Showing posts with label Pat Quinn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pat Quinn. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Madigan's announcement ripples the political pond

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By Jamey Dunn Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s decision to seek reelection instead of running for governor will have a ripple effect on the...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Legislators balk at Quinn's education cuts

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By Lauren N. Johnson Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposals to gain savings by cutting the number of the state’s school districts in half through cons...
Monday, November 01, 2010

Election day: Close races, big spenders and unhappy voters

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By Jamey Dunn As the candidates at the top of the ticket fly throughout the state trying to energize voters the day before the election, pol...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Quinn seeks a full term as governor in 2010

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By Bethany Jaeger At this time last year , Rod Blagojevich was governor and battling with the state legislature to restore funding to human ...
Monday, July 06, 2009

Gov. Quinn: Cuts are coming

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By Bethany Jaeger Gov. Pat Quinn is slated to announce layoffs and other government spending cuts in what he said is an effort to cut anothe...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

New fiscal year, same stalemate

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By Bethany Jaeger The first day of fiscal year 2010 is marked by Gov. Pat Quinn vetoing the portion of a state budget approved by the legisl...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The puzzle falls apart

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By Bethany Jaeger , Jamey Dunn and Hilary Russell Renewed hope and high spirits defined the transition from impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich ...
Friday, May 29, 2009

Campaign finance limits one step closer

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By Jamey Dunn, with Bethany Jaeger contributing A bill intended to reform campaign finance in Illinois that passed through the Senate yester...
Friday, May 22, 2009

Quinn wants high-speed rail for Illinois

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By Hilary Russell The c apital plan that recently passed both chambers was missing something that Gov. Pat Quinn said would put Illinois o...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Quinn thumbs his nose at legislature

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Story by Jamey Dunn Photograph by Hilary Russell Gov. Pat Quinn said today that balancing the state’s operating budget is his top priority a...
Monday, May 18, 2009

"Doomsday" projected without tax hike

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By Bethany Jaeger and Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn tried to bolster his case for the need to raise state income taxes by describing drastic cut...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

If the flame is extinguished - UPDATED

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By Jamey Dunn Quinn is sticking to his back-up plan of tackling ethics issues at the ballot box if the legislature does not approve substant...
Friday, April 17, 2009

New leadership for a board with history of corruption

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by Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn announced today his pick to run the state health planning board that has been recently plagued by scandal. At a...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Legislators eye "adjustments"

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By Bethany Jaeger, Jamey Dunn and Hilary Russell Gov. Pat Quinn wrote his 40-minute Budget Address himself, just one indication of the chang...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Share the wealth and spread the pain

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By Bethany Jaeger, with Jamey Dunn and Hilary Russell contributing The theme of Gov. Pat Quinn’s first budget proposal, which will be announ...
Monday, February 09, 2009

Quinn's cabinet and agenda take shape

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Gov. Pat Quinn’s has selected two relative outsiders as his first picks for behind-the-scenes staff. He named a social service advocate for ...
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Friday, January 30, 2009

Quinn's first days in office

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In his first full day as Illinois’ top executive, Gov. Pat Quinn addressed ethics and political campaigns, two topics fresh in the minds of...
Thursday, January 29, 2009

Meet Gov. Pat Quinn

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By Bethany Jaeger Pat Quinn was once booed on the House floor in 1976 (see our recent Pat Quinn profile here ). Tonight, he received a stand...
Thursday, December 11, 2008

It only gets harder

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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s arrest this week unleashed a fury of activity that a) demonstrates how complicated and unprecedented this w...