New policy proposal in the news

Dear Friends, Earlier this week, David Miller proposed increasing penalties to $10,000 in fines against elected officials and supervisors who force their state employees to do political work on state government time. Our opponent, former Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, was investigated for having her state employees perform her campaign work on the taxpayers' dime. Her 2006 gubernatorial campaign also accrued over $30,000 in fines and penalties from the Illinois State Board of Elections. Topinka recently called former Governor George Ryan's crimes, which included the use of state employees for political work, "penny ante." Illinois taxpayers have been ripped off too many times by politicians who profit by making their employees do campaign work on state time. Its critical for every statewide constitutional officer to help restore public trust in state government – a trust that's been broken by the politics of the past. We need to move forward. The Quad Cities Times wrote a great article on David's proposal: Comptroller candidate wants tougher penalties The Democratic candidate for comptroller wants to boost fines against elected officials and supervisors who force state workers to do political work on government time. State Rep. David Miller, D-Dolton, said taxpayers have been "ripped off" by candidates who make it a practice of using their employees do campaign work. He said the fines barring the practice should be increased by $10,000. If you believe that Illinois cannot afford more of the same - if you are tired of the politics of the past - we need your support. Please contribute $10 or $25 to our campaign right now, so we can get our message out to voters across the state. Thank you for standing with me in the final weeks of this important election,  - Sean Tenner Campaign Manager Citizens for David Miller P.S. Please stand with us during these final weeks - join our campaign on Facebook and Twitter. Paid for by Citizens for David E. Miller 1350 E. Sibley Blvd Suite 202 Dolton, IL 60417 Powered by NGP Software, Inc.

Thursday's Daily Brief

2010-10-14       The Daily Brief     Peggy Drexler: Beauty and the Candidate AP Peggy Drexler: With a life-long interest in political leadership, I thought I had seen it all: from selfless and inspiring to venal and creepy -- and all points in between. But I was simply unprepared for Christine O'Donnell, the Tea Party-backed candidate running for a Delaware U.S. Senate seat. If we face the facts, we know that she was plucked from the side-show division of political obscurity because of her looks. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Or unusual. And even if she is a witch, she's a cute one. Today, with enough financial backing and some positions just to the right of crazy -- that might be enough. Click here to read more. Russell Simmons: Without Young People, Barack Obama Might Still Be a Senator Barack Obama has been a tremendous leader and an inspiration to us all. Young people will always have his back, because he have shown them that they are not only our future, but also they are our present. Jim Parsons: Alec Baldwin, the Internet, and Me In the spirit of David Letterman, here are my Top Ten Favorite Alec Baldwin Performances, as a thank you for the congratulations on my Emmy win. Naomi Chazan: Owning Our Identity Asking others to define Israelis by our Jewishness will not make us more Jewish or more secure. It will not give us more legitimacy. Only we can decide who we are as a people. Michael Vlahos: Chilean Transcendence The nation in modernity no longer needs war to clear our pathways for collective meaning and national transcendence. Chile's miners offer an alternative ritual venue -- and an alternative take on nationalism and sacred identity. Dr. Harold Koplewicz: Combating Gay Teen Suicide: What Parents Can Do I know that many parents find it difficult to discuss sexuality with their teens, but discussion is crucial if we want our teens to develop good self-esteem, embrace their own differences, and accept what is different in others.     HuffPost News Harry Whittington Still Waiting For Apology, 4 Years After Dick Cheney Shooting Christine O'Donnell Stumped When Asked To Name A Recent Supreme Court Decision She Disagrees With (VIDEO) AOL's Yahoo Bid: AOL, Firms Explore An Offer Glenn Beck Condemns Anti-Gay Bronx Attacks: 'A Whole New Level Of Evil' (VIDEO) David Arquette APOLOGIZES For Sexual Tell-All On 'Howard Stern'   Get HuffPost on your iPhone!   ©2010 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. 560 Broadway, Suite 308, NY, NY 10012 Add dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. User Agreement Privacy Policy

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