Creating gun sanctuary counties to own the libs
Thursday, Aug 2, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller * Daily Telegraph…
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One matter resolved, but a bigger one remains
Thursday, Aug 2, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller * Comptroller Mendoza yesterday…
* The step pay issue is still in dispute…
* From AFSCME…
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Yes, it’s a slow news day
Thursday, Aug 2, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller * Maybe not “big news,” but certainly good news for some folks I know…
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Caption contest!
Thursday, Aug 2, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller * Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Olympia Fields) is now officially the new president of the National Conference of State Legislatures. This is a very big deal, so try to be gentle…
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India Post astrologer predicts Pritzker win
Thursday, Aug 2, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller * The New Dehli-based India Post newspaper asked an astrologer to take a look at the Illinois governor’s race because the paper claims there’s intense interest about the race among Indian-Americans here. According to the article, Jatin Patel predicted Donald Trump would defeat Hillary Clinton. Patel uses what’s called the “Vedic systems approach” (click here to learn more). I kid you not…
And there you have it.
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*** UPDATED x1 *** A closer look at the governor’s off-shoring claims
Thursday, Aug 2, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller * As we’ve already discussed, Gov. Rauner signed the comptroller’s “off-shoring” bill this week. From his press release…
* Notice how he spends much of the release insisting that other statewide electeds should now be subjected to the same rules? From the comptroller’s spokesman…
That makes sense. I suppose, say, it’s conceivable that the comptroller might seek an intergovernmental agreement to pay executive salaries in the future out of the State Lottery Fund. The latest omnibus appropriations bill gave her $50,300 from that fund “for expenses in connection with the State Lottery.” But that seems a stretch. The governor’s office would have to approve such an IGA, for one. * And how transparent has this administration actually been? From 2015…
So, the answer is: “Not very.” * And has he really spent “less on total agency-wide payroll than the previous administration”? From that same article…
* Back to the comptroller’s office…
So, the answer is: “No.” * Meanwhile, it appears that Comptroller Mendoza’s Republican opponent opposed the bill during the spring session… ![]() Interesting concept, but I don’t buy it. *** UPDATE *** OK, here’s something I didn’t know. The governor’s office just called and pointed to numerous intergovernmental agreements that the administration has with the attorney general’s office. For example, Revenue has an IGA for seven criminal enforcement tax attorneys. Those lawyers work for and are controlled by the attorney general, not the department. DHS has an IGA with the attorney general for collections. These are the IGA’s (along with others) that the governor wants addressed in future legislation. Also, the governor’s office says a state statute requires DCFS to pay for child welfare attorneys general.
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Remembering #hotdoggate
Thursday, Aug 2, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller * From October 29, 2014…
* It was the first true Twitter meltdown over anything involving an Illinois gubernatorial campaign…
Click here and scroll down to refresh your memory. * Gov. Rauner helped celebrate the 125th anniversary of Vienna Beef in Chicago yesterday and recalled the incident…
* Actually, it was Walters herself who took the fall…
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Define “transparency”
Thursday, Aug 2, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller * Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson back in January…
* Yesterday…
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*** LIVE COVERAGE ***
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