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Posts tagged Michael Madigan
Dems select Welch as new House speaker
‘It is time for new leadership in the House,’ says Madigan, ending 36-year run
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Ted CoxMichael Madigan, Emanuel Chris Welch, Illinois House Speaker, J.B. Pritzker, Jim Durkin, ComEd Bribery, Thomas Kilbride, Dick Durbin, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Rodney Davis, Kelly Cassidy, Stephanie Kifowit, Lance Yednock, Katie Stuart
Reform for Illinois cheers election process
But more reforms necessary, says ED Alisa Kaplan, and wider ballot access granted in pandemic may not stick
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Ted CoxReform for Illinois, Alisa Kaplan, 2020 Election, 2020 Illinois Election, COVID-19, Vote By Mail, Illinois Ballot Access, Kanye West, Illinois Sunshine, Illinois Campaign Financing, Better Government Association, BGA, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, Jim Durkin, Bill Brady, Thomas Kilbride, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Rodney Davis, Gerrymandering
Sic transit annus horribilis
It was a very dark year, but not without glimmers of hope for the future
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Ted Cox2020 Year in Review, Annus Horribilis, Lorado Taft, Graceland Cemetery, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment, Kamala Harris, Lauren Underwood, Jim Oberweis, Sean Casten, Jeanne Ives, Dick Durbin, Illinois Teacher Shortage, IDES, Illinois Insulin, Women's March Chicago, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery, Fair Tax Amendment, Thomas Kilbride, Michael Frerichs, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Anna IL, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Revenue, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis, Angela Jackson, John Prine, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett, Bruno the Bear, U.S. Census, COVID-19, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine
Communication breakdown
Rep. Guzzardi says Fair Tax proponents didn’t articulate need for revenue and how it would ‘help people’s lives’
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Ted CoxWill Guzzardi, Fair Tax Amendment, Political Divide, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Rich Miller, Dick Durbin, Capitol Fax, Illinois Political Divide, Kenneth Griffin, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery
Pritzker to Madigan: Answer up or step down
Guv grants House speaker is ‘innocent until proven guilty, but that’s not our standard for holding higher office’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery, ComEd, U.S. Justice Department, Michael McClain, Anne Pramaggiore, John Hooker, Jay Doherty, City Club of Chicago
Negative TV ads on corruption swayed tax vote
UIC Prof Simpson says GOP also benefited from door-to-door canvassing in pandemic
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Ted CoxDick Simpson, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery, 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Lori Lightfoot, Political Polarization, Political Divide, Illinois Political Divide
Londrigan, Davis clash over health care
Congressman claims bipartisanship while acting as co-chairman of state Trump campaign
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Ted CoxRodney Davis, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Donald Trump, CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program, Nancy Pelosi, Trump Taxes, Michael Madigan, ComEd, ComEd Bribery, Exelon, Abortion Rights, Illinois Abortion Rights, Fair Tax Amendment, Future Energy Jobs Act
Labor leads off long weekend, campaign season with pitch for fair tax
125 Illinois unions with 1M members back graduated income tax
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Steve Hughart, IBEW, Dan Montgomery, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Bill Hamilton, UAW, United Auto Workers, Greg Kelley, SEIU Healthcare Illinois, Tim Drea, Illinois AFL-CIO, Bob Reiter, Chicago Federation of Labor, Nancy Alverio, National Nurses United, Michael Madigan, Richard Uihlein
Guv clamps down on recreational sports
‘It’s time to defend our progress,’ Pritzker says, warning of renewed COVID mitigation in Metro East
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Illinois High School Association, Illinois High School Sports, Fair Tax Amendment, Michael Madigan
Democratize ComEd calls for public control of utility
Bribery scandal means reform ‘makes more sense than ever’
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Ted CoxComEd, Exelon, Democratize ComEd, Daniel La Spata, Liz Kantor, Matthew Cason, Ann Williams, Michael Madigan, Bruce Rauner, Clean Energy Jobs Act, Future Energy Jobs Act
Beware GOP mailers masquerading as Census
Dems denounce ‘shady tactics’ backing Trump, charge they threaten to undermine accurate Census count
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Ted Cox2020 U.S. Census, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Michael Madigan, Al Riley, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Robin Kelly, Climate Change, J.B. Pritzker, Rebuild Illinois, U.S. Infrastructure, Illinois Infrastructure
Illinois Republicans embrace Trump
‘We’re proud of our president,’ says GOP state Chairman Schneider
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Timothy Schneider, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Day, Illinois State Fair, Bruce Rauner, Omarosa Manigault Newman, Demetra DeMonte, Darin LaHood, Steve Scalise, Nancy Pelosi, Michael Madigan, J.B. Pritzker, Richard Porter, Jim Durkin, Bill Brady, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax
House Progressive Caucus calls for Reproductive Health Act
In face of new abortion laws, ‘Illinois must respond in kind with equal energy behind defending reproductive freedom,’ says Rep. Cassidy
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Ted CoxKelly Cassidy, Illinois Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Rights Act, Illinois Abortion Rights, Illinois House Progressive Caucus, National Organization for Women, Sue Purrington, Carol Ammons, Theresa Mah, Will Guzzardi, Michael Madigan, Illinois Capital Bill
Illinois optimism on the rise
Illinoisans across all areas and demographics find quality of life to be ‘good’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Michael Madigan, Dick Durbin, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Political Divide, Pritzker Approval Rating, Trump Approval Rating, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois Working Families, Illinois Independent Maps, Term Limits, Illinois Quality of Life, John Jackson, Charlie Leonard
State GOP head rejects call for bipartisanship
Schneider says ‘our state cannot afford’ new programs, spending
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Timothy Schneider, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Democratic Party, Pat Brady, Ricketts Family, Chicago Cubs, Pete Ricketts, Michael Madigan, John Cullerton, Jim Durkin, Bill Brady, Capitol Fax
Rep. Cassidy to be 'ready on Day One' with pot bill
Lead House sponsor of legalization sees likely startup New Year 2020
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Recreational pot not a pipe dream
But marijuana won’t be be legalized overnight, says NORML Illinois Executive Director Dan Linn
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Ted CoxDan Linn, NORML, NORML Illinois, Recreational Marijuana, Legal Cannabis, Medical Marijuana, J.B. Pritzker, Will Guzzardi, Rahm Emanuel, Michael Madigan, Maribis of Chicago Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Illinois Economic Policy Institute
Progressive Caucus gels in state House
Reps. Guzzardi, Ammons, Mah seek to seize legislative initiative with majority of voters backing progressive issues
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Saving House and homes, but not Republicans
Dan Proft’s stealth campaign touting property-tax opponents won seven races but lost 12, including GOP House floor leader Peter Breen
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Ted CoxMichael Madigan, Dan Proft, Bruce Rauner, Terra Costa Howard, Liberty Principles, Richard Uihlein, Donald Trump, Peter Breen, Randy Hultgren, Lauren Underwood, Peter Roskam, Breitbart, Local Government Information Services
Rauner, Roskam blow anti-LGBTQ 'dog whistle'
Equality Illinois says it’s no coincidence Rauner ad uses gay marriage to link Pritzker, Madigan
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Peter Roskam, Sean Casten, Dan Savage, Brian Johnson, Equality Illinois, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, J.B. Pritzker, Michael Madigan, LGBTQ, Marriage Equality, Gay Rights, Santorum, Rick Santorum, It Gets Better Project
