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Illinois Politics
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Tuesday, 01 April 2003 18:00 |
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The state’s new deputy governor, 29-year-old New York native Bradley Tusk, evidently has a lot to learn. Tusk was appointed to the important job not long ago even though he has absolutely no Illinois political experience and has never managed anything larger than a tiny staff. |
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Illinois Politics
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Tuesday, 25 March 2003 18:00 |
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You might have heard that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich wants to “re-finance” some state debt, which will supposedly free up $1.9 billion to help close the state’s massive $4.8-billion budget deficit.
But the media coverage of this plan has been ill-informed, at best, mainly because the governor has done a good job of obfuscating the issue. |
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Illinois Politics
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Tuesday, 18 March 2003 18:00 |
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Back in the day, Ray Frias was one of the sharpest political operators at the Illinois statehouse.
The Chicago south-sider was first elected to the Illinois House in 1992 after securing the unlikely support of the Illinois State Medical Society, a usually Republican-leaning group with very deep pockets. |
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Illinois Politics
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Sunday, 09 March 2003 18:00 |
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The general reaction to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s appointment of Bradley Tusk as his new deputy governor to replace Doug Scofield is not exactly drawing rave reviews.
Scofield resigned as deputy governor to “spend more time with his family” after less than two months on the job. |
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Illinois Politics
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Tuesday, 04 March 2003 18:00 |
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Just when you think you’ve seen it all, Pat Quinn hits the mute button – a device nobody ever thought he possessed.
Lieutenant Governor Quinn, a self-styled consumer activist, has for well over 20 years raged against the political clout wielded by the company formerly known as Ameritech, then Ameritech/SBC, and now just plain ol’ SBC. |
