If you’re heading home from session…
Thursday, Nov 30, 2006 * IDOT’s winter road conditions map Be careful out there. *** UPDATE *** These ice storms are awful. I just heard one of my trees crack under the pressure and fall down. …And there goes another one. *** UPDATE 2 *** Frankly, considering the amount of freezing rain that’s falling during this ice storm, I’m amazed that I still have electricity.
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Thursday, Nov 30, 2006
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Question of the day
Thursday, Nov 30, 2006 House Speaker Michael Madigan has said several times that he won’t do it, but do you think the Democratically controlled Illinois legislature ought to redraw congressional district maps next year (perhaps producing two or even three more Dem seats) as Texas Republicans did a few years back? Why or why not?
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“No option will be ignored”
Thursday, Nov 30, 2006 John Patterson has a very good article in the Daily Herald today about a bipartisan group of legislators who plan to work on the state’s education funding issue next year.
As Patterson notes later, the odds are definitely stacked against this group, but go read the whole thing.
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Durbin on Blagojevich
Thursday, Nov 30, 2006 Bernie Schoenburg interviewed US Sen. Dick Durbin this week. You should really go read the whole thing, but here’s an excerpt.
I’ve posted this link before, but more of the interview can be found here.
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Morning shorts
Thursday, Nov 30, 2006 * Tribune: Illinois lawmakers might end up getting an even bigger raise than originally planned… The AP story is here. * Sweet: I think Sen. Barack Obama, who is seriously considering a run for president, is going to jump into the 2008 race. I predict the freshman Illinois Democrat will announce near the end of this year or the beginning of 2007, sometime after he returns from a holiday break in his native Hawaii. * Sun-Times: John Daley, the mayor’s brother and the No. 2 power on the Cook County Board, lashed out at Gov. Blagojevich on Wednesday, accusing him of breaking a promise to give the county more time to repay money to the state. * Former governor Ryan loses pension, but gets to delay prison term.. More here, here and here * Steele out to uphold city’s political tradition - She could be latest to help son into office * Kass: Judges can wipe smirks off corrupt pols * Rush praises former rival Daley - Once scathingly critical, he now backs mayor
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