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Host Amanda Vinicky and guests Charlie Wheeler (UIS), Bob Gough (Quincy Journal), and Andy Maloney (Chicago Daily Law Bulletin) discuss accusation being…
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Has the time come to overhaul Illinois’ venerable (outdated?) revenue structure?The question is more than academic, given the daunting challenge for Gov.…
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As 2014 dawns, the new year brings with it a personal milestone for yours truly — the start of my 31st year as an Illinois Issues columnist. Since January…
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When Senate President John Cullerton a few weeks back said the state’s pension funding problems were not a crisis, the reaction was swift: shock and…
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“You can’t tell the players without a scorecard.”That refrain, oft-repeated at ballparks across the land in bygone days, may take on new meaning when…
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Officially, it’s “Sec. 18-8.05. Basis for apportionment of general State financial aid and supplemental general State aid to the common schools for the…
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After watching Illinois government and politics for more than 40 years, one might reasonably assume that he or she has seen it all.One — or at least this…
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Everyone knows Illinois has the largest pension debt and worst credit rating in the nation, right? So obviously its elected officials, especially Gov. Pat…
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A few weeks ago, the University of Illinois Springfield celebrated its 42nd commencement, a joyous occasion for the more than 750 graduates who…
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During this spring’s debate over same-sex marriage, a recurring theme among opponents has been the dire societal consequences they said would result from…