Friday, July 29, 2011

Possible federal default spells trouble for states

›
By Jamey Dunn As lawmakers in Washington, D.C., struggle to find a compromise over raising the federal debt ceiling, concerns are brewing ...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Illinois' new legislative maps face legal challenges

›
By Jamey Dunn Republicans and a Republican-backed organization filed a lawsuit today claiming Illinois’ new congressional map violates t...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Legislature could be back in session soon

›
By  Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn wants the General Assembly back in session to address legal questions around a big economic driver for the s...
Monday, July 11, 2011

State Supreme Court upholds capital construction plan

›
The Illinois Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the constitutionality of a $31 million state construction bill that was to be funded...
Friday, July 01, 2011

Budget was a chamber vs. chamber battle

›
By Jamey Dunn After Democratic and Republican leaders in the House aligned early on, the budgeting process for the new fiscal year that be...
1 comment:
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Quinn uses veto pen to revisit his budget plan

›
By Jamey Dunn  Gov. Pat Quinn released his changes to the state budget late this evening. His reductions reiterate components of his origi...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Audit: DCFS falls short on response times but shows improvement

›
By Jamey Dunn A recent audit found that  investigations of reported child abuse and reviews of death cases by the Illinois Department of ...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Quinn signs workers' compensation reform,
but the issue isn't put to rest

›
By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn signed workers’ compensation reform legislation today that supporters say will save the business community hu...

Audits find mistakes in awarding lottery and video poker contracts

›
By Jamey Dunn Two audits released today found problems with the way state government awarded contracts associated with two pivotal fundin...
1 comment:
Monday, June 27, 2011

Back-seat passengers will have to buckle up

›
By Jamey Dunn Beginning January 1, passengers riding in the backseat of a vehicles in Illinois will be required to wear their safety belts...

Blagojevich verdicts may spark more reforms

›
By Jamey Dunn Another of Illinois’ past governors faces potential years behind bars after being convicted on the majority of the corruptio...
1 comment:
Friday, June 24, 2011

Quinn signs congressional map

›
By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn signed the Democratic drawn map of congressional districts today as Republicans decried the process as a bl...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

State says couples in civil unions
can't file joint Illinois tax returns

›
By Jamey Dunn Less than a month after civil unions became available in Illinois, one state agency says it cannot allow for a benefit that...
1 comment:
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Construction funds approved as lawmakers end one-day session

›
By Jamey Dunn Illinois lawmakers voted today to ensure that construction projects continue as planned throughout the state, but one legisl...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Lawmakers likely won't be back for long

›
By Jamey Dunn As lawmakers return to the Statehouse tomorrow, approving funding for capital construction is the top priority but not the o...
1 comment:
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Budget deal reached to keep construction going

›
By Jamey Dunn Lawmakers have reached a deal in an impasse over spending that threatened to stall construction projects throughout Illinois...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Plans for session, but no agreement

›
By Jamey Dunn Illinois lawmakers will return to the Statehouse next week in hopes of hashing out a plan to keep the state’s capital constr...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Ag industry pushes for Quinn to sign gaming bill

›
By Jamey Dunn Illinois agricultural groups are calling on Gov. Pat Quinn to sign the massive gaming expansion plan approved by the General...
3 comments: