Wednesday, February 27, 2008

The new "tax swap"

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Senate President Emil Jones Jr.’s name appears on the list of sponsors of a version of a “tax swap” that would reform the way Illinois pays...
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Update from Iraq

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Take a break from what’s happening in Illinois — Public Official A , Democratic infighting, fiscal implosion — and think abroad. State Rep. ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

"My way"

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I have Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” stuck in my head. It’s a reoccurring theme in the Statehouse, especially on days like today. Two House Democ...
Friday, February 22, 2008

Clarification

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Last week, I reported about revenue ideas, specifically mentioning an income tax increase. Thanks to commenters, I realize the need to clari...
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Moment of silence returns

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By Patrick O’Brien The controversial law mandating a moment of silence or prayer in state schools will face a challenge at the Statehouse a...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Budget breakdown

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Old contents, new package Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s grandiose budget proposals of the past made this year’s speech — his sixth since taking off...
Monday, February 18, 2008

Shifts at the top

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In preparing for Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s annual budget address this week, it might help to have a list of new names in state government. You ...
Friday, February 15, 2008

NIU and taxes

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Shooting lingers over Capitol By Patrick O’Brien Thursday’s shooting rampage at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb cast a pall over the ...
Thursday, February 14, 2008

Stormy start to session

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A week before Gov. Rod Blagojevich's annual budget address, the state's economy already casts a cloud over the Statehouse. Amid nati...
Thursday, February 07, 2008

Rezko redux?

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By Patrick O’Brien As the presidential race remains heated across the country, Tony Rezko ’s federal corruption trial still could play a rol...
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Wrap-up Wednesday

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By Bethany Jaeger and Patrick O'Brien The surprise on Super Duper Tuesday in Illinois was at the state level, not the national level. Il...
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Election Day analysis

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Watch Illinois Issues Blog throughout Wednesday for post-Election Day analysis, and have fun watching returns tonight.
Friday, February 01, 2008

Ready for Super Tuesday

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Super Bowl Sunday will lead into Super Tuesday, when more than 20 states including Illinois will hold primary elections. That invites this f...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Feds recast FutureGen's future

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FutureGen isn’t dead, yet . But it’s dead as we know it. The 13 energy companies that formed the FutureGen Alliance and selected Mattoon as...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Energy bust

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It very well could be too good to be true for Mattoon and the state, which lost federal support of the groundbreaking FutureGen coal power ...
Friday, January 25, 2008

Update on Blagojevich's health care lawsuit

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Don’t expect to find out whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s health care expansion plans are ruled unconstitutional until at least next month. Af...
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

The harsh truth

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By Patrick O’Brien The first round of students affected by the state’s Truth-in-Tuition law could have sticker shock when they open their b...
Thursday, January 17, 2008

"We are so done," for now

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Those were the words of Rep. Julie Hamos, the Evanston Democrat in charge of months of mass transit negotiations. Mass transit riders and wo...
Thursday, January 10, 2008

Let's hope it's not a lemon

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By Patrick O’Brien and Bethany Jaeger Correction I mistakenly labeled Democratic Sen. A.J. Wilhelmi as a Republican. My apologies. Sen. Wilh...
Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Mass transit stalls on the tracks

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by Bethany Jaeger and Patrick O'Brien It felt more like the end of a legislative session than it did the first day of a new spring sessi...