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Moody's: COVID-19 pandemic 'eroded' state's revenue
Illinois needs to keep the growth of its long-term liabilities within a range that it is able to pay, otherwise the state may not be able to weather the COVID-19 pandemic without its credit being damaged, according to a bond crediting business.
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Capitol Fax: Pritzker reveals different resignation standard for Madigan
The publisher of an influential Illinois newsletter is trying to call Gov. J.B. Pritzker's attention to comments the governor made in January to what is currently applicable regarding House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago).
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Pritzker bans AM 560’s Jacobson from daily press conferences, claims she isn’t “impartial”
Three days after she broke the news that his family was spending his statewide lockdown at an equestrian estate in Wisconsin, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker revoked longtime Chicago reporter Amy Jacobson’s access to his daily press briefing, claiming she is not an “impartial journalist.”
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Althoff leaving Senate early; Wilcox likely to replace her
State Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) will be leaving office on Sept. 30.
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Ives wants answers from Rauner on firing of general counsel
State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is demanding answers – answers about what moved Gov. Bruce Rauner to suddenly terminate top attorney Dennis Murashko and have him immediately escorted from his office in the Chicago.
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Feedback not lacking after Rauner's not in charge comment
Gov. Bruce Rauner said he was "not in charge" during a press conference Monday and he intends to continue blaming House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) for the problems facing Illinois until Madigan is no longer speaker.
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Firm with ties to Rauner's office lands $12M no-bid Medicaid deal
A consulting firm with direct ties to senior staffers in the office of Gov. Bruce Rauner has been awarded a $12.8 million Medicaid system contract without so much as putting up a bid.