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Tag Archives: Mike Madigan
CN September 6 2018
Troy LaRaviere, our guest this week, was the first contestant to enter what’s now the ridiculously crowded Chicago Mayor’s race. He announced his candidacy on May 1 of this year. He sat with us this morning for a wide-ranging conversation … Continue reading
CN June 28 2018
Pat Quinn has a lot of work to do. He needs more than 50,000 iron-clad, valid signatures from certified Chicagoans before August 6, which he says will allow him to invoke the law which puts his petition question … Continue reading
CN February 15 2018
Susana Mendoza, our state’s Comptroller, has emerged as one of Bruce Rauner’s most vocal opponents. And she wasn’t impressed with yesterday’s budget speech. She also tells us that she’s still strongly in JB’s corner, and she thinks the Quinn/Hampton mess … Continue reading
CN August 17 2017
Nothing much to report this week in the ongoing struggle to find equitable financing for Illinois’ public schools. The effort to override Governor Rauner’s amendatory veto has stalled for now in the House, where there aren’t enough votes. The bill … Continue reading
CN Aug 10 2017
Governor Rauner’s amendatory veto of the education funding bill may bite the dust in the next few days. At least that’s what two of Chicago’s most connected reporters are thinking, and they share their insights with Chicago Newsroom this … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows
Tagged Bruce Rauner, Chicago Tribune, education funding, HB1, Illinois Playbook, Jeff Sessions, John Byrne, Lori Lightfoot, Mike Madigan, Natasha Korecki, police contract, Police reform, Politico, Pop Tax, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Boykin, Sanctuary Cities, Soda Tax, Toni Preckwinkle, Welcoming Cities
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CN July 20 2017
Well, Illinois has a budget. But the schools don’t. Chicago Public Schools, for the third year in a row, presented to its principals a budget for their individual schools that’s based on state money that has been promised – sorta … Continue reading
CN June 29 2017 Madeleine Doubek
Illinois is beginning its third year without a budget. Developing an annual, balanced budget is the most important thing a chief executive is expected to accomplish. But not, apparently, in Illinois. I’m pretty not confident,” the BGA’s Madeleine Doubek … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows
Tagged BGA, Bruce Rauner, Illinois budget, journalism, Madeleine Doubek, Mike Madigan, Rahm Emanuel
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CN Dec 15 2016
Ever heard of VSI? It’s the Vendor Services Initiative, and it was deigned to help pay the hundreds of vendors who’ve never been paid by the State over the past few years of layered fiscal crises. Trouble is, the way … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows
Tagged Bruce Rauner, Dave McKinney, Illinois budget, Mike Madigan, Reuters, Tony Arnold, WBEZ
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CN August 4 2016
Pensions are back in the news. Mayor Emanuel wants massive increases in water and sewer fees to fund the big hole in the Municipal Employees pension plan – the fourth, last and largest of the City’s own pension funds. … Continue reading
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Tagged CPS, CTU, Fred Klonsky, Mike Madigan, police and fire pensions, Rahm Emanuel, teacher pensions, water and sewer tax
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