Things fall apart.
Rule number one: If the Illinois General Assembly is still in session there is no telling the damage it can do.
Fact: The Illinois General Assembly is still in session for six more hours as I write this.
Rule number two: You never, never stop calling. 888-412-6570
Fact: The number of calls from those opposed to SB 1673 are reported to be around 100,000.
Rule number three: You can tell how things are going by whether late on the last day of the session the bars are full of lobbyists or the halls of the Capitol are full of lobbyists.
Fact: I’ve been told that at this hour the bars around the Springfield Capitol are full.
Is SB 1673 dead? Well, no. But it appears to be on life support.
Things started falling apart yesterday. When GOP House leader Tom Cross attacked Madigan for bundling the pension obligation shift with the pension benefit cuts. Madigan reacted by pulling his name off the bill and
Fact: The Illinois General Assembly is still in session for six more hours as I write this.
Rule number two: You never, never stop calling. 888-412-6570
Fact: The number of calls from those opposed to SB 1673 are reported to be around 100,000.
Rule number three: You can tell how things are going by whether late on the last day of the session the bars are full of lobbyists or the halls of the Capitol are full of lobbyists.
Fact: I’ve been told that at this hour the bars around the Springfield Capitol are full.
Is SB 1673 dead? Well, no. But it appears to be on life support.
Things started falling apart yesterday. When GOP House leader Tom Cross attacked Madigan for bundling the pension obligation shift with the pension benefit cuts. Madigan reacted by pulling his name off the bill and
