Barack Obama and wasted subsidies
11 Jul
Posted by DI News as Barack Obama, Chicago politics, IL Government, Pork and Waste
Obama`s Illinois Legacy
One more notch to get people to wake up and realize that Barack Obama is the Paris Hilton of politics. Everybody seems to like him because he’s cool, even though he hasn’t really ever done anything.
“People need to get from point A to point B.”
11 Jul
Posted by DI News as IL Government, Pork and Waste, Taxes
The Pig Pen
Unfortunately for Illinois taxpayers, Amtrak ridership has increased a fair amount. I say unfortunate because every person that rides Amtrak is getting their ticket subsidized by taxpayers since it costs more to move them from point A to point B than they are paying. And when you have even more people using Amtrak [...]
Needless drama masks bad decisions by state leaders - State Journal-Register
10 Jul
Posted by blogger as IL Government, News You Can Use, Pork and Waste
Illinois Romper Room
Needless drama masks bad decisions by state leaders - State Journal-Register
Very few people pay attention enough in Illinois to know where the money is really going. Greg Blankenship is one of them. That article is a great read.
The Pig Pen
If you haven’t found The Pork Report from Americans for Prosperity yet, link them now. A daily dose of Illinois related pork. Some of it is just unreal.
The Aledo School District will use a $6,000 grant this school year to start a bicycling and walking club…
Pages
DailyIllinois.Net Work
Links
Categories
Stateline.org
- IL: Raise taxes or cut education, Quinn says
- IL: Illinois foreclosure filings up 21% in February
- IL: 2 state children's agencies to merge in new budget
- IL: Bill to eliminate regional education office quashed
- IL: Quinn seeks income tax hike for schools
- IL: Educators, employees, others react to Quinn proposals
- IL: Cuts could cost 13,000 jobs in schools
- IL: Proposal leaves higher ed leaders on edge
- IL: Lawmakers skeptical of Quinn budget plan
- IL: Poshard -- Budget outcome could be disastrous for SIU
Chicago Tribune-Nation/World
- New York agrees to pay $657 million to settle health lawsuits filed by ground zero workers
- Obama gives away $1.4 million in Nobel prize money to charities
- A shaky start for Chile's new president: Swarm of strong aftershocks as Pinera sworn in
- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife, daughter injured in crash on Virginia highway
- National Math, English classes could be standardized
QCOnline Regional News
- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
Calendar
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Jul | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
Archives
The Capitol Fax Blog
- Blagojevich wants trial delayed
- March primary bill goes to governor
- Whitney lays out his plans
- Question of the day
- Daley backs Turner and Rasmussen has new numbers
- Brady vs. Quinn on the budget
- Dead
- Morning Shorts
- Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)
- Post budget speech interviews, media avails
Illinois Statehouse News
- Welfare Reforms Scuttled In Illinois House
- Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Abolish Death Penalty
- Sexting Law Passes Illinois House
- House Passes “Sexting” Ban
- Gov Takes Tax Talk To School
- Quinn: Tax Or Education Cuts Not a Scare Tactic
- Brady reacts to Quinn Budget Broadcast
- Lawmakers: Split Reaction To Quinn Budget
Berkowitz -Public Affairs
- Reaponding to Gov. Quinn's proposed budget: Reform, New ideas and No New Taxes.
- Gov. Pat Quinn's Budget, Sen. Brady's Message and the Mainstream Media
- President Obama, the science President?
- Sen. Brady v. Gov. Quinn: A choice, not an echo, on taxes, reform and job creation.
- The morning political buzz-- Bill Brady likely to become Republican gubernatorial nominee this afternoon
OpenlineBlog.com
- Fiscal State of Illinois | Wild Spending, Skyrocketing Debt, Corruption, High Taxes, Luxury Pensions and Incompetent Leaders Combine for Crisis
- Uneducating Illinois | School District Budgets, Reductions, Layoffs, Pensions
- Fleecing of Illinois | Quinn Pushes Tax Increases, Education Cuts for Illinois Fiscal Crisis
Pekin Daily Times State News
- Department on Aging going forward with controversial move
- Quinn set to sign bill moving primary back to March
- Whitney criticizes Quinn budget plan
- Quinn defends tax plan at Springfield school
- Quinn calls for 33 percent tax hike
- Some advice as animal baby season approaches
- Quinn budget heavy on borrowing, but no tax details
QCOnline Regional News
- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.