18 Sep 2016

Democrats Have Some Reason for Worry in Legislative Races

By Rich Miller

Republicans have been saying behind the scenes that they have put four Democratic state Senators “on the bubble”: Tom Cullerton in DuPage County, Melinda Bush in Lake County, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant in Will County, and Gary Forby in southern Illinois.

11 Sep 2016

Rauner’s Money Gives GOP a Fighting Chance

By Rich Miller

The Washington Post published a story the other day titled “Meet the Wealthy Donors Who Are Pouring Millions into the 2016 Elections.”

04 Sep 2016

Governor Wants an Issue More Than a Solution on Redistricting

By Rich Miller

Whenever you see a statement from the Democratic Party of Illinois, you can be supremely confident that House Speaker Michael Madigan – the party’s longtime chair – approves of the sentiment.

And the same goes for the Illinois Republican Party and Governor Bruce Rauner, who accounts for 95 percent of the party’s total fundraising since January 1. No way will that party deliberately say anything that is contrary to the governor’s wishes.

28 Aug 2016

Governor Can Play Both Sides of Criminal-Justice Reform

By Rich Miller

Governor Bruce Rauner said last week that he has never spoken with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel or any legislators about a much-anticipated proposal to toughen penalties for gun crimes.

21 Aug 2016

Justice Reform Meets Willie Horton

By Rich Miller

You might think that months of bipartisan cooperation on numerous criminal-justice-reform bills would make that particular topic off-limits for campaigns this year.

You’d be wrong.

14 Aug 2016

Rauner Working the Long Game with Term-Limits Advertising

By Rich Miller

An organization controlled by Governor Bruce Rauner has spent a million dollars in a little over a week on a new television ad promoting legislative term limits. And that’s just for starters.

07 Aug 2016

Same-Day Registration the Latest Target to Twist Elections

By Rich Miller

Is Illinois the next state to deal with “voter suppression”? Maybe, depending how you look at it.

31 Jul 2016

Republicans Making Multi-Million-Dollar Bet on Madigan Strategy

By Rich Miller

“Do you think he knows what he’s doing?” asked a top Republican last week about House Speaker Michael Madigan’s high-profile role at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

24 Jul 2016

Illinois Governor Has Turned the Tables This Election Season

By Rich Miller

To understand the effect that Governor Bruce Rauner has had on the Illinois Republican Party, you need to go back a few years.

17 Jul 2016

Fairy Tales Will Obscure Grim Reality of Stopgap Budget

By Rich Miller

Right off the bat, I should say that I think the so-called “stopgap budget” signed into law on June 30 was a good idea. People and organizations that rely on state government desperately needed a break from the all-out legislative war between the two ideologically entrenched parties.

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