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Editorial: Shakman took on patronage, but the job’s unfinished. Exhibit A: Democrat Karen Yarbrough.
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIn 1969, attorney Michael Shakman, then 27, went to court to tear down Chicago’s patronage system, a...
Opinion | The Patronage System Was Corrupt. It’s Threatening a Comeback.
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFederal civil servants are often disparaged as obstructionist bureaucrats. And people might think that it’s only logical that a new president should be able to fire any government employee on ...
A person attacked 2 of Rep. Gerry Connolly's staffers with a baseball bat at his district office,...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVirginia Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly warned of Trump "attempts to create a new patronage...
Democratic senators introduce bill to protect federal workers’ rights
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSix Democratic senators introduced a bill Tuesday to protect the rights of federal workers. The...
Capitol Fax: Paying for political privileges
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoComEd has long been a source of political patronage. The company’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement with federal prosecutors even references how former...
Rise of Thailand’s youth party reflects still potent protest demands
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThai university student Supawut Presangeiam is eager to vote for the first time in a general...
Feds look to call ex-aldermen to testify at Madigan trial as experts on machine politics, City Hall
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFederal prosecutors are seeking to call a pair of former Chicago aldermen as experts in the city’s...
Aleksander Ceferin refuses to confirm he is stepping down as Uefa president
The Independent via Yahoo Sports· 1 week agoUefa president Aleksander Ceferin has refused to confirm he is standing down as president in 2027,...
Rep. Greene (R-GA) explains her opposition to a federal workers protection bill with a cinematic...
The Recount via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRepresentative Greene, the extremist Republican from Georgia, explains her opposition to a federal...
DEI is a practice that cites equity in theory but discriminates in practice | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThis is in response to Angene Wilson’s op-ed in the Herald of January 31, 2024, defending the...