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Friday, May 18, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Friday, May 18, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Friday baseball blogging
Friday, May 18, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller The World Series trophy was at the Statehouse again, this time for the St. Louis Cardinals, who took the big prize last fall. There was a big celebration yesterday at the Statehouse and this hilarious quote from Cardinals President Mark Lamping during a speech to the Illinois House…
Ha! The Cards moved into their new stadium in 2006. The Flubs moved into their “new” stadium in 1914. Lamping gets our “Quote of the Month” award. This is a Major League Baseball open thread. Go Sox.
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Question of the day
Friday, May 18, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller The setup…
The question: Is this a prudent proposal? Also, should potential candidates have to show at least some ability to garner support before they appear on a ballot? Why or why not?
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Little Bubba may spark a new law
Friday, May 18, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller
The loophole was discovered when Ludwig got an e-mail from John Birch, the former president of Concealed Carry Illinois…
Meanwhile, there’s a move afoot to close other loopholes in the state’s gun laws…
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Trial lawyers to have new ammo: “Grief and sorrow”
Friday, May 18, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller * Kevin McDermott of the Post-Dispatch has a top-notch report today on a bill that cleared the Senate and is now heading to the governor. Here are some excerpts, but you really should go read the whole thing to see just how good this story is. Pretty much every Illinois Statehouse reporter does a good job when their editors take off the shackles, and McDermott was obviously allowed to pursue several angles on this legislation…
* More from the Daily Herald…
Thoughts?
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“No growth” off the table? Plus: Meeks on the budget, gaming and the guv’s hair; House survey
Friday, May 18, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller * I told subscribers about this letter in an “extra” yesterday afternoon. The Tribune had a piece today…
* The letter is below. Click the pic for a larger image… * Excerpt…
* Sen. James Meeks circulated the letter yesterday. Southtown columnist Phil Kadner has some quotes…
* Meeks also told Kadner that he is against expanding casino gaming in Illinois, saying “We may as well legalize brothels.”
* We also have some raw audio of Meeks talking about the letter and gaming, courtesy of the fine folks at Metro Networks… * Excerpts…
* Back to today’s Tribune story for a moment…
I also wrote about this survey in yesterday’s Capitol Fax. Since the Tribune reported on it, here’s a copy of the survey for your perusal… Notice that there’s no category in the survey of House Democrats for the governor’s health insurance proposal. * The funniest item of the day has to be the Tribune’s mockery of Gov. Blagojevich in an editorial that compares him to a Monty Python character.
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Morning Shorts
Friday, May 18, 2007 - Posted by Paul Richardson * ACLU: Illinois courts unprepared for girls seeking abortions * Illinois Civil Service Commission ignores judge’s advice for 14 day suspension for Casey/Defraties * Decision on fired Blagojevich workers delayed * Commission wants more evidence in civil service firings * Vrdolyak lawyer rips key witness * Vrdolyak denies U.S. charges * Editorial: An average state with average voters * State backs HIV test change * U of I tuition, fees soar:
* U o f I freshman will be paying $18,900 per year * Illinois higher education funding dwindles * U of I will sell stock in firms tied to Sudan * Law may sanction mixed martial arts * Cardinals trophy gets mostly warm reception in Capitol * Case of troubled Metro East hotel goes to federal prosecutors * City to get other ‘Block 37′ * Ministers call on state lawmakers for tax cap
* Stroger camp faces heat over budget questions * Daley orders thousands of city managers to take unpaid furlough day * City moves to tighten its belt on spending * CTA chief warns of fare hikes, service cuts; more here * Friday Beer Blogging: Nightmare Edition
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