Why should you have to tell an election judge you’re a Democrat or Republican?
Madeleine Doubek
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Doubek: Push Politicians on New Effort to End Illinois Gerrymandering
Illinois lawmakers could easily vote to give us a chance to end corrupt gerrymandering, but will they? And will we demand it?
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Doubek: Bipartisan Women Work to Improve Ethics Process
New Department of Assets, Information and Services reduced spending growth by $1.8 million per year post-merger, exceeding $1 million savings target.
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Doubek: Review These Questionnaires, Debates, Fact Checks Before You Vote
Figuring out who to vote for can be hard. But there are plenty of tools available to assist you.
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Doubek: Who’s Assessing the Assessor? Voters Are, on Their Own
Government doesn’t hit any closer to where we live than this.
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Doubek: Special Ed Students and Others Deserve Oversight Hearings
Chicago aldermen owe their constituents the transparency and accountability of oversight hearings on CPS special education problems.
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Doubek: How Solid Local Journalism Delivered in Chicago and Illinois in 2017
New Department of Assets, Information and Services reduced spending growth by $1.8 million per year post-merger, exceeding $1 million savings target.
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Doubek: #MeToo Movement Might Bring Clearer Sexual Harassment Processes to Government
In her column for the Chicago Sun-Times, Policy Director Madeleine Doubek says the #MeToo movement might improve governments’ response to sexual harassment.
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Doubek: Which Attorney General Candidate Will Keep The People’s Business Public?
In her regular column for the Chicago Sun-Times, Madeleine Doubek writes about an important, but often overlooked function of the Illinois Attorney General’s office.
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Doubek: Stop The Easy-Money Endings For Executives On Public Payroll
When you’re asked to leave, something’s wrong. The taxpayers shouldn’t pay the tab for lucrative severance packages that rival those handed out in the private sector.