Rich Miller
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Rich Miller runs CapitolFax.com, a blog focused on Illinois politics.
A question posed by Equality Illinois brings to mind a state law that says legislators cannot promise action on a bill in exchange for a contribution.
If state revenues fall in the next fiscal year, as projected, base spending will likely have to be cut, Rich Miller writes.
Too many proponents seemed more interested in battling with teachers’ unions than seeking a deal to protect kids already in the program, Rich Miller writes.
Stacy Davis Gates complained online that reporters didn’t ask the CTU about the union’s reasons for not supporting a bill that would have given it a fully elected board right away.
Give credit where it’s due: Pritzker helped the United Auto Workers Union and the White House put together a deal with Stellantis, Rich Miller writes.
Lawmakers in Springfield will decide whether to keep the law on the books for another year. It could be gut-check time for those who voted for criminal justice reform.
Democratic legislators now have a preview of what the unions will say if they do vote to keep the program alive, Rich Miller writes.
That should end City Hall’s lobbying via news media for more money this fall and lower the temperature a little, Rich Miller writes.
What the City of Chicago has actually done is floated a lot of ideas, but not implemented them and flailed all along the way, Rich Miller writes.