Rich Miller
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Rich Miller runs CapitolFax.com, a blog focused on Illinois politics.
Niemerg’s Republican primary opponent, Jim Acklin, also faces nasty claims in the 102nd District race.
The more attention this proposed $325 million tax cut receives, the less time reporters will have to flesh out the governor’s fast move on the income tax.
Pensions costs as a percentage of the budget are declining, former state rep. Mark Batinick, a Republican, notes. But he also cautions that much of the money for new spending comes from fixing the pension problem, not ‘budget magic.’
The messages were distinct: Even after years of Democratic control, not nearly enough is still being done to help people in Black and Latino communities. Unlike the Republicans, the Black and Latino Legislative caucuses actually have considerable sway over the state’s lawmaking process.
Tim Mapes was sentenced to 30 months for lying in response to innocuous grand jury questions that weren’t even about illegal acts while he had complete immunity from prosecution. For what?
If massive union contributions to Flowers’ opponent succeed in toppling her in next month’s primary election, Speaker Chris Welch will owe them for conducting this political hit.
Reboletti, of Elmhurst, is once again trying to make his way back to the General Assembly, challenging Marti Deuter, a pro-abortion Democrat from Elmhurst, for the open seat.
The mayor is pulling back on accepting and caring for the continuing influx of migrants and shifting to his progressive agenda, like banning natural gas connections in most new construction, Rich Miller writes.
This could be one of the most interesting challenges to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s effort to tamp down attempts to add permanent costs to the budget in the face of possible future deficits.