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  • Rae Hodge
    MAR 27, 2018
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    Capitol Agenda: Gun Dealer Bill up for debate, Preckwinkle rallies for Fair Tax

    House subject hearing for Gun Dealer Bill; Preckwinkle rallies at Thompson; Racing Board weighs in on lawsuit; BEP’s legislative agenda
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  • Rae Hodge
    MAR 27, 2018
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    Treasurer premiers interactive open data trove to track Illinois investments

     

    If you want to pull an entire year’s worth of Illinois’ monthly yield measurements on 90-day T-Bill investments, then compare them in a line graph to the competition, the Illinois Treasurer’s new site, The Vault, can do it in under 10 seconds.



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  • Rae Hodge
    MAR 27, 2018
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    PAC track: Rauner moves war chest, new GOP AG committee on the scene

    Several campaign finance filings of note hit the State Board of Elections yesterday. A quick round-up of the highlights follows.
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  • Rae Hodge
    MAR 26, 2018
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    Capitol Agenda: Gone Fishin’

    The state legislature won’t resume committee hearings until tomorrow, although the General Assembly’s agenda is staying light through the week with most legislators taking a reprieve. Executive agency and board meetings, however, will be at full speed by Wednesday. Today’s meetings are highlighted by a fishing expedition.

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  • Rae Hodge
    MAR 26, 2018
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    Morning Briefs: Tectonic shifts in Illinois politics

    Welcome to Illinois’ legislative spring break. While lawmakers enjoy a post-primary reprieve, we'll take a glimpse into some of the fundamental political forces outside of Cook County which have grown in influence over the last two years and are likely to shape November outcomes.
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  • Rae Hodge
    MAR 23, 2018
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    Hampton sues Speaker’s committee and IL Dems, alleges harassment complaint retaliation

     

    Former Democratic campaign worker Alaina Hampton offered a public statement Thursday after filing suit in federal court Wednesday against the Democratic Party of Illinois and the party chairman’s campaign committee, Friends of Michael J. Madigan.

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  • Rae Hodge
    MAR 23, 2018
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    Comptroller Double-Drop: Annual CAFR and Debt Transparency Reports Released

     

    The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for FY2017 hit the internet Thursday on the heels of the latest Debt Transparency Report, both from the office of Comptroller Susana Mendoza.

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  • Rae Hodge
    MAR 23, 2018
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    Morning Briefs: GOP stumping points, post-primary

    Sen. Jill Tracy (R-Quincy) is the latest legislator to point to video game creators and Hollywood as a reason for an increase in school shootings, telling Peoria Public Radio they should accept some responsibility for de-sensitizing people to violence. The senator says gun bans won’t stop school shootings and that it makes more sense to improve mental health care. [NPR]

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  • Rae Hodge
    MAR 20, 2018
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    Capitol Agenda: PPB and Medical District Commission

    While all eyes are on the State Board of Elections, a handful of state meetings are still planned for the day.

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  • Rae Hodge
    MAR 20, 2018
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    Four races, in focus: Statehouse primaries we're watching

     

    With scorecards filling up throughout the day, election-watchers will be hard-pressed to catch every race. Here are a few key competitions The Daily Line will be keeping an eye on.

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