Bryan J. Zarou
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VP of Policy @BetterGov, Adj. Professor, Chicago-Springfield {Retweets do not equal endorsements} Tweets are my own
Chicago, IL
Joined October 2018
With all the news today, this should be a wake up call for State and local officials to beef up their public corruption units.
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This jury is getting mighty technical….
The jurors also asked here (for p. 88), if "bona fide salary" is considered a "valuable thing"?
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@BetterGov thanks @AnnaValenciaIL for her quick response to this. As I said last week on @ABC7Chicago, that mayors office needs to do better when it comes to transparency.
Regarding the video from yesterday's Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation:
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RT @melodymercadotv: If you really read this statement you would know it's not referencing the shouting match from yesterday but the first…
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RT @ILComptroller: Here is the Illinois Office of Comptroller’s weekly transparency report. These reports help the public stay up to date w…
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This isn’t new.
NEW: A source familiar tells me that Trump's idea for the US to take over Gaza was first conceived by Jared Kushner. Kushner remarked last year that Gaza's "waterfront property could be very valuable," adding "I would do my best to move the people out and then clean it up”
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@NMalliotakis is a joke. Thank you @abbydphillip for calling lies out.
Malliotakis: We try to get to the bottom of where this money is going, $50 million for condoms in Gaza, for example. These are real things! Phillip: We know that there was not $50 million spent for condoms in Gaza. There was $0 spent on condoms in the Middle East. That is a complete lie
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RT @Andrefor40th: @jacksonpCTU So you’re just naming things that the city either can’t do or the votes aren’t there for. Got it. Also, Pedr…
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RT @chitribopinions: David Greising: Conflict between Donald Trump and Illinois will test state’s rights vs. federalism
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RT @thedailylinechi: Ethics board recommends end to decades-old “unwritten” practice after OIG report on mayor’s acceptance of expensive gi…
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Who gave them?
Some of the gifts received by Johnson's administration and stored in the room, per IG: Hugo Boss cufflinks, a Mont Blanc pen, a 2023 US National soccer team jersey, a Gucci tote bag & crossbody bag, a Givenchy Bag, a Kate Spade red purse & a Carucci Size 14 Burgandy men’s shoes.
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RT @royalpratt: What’s wild is the mayor’s office doesn’t properly log all gift givers, per this report. So people are currying favor and s…
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This shouldn’t be your response @ChicagosMayor The law “does not require the mayor’s office to make gifts available for unannounced inspection, and the (ethics ordinance) contains no mandate requiring the mayor’s office to accommodate such visits.”
That unofficial policy is changing and Mayor Brandon Johnson will have to report gifts received directly to the Board of Ethics. But the mayor’s office maintains they were in the right to deny access to the Inspector General. More here:
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This will be a college presidents disaster all over again.
A House GOP probe is calling on the mayors of Chicago, Boston, Denver and NYC to testify on their municipalities’ sanctuary city policies. We’ve reached out to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office for comment on how/whether he will respond.
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RT @BetterGov: On Friday night, President Donald Trump fired over a dozen inspectors general that oversee federal agencies. Inspectors ge…
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RT @BetterGov: While state lawmakers might be outraged by Trump’s actions, they can turn that outrage into action by cleaning up their own…
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If Democrats do run on this… they will lose again.
If Democrats can’t run on this, can’t use this to their advantage (the vast majority of Americans opposed this shocking and scandalous move!), then they should shut down as a political party and give up doing politics.
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