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
Category Archives: Pate Philip
How would you like to live in Marengo and have your grade school board members ask whether you would allow them to increase part of your tax bill by 3¾ times? Forever. That’s the way I read the language on … Continue reading
I’m pretty amazed that the issue I stressed when I ran for governor against Rod Blagojevich and Jim Ryan in 2002 is getting attention during this year when the media is pushing reform: Term Limitsfor Leaders When my Libertarian Party … Continue reading
I was more than fed up with the way the McHenry County Conservation District had borrowed $39 million without asking for permission at the ballot box after Lee Daniels and Pate Philip passed the tax hiking bill numbered Senate Bill … Continue reading
The highlight of the session most of the time I was in the Illinois House was the Gridiron Dinner put on by the press corps. When Senate President Pate Philip managed to shorten the session by getting a constitutional amendment … Continue reading
The highlight of the session most of the time I was in the Illinois House was the Gridiron Dinner put on by the press corps. When Senate President Pate Philip managed to shorten the session by getting a constitutional amendment … Continue reading