Senate approves EDGE credits, managed care contract controls
Sunday, Aug 13, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * The Senate has approved a revamped EDGE tax credit. Nobody voted against it. The bill now goes to the governor, who got most of what he wanted, according to Greg Hinz last week. * The Senate has also concurred on this House amendment to SB1446…
The bill passed with 38 “Yes” votes, two more than needed to override. The House, however, passed the bill with just 65 votes, six short of what it would take to override an expected veto. The legislation was filed in the wake of Gov. Rauner’s move to get around the Procurement Code to award billions of dollars in new Medicaid managed care contracts. Some background is here.
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React rolls in to SB1 override
Sunday, Aug 13, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorne Woods), one of the school funding reform negotiators…
* Comptroller Susana Mendoza…
* JB Pritzker…
* Sen. Daniel Biss…
* Mayor Rahm Emanuel…
* Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago)…
* Sen. Tom Rooney (R-Rolling Meadows)…
I’m sure there will be more. * Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst)…
* Senate President John Cullerton…
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Senate overrides governor’s SB1 AV 38-19
Sunday, Aug 13, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * Sen. Sam McCann was the lone Republican to vote against the governor…
McCann is not only considering a run for governor against Rauner, he picked up a $53,900 contribution from the IEA last month. * During his closing remarks, Sen. Andy Manar addressed this statement by Gov. Rauner during his appearance on the Fox News Channel on Friday…
“Can anybody explain that to me?” Manar asked. Rauner certainly didn’t have anything to do with the passage of SB1 out of the Senate. Just the opposite. He pulled votes off. Manar also noted that anyone could have filed a motion to accept the governor’s AV, but nobody did. He said the Senate President was involved in negotiations until late in the evening and early this morning, which is why he waited until the last moment to file an override motion. …Adding… The Senate Republicans are pushing back hard against the claim that they could’ve filed a motion to accept the AV. They point to Senate Rules (9-3) which don’t appear to allow that. However, Sen. Manar said today that he checked with the parliamentarian, who said it has historically been allowed. * And Sen. Kimberly Lightford, who was one of the official negotiators on a compromise, claimed the Republicans weren’t interested in any such thing…
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AG Madigan to GOP leaders: Nope
Sunday, Aug 13, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * You may recall this unusual letter sent earlier this month by the two Republican legislative leaders to Attorney General Lisa Madigan…
AG Madigan issued her response today. Click here to read it. Essentially, she says that the effective date would be the date that the governor’s AV is overridden or the date that the governor certifies that the GA has accepted his recommendations for change.
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New “Do Your Job, Inc.” online ad focuses on school funding
Sunday, Aug 13, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * Press release…
* The ad… * Transcript…
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Why no response to Coulter?
Sunday, Aug 13, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * Mark Brown…
* Tribune…
The word is also banned here, so don’t use it. * My point is the same as what I told subscribers today: Rauner’s mental health director sent out a press release scolding Senate President John Cullerton for saying that he didn’t send SB1 to the governor right away because of Rauner’s “mental state.” So, that earned a rebuke, but Coulter’s slam was allowed to slide. Odd. * Related…
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Sunday, Aug 13, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller
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*** LIVE *** SB1 coverage
Sunday, Aug 13, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * The Senate convenes at 2 o’clock this afternoon. No committee hearings are posted as I write this. Follow along with ScribbleLive…
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