press conference remarks:

"In states that have legalized (recreational marijuana), you see steady decreases in youth use if you do it right."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 12, 2019
Garry McCarthy
stated on December 11, 2018 in a speech:

"There was almost a 70 percent reduction in police-related shootings under my tenure because of training, supervision and policy decisions."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 23, 2018

Rauner, Pritzker tax disclosures rich in avoidance

By Bob Secter • October 21, 2018
Rauner, Pritzker shun transparency even when it might help

By Bob Secter • July 22, 2018
Wealthy Illinois candidates face tax disclosure minefield

By Matt Dietrich • November 21, 2017