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[Bumped to a Tuesday post from Monday to give it some more visibility.]

* Monday, 4:36 pm - The General Assembly formally transmitted the operating budget to Governor Blagojevich this afternoon.

And Gov. Blagojevich has not yet taken any action on the supplemental appropriations bill, which contains the legislative pay raises. He has until midnight tonight to sign it, veto out the raises, or do nothing and allow it to become law.

* 4:55 pm - Don’t forget about the fundraiser tonight to help pay off Pat Thompson’s medical bills. It’s from 7:30 to 10:30 at Floyd’s Thirst Parlor in Springfield. 10 bucks, bottomless cups of beer, and pizza.

* 7:18 pm - CBS2 reports that Congressman Denny Hastert is expected to annnounce that he will retire at the end of this term. The station also reports that many of Hastert’s top campaign people have found other jobs and that Hastert’s campaign website appears to be offline. According to Project Vote Smart, this is Hastert’s website. It’s gone. More here.

* 10:47 pm - Still no word on the supplemental appropriations bill. I’m waiting just like some of you are.

* 11:15 pm - According to the Secretary of State’s office, the governor has signed the supplemental appropriations bill. Pay raises for everybody. (OK, not everybody.)

…Adding… I’m told the governor signed the supplemental and five other bills and filed them all at 10:40 pm tonight. Not sure yet what those other bills were.

* 11:52 pm - From the governor’s office at 11:26 tonight…

Monday, August 13, 2007

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today took action on the following bills:

Bill No.: SB 241
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Description: Makes supplemental appropriations for FY07.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 1780
An Act Concerning: State Government
Description: Amends the State Finance Act.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 1832
An Act Concerning: State Government
Description: Amends the Historic Preservation Agency Act.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 1872
An Act Concerning: Education
Description: Amends the School Code.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 1919
An Act Concerning: Government
Description: Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 2858
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Description: Amends the Criminal Code.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: January 1, 2008

[Links added by yours truly.]

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Aug 14, 07 @ 7:01 am

Comments

Surely he’ll act…when he didn’t before in the summer of 2003 the black caucus was offended and upset…he won’t risk alienating someone by accident…he’ll do it on purpose!

Comment by Mongo Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 4:50 pm
Wonder if the SOS indexing department will be open late this evening or if they will backdate a document filed tomorrow? Oh well, it’s only the Constitution.

Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 4:58 pm
Gov B. did take sign into law HB 215, known affectionately as the manure control bill. Write your own punch line here, but this bill is too little, too late, especially when it applies to the Gov and the 2007 budget process!

Comment by concerned constituent Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 5:00 pm
Budget — Section 50. Money for legislative redistricting. $441K to the Speaker, $0 for the Minority Leader. Way to go, MJM!

Comment by Anon Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 5:39 pm
Maybe the governor will finally act on the supplemental at the fundraiser tonight. Seems more his style to combine policy action with fundraising.

Comment by SeerSucker Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 5:41 pm
Anon 5:41pm

There is no money for the minority leader as they do not have a seat at the table. If you own the Gov mansion and the general assembly you get to redistrict without the minority party. The only way the lack of money becomes an issue is if any of the afformentioned changed to Republican hands.

Comment by In the Know Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 7:14 pm
Who cares, Hey Rod, “Check Mate”. You’re irrevalent, get used to it.

Comment by downhereforyears Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 8:08 pm
Maybe Hastert will come back and run for Governor if Cross doesn’t.

Comment by curious Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 8:27 pm
Hastert did a great job for IL

Comment by Reddbyrd Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 8:47 pm
If Hastert leaves, I fear for the future of Fermi Lab and the enormous economic positive impact it has for the State of Illinois.

Comment by one of the 35 Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 9:15 pm
Surprised that no onementioned the “CMS Two” and how they returned to work today…but for how long?

Comment by LINK Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 9:15 pm
Countdown = X-150 minutes. Rod sure is dramatic, I’ll give him that. Sheesh.

Comment by Me Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 9:31 pm
Yes — Hastert for Governor … a wrestler analogy is somewhere here but I can’t put my finger on it.

Comment by North Shore Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 9:35 pm
- Me -
He’s not dramatic, he’s out jogging in never never land!

Comment by A Citizen Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 9:37 pm
9:41 and still no action on the supplemental budget bill. Amazing.

I wonder what he’ll excuse he’ll have when it becomes law in 2 hours and 19 minutes.

Comment by It's Just Me Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 9:44 pm
Okay okay….16 minutes.

Comment by It's Just Me Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 9:44 pm
does anyone know the status of this now?

Comment by Mongo Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 10:33 pm
Anyone wanna bet we’ll be having a similar countdown on Oct. 12 (or 13, I might have counted wrong) for the main budget bill?

Comment by Lainer Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 10:36 pm
He signs it. He is trying to avoid the media. Something he normally doesn’t do so I bet he signs it for the Senate Dems.

Comment by member Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 10:38 pm
did he sign it then

Comment by Hoffman for Speaker Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 10:42 pm
Has anyone (Paul?) seen the Black SUV in front of the SOS Index Division?

Comment by A Citizen Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 10:58 pm
I just spotted the black SUV outside of a spinal clinic. He’s trying to get one at the last minute.

Comment by fredbyrd Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 11:18 pm
ooops. he actually was next store at a wig shop. my bad.

Comment by fredbyrd Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 11:20 pm
I suppose this is a prelude to the Budget Bill - The 23rd hour signing? Yawn !

Comment by A Citizen Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 11:23 pm
The only reason Rod will passively let funding of legislative pay raises become law is his politically weakened state. This habitual grandstander will get no “credit” in the eyes of legislators, who know he enjoys demagoging at their expense. Rather, General Assembly members will recognize that the only path to a cooperative and reasonable chief executive will be to keep Rod weak. How fitting that Mr. Irrelevant would avoid direct action (by way of a straightforward sign or veto) in favor of the cowardly passive route. The spin tomorrow will be both amusing and tiresome.

Comment by Tired of Spin Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 11:25 pm
Rich, What do you think the odds are on one of the others being the Budget Bill? X to 1. _______ .

Comment by A Citizen Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 11:43 pm
lol

Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 11:50 pm
There will be no Democrat day rally at the fair this year, because you can’t find a single one willing to stand on the same stage with this governor. Sign it or don’t Rod, you are just about out of business.

Comment by Gregor Monday, Aug 13, 07 @ 11:50 pm
I hear Alexi will be there, Gregor.

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Aug 14, 07 @ 12:01 am
Party of one, Mr. G ? Would you prefer a table or booth ?
I believe I’ll have a table, Rod, thanks.

Comment by A Citizen Tuesday, Aug 14, 07 @ 12:10 am
OK, total speculation ahead, so proceed at your own risk. It’s possible that the supplemental was held up until so late in the day because of internal debates in the Governor’s Office. The supplemental was probably the biggest arrow left in the Governor’s quiver; too many hospitals in too many legislators’ district would be hurting without it.

On the other hand, the only strong supporters happen of “Illinois Covered” happened to be unions (of which AFSCME benefits from the supp) and the Hospital Association (which gets something like $1bln from the supplemental).

It’s possible that the internal debate was between using the supplemental as leverage over the GA and thus screwing over the only allies left.

The game on the twelve month budget is pretty much over, Mr. Governor and staff. Your best option is to move on, and try again next year.

Comment by the Other Anonymous Tuesday, Aug 14, 07 @ 12:33 am
From the SJR –Spokeswoman Rebecca Rausch says the Democratic governor needs time to study the budget, which is 1,400 pages long. If he only received a “C” in constitutional law, it probably means he is a very slow reader and even more slow at comprehension. Any delay in signing the bill is arguably cereberally-related. Perhaps they could re-send the budget to him in 14 point font and some pictures…

Comment by dc Tuesday, Aug 14, 07 @ 6:30 am
Just another phase of BlunderBoyBlaggo vision thing. Remember he told Capt.Fax how he foresaw all these events? How they were all party of the plan?

Comment by Mr.W.T.Rush Tuesday, Aug 14, 07 @ 7:34 am
I see that everybody, well almost everybody, gets nice pay raises. You all must be so happy.

Merit comp employees get screwed again - no money for raises for mc employees. That will be exactly $0.00 in raises in all the years since Rod’s cohort took control of the State of Illinois Treasury.

Emil said: “A man deserves a raise.” Unless you are a merit comp employee and the senate president is deeply buried in Rod’s hip pocket.

Yep, they do it all to us. Nothing irrelevant about that.

Comment by Discriminated Against - AGAINST Tuesday, Aug 14, 07 @ 7:41 am