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Kennedy vs. Pritzker on legalizing marijuana
Monday, May 1, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * Chris Kennedy was asked over the weekend about marijuana while speaking to a group of college Democrats in Bloomington. If it was legalized, the student asked, what would his plan be for using the tax money? “I think you have high hopes,” Kennedy quipped to laughter and applause, and then said…
The students were dead silent when he finished, so Kennedy decided to take one more question because, he said, “I can’t go out on that one.” * This video clip is from the same event, but the quality isn’t as good. JB Pritzker received roaring applause to his one-sentence statement on the topic: “And I think we should legalize marijuana and tax it”…
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*** UPDATED x1 *** Rauner says he’s talked to Cullerton about budget “quite a bit”
Monday, May 1, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * If you click here and go to the 4:48 mark, you’ll hear Monique Garcia of the Tribune asking Gov. Rauner some questions…
* So, I asked Senate President Cullerton’s office for comment…
I asked whether the talk(s) was fruitful and I’ll let you know the reply. But that was a pretty measured response from Cullerton. *** UPDATE *** Here’s the reply to my question about whether the talk was fruitful…
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Labor unions kick off ad campaign on May Day
Monday, May 1, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * A group of labor unions led by Local 150 of the Operating Engineers is using the international May Day holiday to launch a $2 million advertising campaign under the name “Fight Back.” Click here for the website, and here’s a new TV ad running in Illinois and Indiana… * The Fight Back Fund kicked in $1 million to last year’s lockbox amendment campaign. It’s a tax-exempt political advocacy group that doesn’t have to disclose its contributors. However, the group’s head, Marc Poulos, told the Tribune last year that it is largely funded by union members.
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