State Week: Failure Is Definitely An Option
Thwarted in a last-minute attempt to thrust a temporary spending plan on Democrats, Gov. Bruce Rauner is liberal in his use of the word "failure." Democrats, meanwhile, train their fire on each other....
View ArticleState Week: Put It On My Card
Comptroller Leslie Munger says Illinois is spending itself into what could be a $10 billion dollar pile of unpaid bills by the end of the year. On top of that, an nonpartisan state budget forecaster is...
View ArticleState Week: Remap Rejected
The Illinois Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to change the way Illinois' legislative districts are drawn.
View ArticleCommunity Advisory Board Minutes - March 2017
NPR Illinois Community Advisory Board Meeting March 3, 2017 Attendees:
View ArticleState Week: Chance, Conspiracies & Contracts
Chance the Rapper critiques Gov. Bruce Rauner's job performance, the governor alleges a conspiracy among Democrats, and the Appellate Court gives AFSCME a temporary reprieve in its contract fight.
View ArticleState Week: Rauner Cleans House
Gov. Bruce Rauner is replacing several top aides with employees of the Illinois Policy Institute, a libertarian-conservative advocacy organization. It comes days after a bipartisan group of legislators...
View ArticleIllinois Issues: We Have Met The Enemy And He Is Us
Commentary: Is democracy a root cause of the state's budget woes?
View ArticleState Week: Russia Reactions, Gun Laws, Campaign Cash
Illinois politicians react to President Trump's varied statements on Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Gov. Rauner signs a pair of gun-control bills while promising to veto another. And the...
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