Illinois Governor Quinn sheds light on public employee salaries
From Sunshine Review
August 11, 2009 Illinois Governor Quinn signed a bill that will shed sunshine through “Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal.”
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On August 11, 2009, Governor Quinn signed in to law a piece of transparency legislation that Americans for Prosperity and State Representative Michael Tryon (R – Crystal Lake) spearheaded. The bill, House Bill 35, will create the “Illinois Accountability Portal” as a law, requiring the Department of Central Management Services to create a transparent website with information regarding state expenditures, tax credits, state employee salaries and state contracts.
“I am proud to have worked with Americans for Prosperity on this initiative. After a two-year battle taxpayers will now have an opportunity to see how their hard earned tax dollars are being spent. I will continue to advocate for the type of common sense reforms that protect taxpayers and hold our government to the highest of standards,” said Rep. Tryon.
The 2009 version of the Illinois Accountability Portal (House Bill 35) received bi-partisan support and support from several grassroots organizations, trade associations, press associations, and taxpayer protection groups. There was strong opposition from labor unions because they did not believe salaries of state employees should be made public.
“We are pleased that Governor Quinn has signed HB 35 into law. Transparency is the first step towards holding our elected officials accountable for how they spend our tax dollars. Now, we must ensure that implementation takes place within the 12 month time span dictated by the act.” said Americans for Prosperity’s state director Joe Calomino.
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