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*** UPDATED x5 - Emanuel, Madigan react *** House overrides Rauner tax hike veto with 71 votes
Thursday, Jul 6, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * Roll call… The House also just overrode the governor’s veto of the BIMP bill. And then they overrode the spending bill. *** UPDATE 1 *** Republican Reps. Cavaletto, Davidsmeyer, Meier and Reis all switched from being “Yes” on 3rd Reading to being “No” on the override. So, they lost 5 Republicans (Rep. Pritchard was absent) and still approved the motion. *** UPDATE 2 *** Democratic Reps. Halpin, Manley, Mayfield and Scherer switched from No to Yes. Scherer had said repeatedly that she was a “No” vote and is considered a target, so that one is really interesting. *** UPDATE 3 *** Check out the big board games…
*** UPDATE 4 *** From Speaker Madigan’s remarks…
*** UPDATE 5 *** Mayor Emanuel…
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*** UPDATED x3 - “All clear” issued *** Session delayed due to “security situation”
Thursday, Jul 6, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * One person has already been arrested…
Watch our live coverage post for instant updates. *** UPDATE 1 *** Could be a bit…
*** UPDATE 2 *** The ventilation system has been turned back on at the Statehouse, so it may not be long before they get started again. *** UPDATE 3 *** An “all clear” has been issued for the building…
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