GOP lawmaker calls for state ethics task force
— October 18, 2019SPRINGFIELD — A Republican state lawmaker said Wednesday, Oct. 16 she plans to introduce legislation to establish a State Ethics Task Force to tighten ethics rules within Illinois…
Tag: House speaker Michael Madigan
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Report details ‘bullying’ in House Speaker Madigan’s office
— August 22, 2019SPRINGFIELD — An investigation into the “workplace culture” of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s office found his former chief of staff contributed to a culture of bullying…
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State procurement officer defends axing consulting contract
— December 11, 2017The state’s chief procurement officer is defending her action and a Republican lawmaker is calling on Gov. Bruce Rauner to produce proof of his claim that the Democratic state House…
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Independent maps referendum knocked off November ballot
— August 27, 2016The Illinois Supreme Court voted Aug. 25 by 4-3 to keep a legislative redistricting reform referendum off the state ballot in the Nov. 8 election. The divided court, voting along party…
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Opinion: Enough is enough for Illinois
— June 29, 2016The following editorial was written by the Editorial Board of the State Journal-Register in Springfield and the newspaper is sharing it with news outlets across Illinois to publish…
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Madigan: Pritzker revenue plan being ‘ratcheted down’ by lawmakers
— May 11, 2019SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan doesn’t make a lot of media appearances, but this morning he talked with student journalists who are covering the Statehouse in a graduate…
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Early reactions to end of Illinois budget deadlock are mixed
— July 9, 2017The Illinois General Assembly lurched into a budget breakthrough July 6 when the House voted to 71-42 (with five members not voting) to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes of a 32…
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Madigan’s primary challenger files suit against him
— August 9, 2016The man who lost a primary race to House Speaker Michael Madigan is now filing charges against him. Chicago businessman Jason Gonzales filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday claiming…
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