Council members are poised to repeal the city’s pay-to-play regulations that cap municipal political donations

PLAINFIELD — Council members are poised to repeal the city’s pay-to-play regulations that cap municipal political donations by contractors at $300. The ordinance would reverse local restrictions passed in 2011 that were meant to limit vendors’ ability to buy their way to favorable treatment from elected officials. Some Plainfield council members said it is unfair for…