$600,000 worth of projects and grants are detailed in a list of member initiatives received from State Representative Mike Tryon’s office. Governor Rod Blagojevich has announced he will veto the money, which he calls pork, and divert it to his … Continue reading
Since the Governor’s Office stopped sending me press releases, I haven’t printed any. I’ll make an exception today because he vetoed the pork-member initiatives-earmarks, whatever you want to call it, out of the budget bill and is trying to allocate … Continue reading
Since the Governor’s Office stopped sending me press releases, I haven’t printed any. I’ll make an exception today because he vetoed the pork-member initiatives-earmarks, whatever you want to call it, out of the budget bill and is trying to allocate … Continue reading
There is no guarantee that any of the so-called member initiatives (“pork” to most) in the budget sent to Governor Rod Blagojevich will ever reach local governments and charitable organizations, but if it does it isn’t just municipalities and townships … Continue reading
There is no guarantee that any of the so-called member initiatives (“pork” to most) in the budget sent to Governor Rod Blagojevich will ever reach local governments and charitable organizations, but if it does it isn’t just municipalities and townships … Continue reading
It won’t be just not-for-profit organizations and cities and villages that will get checks from state government, if McHenry County State Representatives Mark Beaubien, Jack Franks and Mike Tryon get their way. Of course, Governor Rod Blagojevich doesn’t have to … Continue reading
It won’t be just not-for-profit organizations and cities and villages that will get checks from state government, if McHenry County State Representatives Mark Beaubien, Jack Franks and Mike Tryon get their way. Of course, Governor Rod Blagojevich doesn’t have to … Continue reading
Each state representative is said to have received $670,000 to distribute anyway he or she desires. Each state senator’s share of the pork pot is supposed to be twice as much–$1.3 million. House Speaker Mike Madigan decided to put all … Continue reading
Each state representative is said to have received $670,000 to distribute anyway he or she desires. Each state senator’s share of the pork pot is supposed to be twice as much–$1.3 million. House Speaker Mike Madigan decided to put all … Continue reading
