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
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
When Rod Blagojevich and the Democrats took total control of state government, Blagojevich claimed the deficit was $5 billion. That was after the election. I figured that was over a two-year period. He raised all kinds of fees, virtually asking … Continue reading
One of the first articles on McHenry County Blog was Will Those Illegally in Illinois Will Bethe Biggest Beneficiary ofGovernor Rod Blagojevich’s “All Kids” Health Plan? It went up on October 24, 2005. At a town meeting conducted by State … Continue reading
One of the first articles on McHenry County Blog was Will Those Illegally in Illinois Will Bethe Biggest Beneficiary ofGovernor Rod Blagojevich’s “All Kids” Health Plan? It went up on October 24, 2005. At a town meeting conducted by State … Continue reading
So far I have heard only one reporter mention the portion of the population that may be the biggest beneficiary of the Governor’s proposal: children who are illegally in the United States. It is my understanding that they are not … Continue reading
Before it passed, I pointed out that All Kids’ primary purpose was to pay for medical care of illegal aliens. If you do an internet search, maybe you can find more that the two references to that possibility that I … Continue reading
