Friday, November 07, 2008

10-4 on 11/4/08

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I’m about post-election analyzed out for the week. You can listen and/or watch my interpretations and the perceptions of other political jun...
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Con-Con question remains unclear

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The ballots are in, but legal concerns are ongoing. Sixty-eight percent of Illinois voters on Tuesday rejected the call for another constitu...
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The search for Obama's replacement

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich will rely on his senior advisers to pick the best person to fill the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by President...

The Democratic wave — UPDATED again

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Update: I was interviewed by WILL-am's Focus 580 this morning. Listen here . There were two questions heading into Election Day in Illi...
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Friday, October 31, 2008

Money matters

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The ongoing federal probe into alleged pay-to-play politics in Illinois demonstrates attempts to influence state business by donating to po...

Happy Halloween

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Some comic relief for Dave Blanchette. It's been a rough week in state government.
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Operation Board Game snags another piece

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The U.S. attorney’s office in Northern Illinois is advancing its way around Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s inner circle, and Thursday’s indictment o...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

A new direction

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Mike Lawrence , director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is retiring from the institut...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Are pensions safe in a Con-Con?

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Illinois voters have eight days to decide whether they want the state to call a constitutional convention. For those who want to know the pr...
Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Only half way there ...

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... With a long way to go. Gov. Rod Blagojevich approved a way to restore money that was cut from the state budget earlier this year, but hu...
Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Big Ten Battleground

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In honor of the second presidential debate tonight, take a look at this Big Ten Battle Ground Poll . It surveyed 600 residents of eight Midw...
Monday, October 06, 2008

Blue notes

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Voters can expect to receive a controversial blue piece of paper with their ballots next month. They also can expect to see special notices ...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Warning: Rocky road still ahead

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State parks and historic sites would stay open. Substance abuse prevention and treatment services would avoid losing $55 million in state fu...
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Monday, September 22, 2008

Pay-to-play ban becomes law

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Monday did become Ethics Day. After three years of back-and-forth, the Illinois House and Senate finally agreed and enacted landmark ethics ...
Thursday, September 18, 2008

Will Monday be Ethics Day? UPDATED

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The Illinois Senate will return to Springfield to consider major ethics legislation, presumably in time to avoid a constitutional challenge ...
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Monday, September 15, 2008

Pressure builds

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Senate President Emil Jones Jr. is under increasing pressure to call his chamber back to Springfield to vote on ethics reforms and budget re...
Thursday, September 11, 2008

The Senate delays ethics reform

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The Illinois Senate does not plan to return to Springfield until its regularly scheduled fall session starts November 12, and there’s a deba...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

"Where's the beef?"

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In a whirlwind session Wednesday, the Illinois House restored funding to prevent state parks and historic sites from closing and hundreds of...
Friday, September 05, 2008

Friday follow-up

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A few loose ends that we recently wrote about have been tied up today, while few more are about to reopen next week. The Illinois House retu...
Friday, August 29, 2008

The GOP change agent?

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Illinois Republicans have come to expect the unexpected with U.S. Sen. John McCain, their presumptive nominee for president, but Friday’s an...