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07.19.2009 9:01 pm

Illinois Democrats blew it

Hey, he picked a tie!  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Pat Quinn: Hey, he picked a tie! (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Gov. Pat Quinn and the Illinois legislature last week met expectations by agreeing on a $26 billion budget for the fiscal year that started July 1 — the agreement is every…

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04.12.2009 9:01 pm

In two states, money is the root of political evil.

The Acme Co. might find it easy to make friends in the Missouri Legislature.

Not that its products are unsafe, but the Acme Co. would find it easy to make friends in the Missouri Legislature.

Regarding the revelation that FBI agents have been poking around the Missouri Capitol, looking into alleged “pay-to-play” schemes involving state…

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12.12.2008 9:00 pm

Corruption? Moi? Illinois lawmakers take on the governor

On the other hand, there were financial vices. And if somebody in City Hall saw a chance to make a fast bundle or two, Daley wasn’t given to preaching. His advice amounted to: Don’t get caught.
— Mike Royko, about Chicago…

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09.05.2008 9:00 pm

Sunday editorial: Re-writing the rules on charity care

cd_ls_forest_park_land_3_opt.jpgThe sticky issue of charity care — health care delivered by a hospital without the expectation of payment — got a lot of attention last week.

A circuit court judge in St. Louis, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and members of…

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05.18.2008 12:31 pm

If not Hillary, who?

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Above (Left to right): Sarah Steelman, Lisa Madigan and Claire McCaskill.

The New York Times Week in Review has an interesting look at what our first female president (if not Hillary Clinton) would like like. Read it here.

Women mentioned include Missouri’s…

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