Jackson
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Cheryle Jackson announced today she has raised $354,000 in the past month toward her bid for the Democratic nomination for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat next year.
Jackson played up the number during a Springfield media event – while playing…
Steelman
Former Missouri state treasurer Sarah Steelman has decided she won’t run for the Senate next year.
Had she decided otherwise, it could have set up another divisive Republican primary since Rep. Roy Blunt announced he would seek the seat being vacated by…
UPDATE: Highlights from Montee’s news conference on the General Assembly audit:
On the House copying contract: Montee said that her auditors believed that there might have been some connection between the vendor who got the no-bid, multi-million-dollar contract for House copying,…
UPDATE, 3:45 p.m.: Here is Madigan’s statement at a Chicago news conference a little while ago, as presented on her campaign website.
UPDATE, 11 a.m.: The Post-Dispatch has confirmation (from a named source, Madigan aide Robyn Ziegler) that Madigan today will announce…
ST. LOUIS — There will be no serious Republican primary in the race for U.S. Senate in Missouri — not in the eyes of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, at least.
The committee today announced its support for Congressman Roy Blunt,…
Madigan
Giannoulias
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that Democratic Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is apparently rethinking her presumed bid for governor and instead might run for the U.S. Senate (in part because of pressure from top national Democrats who…
UPDATE, 9:50 p.m. — The full Senate approved the 5 percent income tax tonight. Still looks unlikely that the House will touch any tax hike like this.
UPDATE, 5 p.m. — This passed the committee on a partisan vote, and could be…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois Senate committee today gave preliminary approval to a bill that will require state lawmakers to take four unpaid furlough days in the first four months of the fiscal year that starts July 1. The bill…
Update, 4:25 p.m. - The full Senate has just voted 47-12 to approve the tax hike and other revenues. As Senate President John Cullerton noted in introducing the bill, that’s the toughest part, politically. They’re now moving on to the…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Senate advanced a plan today to ban texting while driving by a 45-6-7 vote.
Since the measure was amended on the Senate floor today, it must go back to the state House for that chamber to sign off…
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