Guns in Public Places: Where Do You Stand?
On Feb. 19 and Feb. 22, the state will stage public hearings to discuss a new concealed carry handgun law for Illinois.
Pat Quinn
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Patch on Politics
Guns in Public Places: Where Do You Stand?
On Feb. 19 and Feb. 22, the state will stage public hearings to discuss a new concealed carry handgun law for Illinois.
Gun control hearings will convene before an Illinois House committee later this month, says Speaker Mike Madigan, and there will be much talk about a new concealed carry law. One hearing will take place in Chicago on Feb. 22, at the Michael A. Bilandic Building in Chicago. The other will be in Springfield on Feb. 19 at the Capitol. “In light of events in recent months in Illinois and in other parts of the country, it’s appropriate and necessary that we give a full vetting to proposed state legislation on this matter," reads a statement from Madigan. "These hearings will provide an opportunity for gun-safety advocates, gun-rights supporters and members of the law enforcement community to offer their views and argue their cases to …
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Patch on Politics
One Republican Thinks You're Getting a 'Free Ride' on Your Income Taxes
Jim Edgar tells Reboot Illinois that tax hikes, program cuts and leadership are desperately needed in Springfield. And Pat Quinn brings you Squeezy the Python.
With Democrats now holding a supermajority in the Illinois House and Senate as well as the governor's office, one might suppose a Democratic agenda would be a slam dunk in Springfield. As recent years have shown, however, single-party control doesn't guarantee the wheels of government grind smoothly. And former Gov. Jim Edgar, who served from 1991 to 1999, suggests that probably won't change anytime soon. In a wide-ranging interview with the new website Reboot Illinois, Edgar says Springfield is less dysfunctional when the two parties share power. "More times than not I think split government works pretty well. The reason is to make the tough decisions you need both parties. It’s hard to get one party to put up all the votes and take all …
Fed Up
2:45 pm on Friday, December 7, 2012
What REAL world are your talking about? Like time of welfare? We all chose our professions and planed accordingly. Now we should change the rules? Here's a start NO FOOD STAMPS aka:LINK cards, NO UNEMPLOYMENT, NO WELFARE, NO SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, you the picture. No my pension in not controlled by the state, but to say get rid of all pensions now. I would agree to that if I had not been investing … more ›
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Political Rewind: Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn Unveils Budget Plan
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.
Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Statehouse News that were written by various Illinois Statehouse News reporters. SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's budget proposal tops 400 pages and is more than 3 inches thick. Inside the governor's plan for the next fiscal year, which begins in June, are the details of how he wants to spend $33.9 billion in taxpayers’ money. Illinois Statehouse News examines the governor's plan, speaking with lawmakers and outside experts and checking Quinn's math to make sure that dollars add up. Bigger than last year Quinn’s fiscal 2013 spending plan is $700 million more than the current budget, an increase that will pay for the increase in the state's …
Roseann
8:43 am on Thursday, March 1, 2012
John Taylor's Open Letter To Greece: "Get Out Greece! Get Out Right Now!" "Get out Greece! Get out right now! You should have moved two years ago; you missed that chance, but now it is much better than later......The standard of living will drop for everyone..." (Hmmm-maybe that should say GET OUT OF ILLINOIS! GET OUT RIGHT NOW! ?) more ›
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Political Rewind: Exodus of Illinois Taxpayers Means Loss of $26 Billion for State
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.
Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Statehouse News that were written by various Illinois Statehouse News reporters. Exodus of IL taxpayers means loss of $26B in taxable revenue Illinois’ reputation for political corruption and government mismanagement could have cost the state billions of dollars and an income tax increase. Illinois netted a loss of 366,616 tax-paying households between 1995 and 2009, according to a study ofInternal Revenue Service figures from 1995 through 2009 released Tuesday by the Illinois PolicyInstitute, a free-market think tank with offices in Springfield and Chicago. Those households took with them $26 billion in taxable revenue, according to the study. In 2009 …
tony
10:51 am on Monday, February 20, 2012
Illinois may have to enact some laws like Florida did and start drug testing people who are getting public aid . Alot of these people are heading North, if they can afford drugs then we can't afford them. more ›
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Political Rewind: Taxpayers on the Hook for $30K a Day for Extra Session Days
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.
Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Statehouse News that were written by various Illinois Statehouse News reporters. Dems, GOP push plans to roll back biz tax hikes sooner More tax relief could be on the way with those paying the corporate income tax benefiting. Less than 24 hours after the Illinois Legislature approved $350 million worth of tax breaks for businesses and low-income earners, some lawmakers want to roll back the corporate tax to 4.8 percent, faster than outlined in the temporary income tax increase legislation passed in January. House Republicans and Democrats say they want to decrease the tax to keep or lure businesses in Illinois, so they will create jobs in a state with …
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Political Rewind: State’s Tax-Break Deal Hits a Wall
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.
Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Statehouse News that were written by various Illinois Statehouse News reporters. Congress could help states collect online sales taxes Illinoisans who buy the latest best-selling book as a Christmas gift on Amazon.com will pay $12.99. Buy the same book at a local bookstore and they’ll pay an extra 81 cents. The bookstore isn’t charging more. It’s collecting Illinois’ 6.25 percent sales tax, which online retailers without a physical presence in the state don’t have to collect. This tax loophole is costing the cash-strapped state $170 million every year, according to an estimate from the Illinois Department of Revenue. A 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling said …
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Political Rewind: Past Salary Info No Longer on Illinois Transparency Website
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.
Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Statehouse News that were written by various Illinois Statehouse News reporters. Past salary info no longer on IL transparency website Illinois has a limit to how much information it is willing to share with the public on its transparency website. The state’s transparency portal, created in the spring of 2010, no longer carries state employees’ salaries from 2008, 2009 and 2010. "This last summer we went on the website looking for past salary information, and noticed it was no longer there," said Mark Cavers, a government reform policy analyst with think tank Illinois Policy Institute, or IPI. "(The state) took the extra step of taking this information …
Robert
8:57 am on Monday, November 28, 2011
I agree as well. A good reporter, especially a retired author, should know to get the facts first. It appears that they didn't even look at the criteria for the scholarship before printing the story. It's a great example of bad reporting. more ›
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Political Rewind: State's Promise to Pay Not a Guarantee
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.
Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Statehouse News that were written by various Illinois Statehouse News reporters. Cost of tax breaks up as support wanes A tax break package meant to boost a business community hit by the Great Recession could cost the state $848 million in just three years. The only funding source specifically outlined to date for the package is a change to the Illinois tax code that would bring in $571 million next year and $354 million in 2013 before running dry. At the same time, the provisions would cost more and more. By 2014, the state would face $848 million in lost tax revenue, a number that would only grow. But that’s assuming no significant jobs are added or …
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Political Rewind: Small Business Left Out of Tax Break Discussion
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.
Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Statehouse News that were written by various Illinois Statehouse News reporters. New plan forms to keep state facilities open, for now Notices have gone out to nearly 200 Tinley Park Mental Health Center employees letting them know that they will be laid off on Dec. 3 as their facilities prepares to close under orders from Gov. Pat Quinn. But Thursday morning a legislative commission voted against Quinn’s move to close the state psychiatric center. The Legislature’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, or COGFA, also voted against closing the Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln and the Jacksonville Developmental Centerfacility Thursday…
mrhedge@aol.com
4:12 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
You know the CME, Kraft, Sears, and Ford, GM, Pfizer, Apple, GE, Cisco you should move to Greece and tell them you would bre happy to pay a 10% flat tax save their country and end austerity more ›
BUTCH
9:43 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013
@ J Ann Ammoland a mgr of bullets for WMD headed by Rabbi's and the NRA (kiddin) just Kosher Theologians. Killing Fields anywhere in Englewood W Englewood Marquette and Gage park! Tylenol scare of the 80's when a few people were poisoned and caused a nationwide recall and led to more riches and profits! Thanks for asking! more ›