Democratic Party

Showdown: Madigan vs. Rauner comes down to one vote

By Darlene Senger

08/29/2015

Representatives in the Illinois House must decide whether to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the government-worker union arbitration bill or to stand up for their tax-paying constituents.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Mike Madigan, SB 1229

State must show plan for developmentally disabled service payments

By Mark Fitton

08/27/2015

The state is now nearly 60 days into its fiscal year with the only significant portion of its budget approved being for primary and secondary education.

TAGS: budget

Illinois House vote on AFSCME arbitration bill cost government unions $5.5 million

By Austin Berg

08/24/2015

Members of the Illinois House of Representatives who voted for a government-union arbitration bill have received millions from government unions.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees

Senate overrides Rauner’s veto of arbitration bill

By Mark Fitton

08/20/2015

The measure would enable mandatory arbitration should either the state or its unionized employees declare a bargaining impasse in their continuing contract talks.

Madigan manipulated ballot question to help re-elect Quinn

By Hilary Gowins

08/10/2015

Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan admitted that he rigged a minimum-wage ballot question to boost former Gov. Pat Quinn’s re-election chances.

TAGS: Mike Madigan, minimum wage, Pat Quinn

Madigan’s game of thrones

By John Tillman

07/31/2015

madigan budget

Speaker Madigan is playing a political game that focuses on maintaining his power at all costs.

TAGS: Mike Madigan

Rauner vetoes will stand, Madigan’s unconstitutional budget dies today

By Heather Weiner

07/30/2015

To craft a balanced budget, lawmakers must go back to the drawing board.

What happens when public unions control everything for decades? Just look at Chicago and Illinois

07/27/2015

The status quo has clearly failed residents in the Windy City and statewide.

Don’t hold your breath, Springfield stoppage could last until 2016

By Lara Forsythe

07/25/2015

Political incentives to come to an agreement are few and far between.

Illinois politicians to receive pay raises despite Rauner efforts

By Austin Berg

07/21/2015

Failing to pass a balanced budget is of little consequence to the state’s political class.

TAGS: Mike Madigan

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Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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