It can be dangerous to put something on the internet. Why? Because it never disappears. Consider the email that then-State Representative Jack Franks sent to constituents on December 24, 2013. Here is how it begins: Fighting Against Sweetheart Deals ‘Double-dipping’ … Continue reading
Category Archives: Jim Edgar
From Wirepoints: Wirepoints Report: The real cost of pension and public retiree health insurance equals half of Illinois’ budget Illinois owes $73 billion in retiree health insurance benefits for state workers, yet doesn’t have any money set aside to pay for … Continue reading
Both Governor Jim Edgar and Governor Bruce Rauner made property tax relief a centerpiece of their campaigns. Back in 1991 there was a resulting standoff between Republican Governor Jim Edgar and Democratic Party House Speaker Mike Madigan. Edgar had promised … Continue reading
Both Governor Jim Edgar and Governor Bruce Rauner made property tax relief a centerpiece of their campaigns. Back in 1991 there was a resulting standoff between Republican Governor Jim Edgar and Democratic Party House Speaker Mike Madigan. Edgar had promised … Continue reading
Friday the Chicago NPR station, WBEZ-FM, interviewed formed Republican Govenror Jim Edgar about the tax hike. The most interesting thing said was Edgar’s comment that current Republican Govenror Bruce Rauner could “have his cake and eat it, too.” I hadn’t … Continue reading
Real estate assessments are being hiked by 8% in a lot of townships. That has to be scaring people who don’t understand the property tax system. There are two parts to the tax bill: the assessment the tax rate On … Continue reading
When Governor Jim Edgar passed Kids Care in the mid-1990’s, I remember having lunch in the legislators’ dining room and telling her if he wanted it to really succeed, he would let insurance agents sell it. Instead, Edgar and Blagojevich … Continue reading
Got a robo-call mid-afternoon Sunday. There was so much dead air before the message I almost hung up. Then an announcer said that Jim Edgar was going to talk about the race for Governor. A very scratchy recording then played. … Continue reading
This morning I received a call from former Governor Jim Edgar. He made a pitch for his former Chief of Staff Kirk Dillard. Edgar said that Dillard “understood how to get spending under control.” Edgar, however, wasn’t the only one … Continue reading
A press release from the Kirk Dillard for Governor campaign: Statement from Governor Jim Edgar regarding the GOP candidates for Lt. Governor “With all of the Republican candidates for Lt. Governor now decided, it’s obvious who hit the home run. … Continue reading
During the first week to circulate petitions, what should in my mailbox arrive? It’s a letter from the Kirk Dillard for Governor Committee signed by former Governors Jim Edgar and Jim Thompson. Edgar was Thompson’s Legislative Liaison before being named … Continue reading
Back when Governor Dan Walker was in office, the gas crisis was in full swing. One day while the General Assembly was in session, he ordered the speed limit in Illinois to be dropped to 55 miles per hour. On … Continue reading
Maybe that headline is a little bold, but we’re talking Rod Blagojevich here. Read the following press release from the United State Securities Exchange Commission and write your own in the comment section: SEC Charges Illinois for Misleading Pension Disclosures … Continue reading
The year the State of Illinois decided to improved the pension system of state employees, Missouri took action on its employee pension system, too. The pension was quite poor compared to other states. Governor Jim Edgar’s administration and the AFSMCE … Continue reading
There is a concept used in campaigns that could be called a “political shield.” Abortion being a distasteful subject not often discussed in private or public is, nevertheless, one that motivates political activists and, at least on the pro-choice side … Continue reading
Jim Tobin’s National Taxpayers United of Illinois has revealed the top 50 pensions for the General Assembly Retirement Fund. It doesn’t have many pensioners, but the legislative retirement fund has some big payouts. Part of the reason is that statewide … Continue reading
The Daily Herald style book can’t bring itself to use the words “illegal aliens,” but John Patterson’s story about the Illinois Auditor General’s study of Rod Blagojevich’s All Kids taxpayer-subsidized health care program says 75% of 71,665 children on the … Continue reading
As U.S. House Democratic Party Speaker Tip O’Neill said, “All politics is local.” So, I guess that puts McHenry County Blog in the right place for those who want to know about “local.” That’s what McLean County Pundit reminds readers … Continue reading
Was it the day that former Governor Jim Edgar endorsed State Senator Kirk Dillard for the Republican nomination for governor or the day after? Had Google’s Blogger allowed me to post an article whatever day it was, I would have … Continue reading
Here’s what McHenry resident Steve Stanek wrote the Chicago Sun-Times about those folks in Springfield To the editor: “Down in Springfield, it’s fool-the-taxpayer time,” the Sun-Times wrote (“If this is reform, what’s with the loopholes?” editorial, May 29). When is … Continue reading