Showing posts with label election 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label election 2014. Show all posts
Friday, May 23, 2014

Voters may get a say on millionaire tax

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By Caitlin Rydinsky The House voted Friday in favor of allowing Illinoisans to voice their opinion on the November ballot about a proposal...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

House approves minimum wage ballot question

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By Jamey Dunn  The House passed legislation that would allow voters to weigh in on the state’s minimum wage. House Bill 3814 would place...
Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Legislative panel plans probe of Quinn's anti-violence initiative

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By Jamey Dunn A legislative commission that reviews state audits voted today to activate its subpoena power to look into Gov. Pat Quinn’s ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Waiting in the dark for doomsday

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn is not releasing details ahead of his budget speech tomorrow, but Republicans say they expect him to paint a ...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Madigan proposes millionaire tax for education

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By Jamey Dunn and Caitlin Rydinsky House Speaker Michael Madigan proposed today a constitutional amendment to impose a higher tax on milli...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Primary election resources

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Here are some resources for today's primary. See Illinois Issues' rundown of the governor's race and legislative primaries ...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

GOP candidates square off in Springfield debate

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By Jamey Dunn Republican candidates for governor traded barbs at tonight’s debate but avoided attacking state Treasurer Dan Rutherford, wh...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Quinn lays out five-year plan in State of the State address

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Gov. Pat Quinn gave an upbeat State of the State address today, touting his accomplishments and laying out a five-year plan for economic rec...
Monday, January 27, 2014

Fact check: Republicans on the budget

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By Jamey Dunn If one of the Republican primary candidates ultimately wins the race for governor, he will face some challenging budget cond...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Republican candidates retract their claws for Peoria debate

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By Jamey Dunn Republican candidates for governor toned down the personal attacks and played up their experience and electability during a ...
Friday, November 08, 2013

Quinn picks school reformer Vallas as running mate

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn announced an unexpected pick for his running mate today — former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas. ...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Durkin: Pension reform plan must include GOP ideas to get GOP votes

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By Jamey Dunn New House Minority Leader Jim Durkin said today that if Democratic leaders want Republican votes on pension changes, they wi...
Monday, September 23, 2013

Durkin steps in as House minority leader

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Jim Durkin officially took over as the Illinois House minority leader today.  House Republicans elected Durkin in August as their new le...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Brady picks former suburban mayor as running mate

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By Jamey Dunn Republican state Sen. Bill Brady officially tapped a suburbanite with a conservative pedigree as his running mate in the gov...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

House minority leader considering run for treasurer

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By Jamey Dunn House Minority Leader Tom Cross is mulling a run for state treasurer. Cross was considering running for attorney general but...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Lt. Gov. Simon enters race for state comptroller

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By Jamey Dunn Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon kicked off her campaign for state comptroller with a series of evens throughout the state today. Sim...
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...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Coalition pushes changes to redistricting process

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By Meredith Colias  Groups wanting to revamp the state’s redistricting process hope to get enough popular support to add a constitutional ...