Bruce Rauner makes robocalls to Chicago homeowners hitting Pat Quinn on the Chicago pension reform deal. Here is the transcript: Hi, this is Bruce Rauner and I’m calling because Governor Pat Quinn is considering signing a bill that will let City Hall raise your property taxes. I would veto this bill and block this property […]
Which Republicans Voted to Spend $100 Million for the Obama Library?
April 21, 2014 by 1 Comment
Which Republicans Voted to Spend $100 Million for the Obama Library? None, this is actually a trick question and highlights the blatant disregard Democrats have in the legislative process. Last Thursday the Illinois House Committee voted 9-0 that would provide $100 million to a Barack Obama Presidential Library. This plan was pushed by Speaker Michael […]
Illinois Charter School Commission and Education Choice for the Underprivileged
December 14, 2013 by 32 Comments
Democratic State Senator Kimberly Lightford and Democratic Representative Linda Chapa-Lavia introduced bills (House Bill 3754, Senate Bill 2627 ) in their respective chambers to kill the Illinois Charter School Commission. This legislation, as it is currently written, also kills any appeals process if a local school district denies a charter school application. Sen. Lightford did not […]
Chicago Pursues Deal to Change Pension Funding
December 5, 2013 by 3 Comments
The reckoning in Chicago is even nearer and more difficult than the one the state had faced, putting its Democratic mayor, Rahm Emanuel, in a difficult position under a tight deadline. Under state law, the city must increase its contributions to its workers’ pension funds by $590 million in 2015, to a total annual contribution of $1.4 […]
Pension reform trial balloon?
November 12, 2013 by 5 Comments
Illinois made its first legislative moves to address the funding crisis in public pensions by passing a bill that changes the Chicago Park District fund. The move may be a legislative trial balloon regarding the constitutionality of reducing benefits to public pensions. According to an amendment fact sheet circulated by House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office, […]
Illinois Republicans: Get ready for Bruce Rauner
February 28, 2013 by 3 Comments
John Kass introduces Bruce Rauner to the Illinois Republicans with his column this morning in the Chicago Tribune. Bruce Rauner, the multimillionaire bull in the quaint Illinois Republican china shop, sat down with me Wednesday morning at a diner on LaSalle Street to talk about politics. Are you running for governor? “I am thinking about […]
Chick-fil-A: A Lesson in the Intolerance of Tolerance
July 26, 2012 by 3 Comments
What did Dan Cathy, COO of Chick-fil-A actually say about the company’s support of the traditional family: Some have opposed the company’s support of the traditional family. “Well, guilty as charged,” said Cathy when asked about the company’s position. “We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit. […]
