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* I’ve been trying to get the new anti Scott Drury ad, but had no luck. I’ll post it if and/or when I get it.
* Meanwhile, click here to watch the Democratic candidates for governor debate at 7 o’clock tonight on ABC 7. I’ll post a coverage roundup over the weekend.
* Moving along, here’s Mary Ann…
It appears House Speaker Mike Madigan’s call for all legislative leaders to follow his lead and release a list of the complaints involving harassment, intimidation and retaliation involving their caucuses has fallen on deaf ears. […]
But Senate Democrats will not be releasing a list of harassment or retaliation complaints anytime soon, they said.
“In the Senate, our personnel policies spell out that any complaints are to be treated in as confidential a manner as possible in order to protect the privacy and rights of the victim. Our priority is a professional work environment in which anyone who feels victimized can come forward with confidence knowing that their rights and privacy will be protected,” John Patterson, a spokesman for Senate President John Cullerton, said. […]
As for the Republican leadership, Eleni Demertzis, a spokesman for House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, said there will also be no list of harassment complaints released to the public.
“The House Republican Caucus has a zero tolerance policy for all forms of harassment to ensure a safe environment throughout the Capitol,” Demertzis said. […]
Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady, will not release a list either.
“Harassment in the workplace is unacceptable. Those who come to work must be able to do so in a safe, harassment-free environment,” his spokesman Jason Gerwig said. “Our personnel policy clearly prohibits sexual harassment and ensures that complaints are handled in a confidential manner in order to protect the privacy and rights of victims.”
* Click here for background to this press release…
Despite telling the Crain’s editorial board the he has no regrets about his fatal mismanagement of the Quincy Veterans’ Home, Bruce Rauner’s administration admitted today that the home is facing a “health crisis” in a Friday news dump.
Bruce Rauner once again failed to take charge and passed the buck to another administration official to put an end to his fatal crisis. The failed governor made the announcement years after the Rauner administration noted the situation looked like the “beginning of an epidemic” and months after WBEZ published its investigation into the crisis.
“Bruce Rauner fatally mismanaged the Quincy Veterans’ Home and took years to admit he created a health crisis that he still refuses to fix,” said Pritzker campaign spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh. “Instead of taking swift action when this began, Rauner let 13 people die on his watch and is now doubling down and not taking charge.”
* From the twitters…
One voice: @ChicagosMayor & all 50 Chicago aldermen sent @GovRauner a letter calling on him to sign the Gun Dealer Licensing Act immediately. "After years of firearms continuing to come into the hands of dangerous criminals, Illinois should not have to wait another day." pic.twitter.com/KYmw3fGnWZ
— Adam Collins (@AdamDCollins) March 2, 2018
* And, finally, did Sen. Daniel Biss look a bit, I dunno, “pausey” during last night’s debate? I’m not the only one who noticed. Make sure to watch this all the way to the very end…
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Mar 2, 18 @ 5:43 pm
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