Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 days 45 minutes ago.
Editors note: This weeks Democratic National Convention in Denver and next weeks Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul are perfect reasons to stop and gain some perspective. Below is a conversation between Brian Gaines, a political sci...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 3 days 21 hours ago.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich could have signed significant campaign contribution limits into law, targeting pay to play politics immediately upon his signature. Instead, the ethics reforms he announced today wont take effect until January 1, and it's questiona...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 3 days 21 hours ago.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich could have signed significant campaign contribution limits into law, targeting pay to play politics starting January 1 (CORRECTION: Both the legislation and the executive order would not have taken effect until January 1. I regret t...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 5 days 21 hours ago.
Illinois Old State Capitol got another cameo in the Hollywood-like narrative of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama trying to get to the White House as the first African American president. His first appearance with his new Democratic running mate, U.S. Sen. Joe Bide...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 2 days ago.
Starting in January, all parents will be able to decide whether to extend their health insurance coverage to their children up to age 26. Veterans will be able stay on their parents policies until age 30.The Illinois Senate on Tuesday agreed with House t...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 3 days ago.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich is losing his biggest ally in Senate President Emil Jones Jr., who announced his upcoming retirement this afternoon. When his term ends in January, he'll end a 35-year career in the Illinois General Assembly.Jones' departure further c...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 21 hours ago.
The Illinois State Fair kicked off the political campaign season, with Democrats and Republicans rallying on the fairgrounds for the past two consecutive days. Theyre rearing up for national conventions at the end of this month and beginning of next. Ill...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 1 day ago.
There is a process. And House Speaker Michael Madigan will never let this or any governor forget that. He believes in the legislature as an institution, and the he will not stand by if anyone tries to circumvent the legislative process. The House took act...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 2 days ago.
The Illinois legislature continued a trend by ignoring the governors requests and, instead, focusing on some hot-button issues that grab headlines before the November elections. Gov. Rod Blagojevich called a special legislative session for today to focus...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 3 days ago.
Reminiscent of last year, a whole host of state policy issues remain up in the air throughout the summer. Inaction mostly rests on the shoulders of Democrats, who are repeating history by agreeing on practically nothing. The main culprits are Gov. Rod Bla...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 4 weeks 17 hours ago.
The first time a state legislative panel has gone this far in carrying out a statutory process for closing a state facility isnt a pretty one. Whether intended or not, one Illinois town has been pitted against another after Gov. Rod Blagojevich in June p...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 4 weeks 22 hours ago.
Illinois is closing out July in style and gearing up for more politics in August. The same day Gov. Rod Blagojevich unveiled a compromise capital plan to fund road and school construction projects throughout the state, his office was sued along with Sen...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
Taylorville is one step closer to building a $2.5 billion clean coal power plant using Illinois coal and advanced technologies to reduce pollution. The Illinois House twice rejected the plan before approving legislation Wednesday that would allow a so-c...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
Most state agencies and services will remain funded at or below the same levels as last year, with slight increases for such items as education, higher education and the legislatures annual 3.8 percent pay raises. The Illinois House failed today to resto...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
The waiting list of construction projects isnt getting any shorter, and the cost of gas and materials isnt getting any cheaper, so any talk of a statewide capital plan to fund those projects is important. But frustration can worsen when the Illinois Hou...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
Yes, Gov. Rod Blagojevich cut $1.4 billion out of the state budget, but even House Minority Leader Tom Cross recently said the governor didnt have a choice. The Illinois General Assembly approved a budget that, by the governors count, authorized spendin...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
The waiting list we told you about in June in Illinois Issues magazine could get worse if the General Assembly doesnt override the governors recent veto of more than $43 million from community-based treatment programs for substance abusers.The budget cu...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
House Speaker Michael Madigan deflated all momentum behind a capital bill this afternoon with one statement: Given the conditions that exist here in Springfield, I think that the proposed expansion of gaming is a dead issue. And the states operating bu...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
State employees and service providers should know within 15 days whether state funding for the current fiscal year will decrease by more than $1 billion. Gov. Rod Blagojevich not only cut $1.4 billion Wednesday, but he also asked state agencies to tighten...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
The Chicago Tribune listed our own Illinois Issues magazine as one of its 50 favorite magazines in today's Tempo section. The entry reads:ILLINOIS ISSUESNot just a magazine for policy wonks, Illinois Issues deciphers Springfield legislation for all consti...
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