Quinn: Prison Decision "Very Shortly"
Gov. Pat Quinn says he expects a decision "very shortly" on whether the
federal government will buy the Thomson Correctional Center to house
Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Another Chink In Illinois' Bond Rating
In a second blow to Illinois' bond rating this week, [...]
Yesterday morning I listened in on a bloggers' conference call with Sen. John Thune (R-SD), who was discussing the Democrats' health care plans, or what Thune called "the $2.5 trillion expansion of the federal government." Interestingly, while I'm writing this post, I'm watching President Obama on Fox [...]
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Here's the latest from the Illinois political scene:
Cross Attempts To Slow Down Thomson Deal
Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross is attempting to stall a proposed deal in which the state will lease Thomson Correctional Center to the federal government to house certain' [...]
This result popped out at me from my recent Poll Vault on health-insurance reform:
Gallup Poll. Nov. 5-8, 2009
Do you think it is the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have health care coverage, or is that not the responsibility of the federal government?Is the government's responsibility [...]
What a difference a week makes.
Last Thursday, the Illinois Republican delegation issued a series of questions for Gov. Pat Quinn regarding his plan to allow the federal government to incarcerate former Guantanamo Bay detainees at the Thomson Correctional Center. The letter's opening sentence called for a "dignified and precise discussion regarding the cost,'" [...]
WASHINGTON--Illinois State Sen. Jeff Schoenberg (D-Evanston) briefed me Thursday on what is involved on the state end in selling Thomson Correctional Center in northwest Illinois to the federal government.
The Obama administration is considering asking Illinois Gov. Quinn to sell the nearly vacant Thomson to the federal Bureau of [...]
The federal government is one step closer to providing health care and retirement benefits to domestic partners of its gay and lesbian employees. Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved H.R. 2517 by a 23-12 vote. Illinois Democrats Mike Quigley, Danny Davis, and Bill Foster all supported the legislation. GOP Rep. Aaron [...]
Not all Republicans have lined up in opposition to the federal government buying Thomson state prison and using it as a federal maximum security prison with a separate wing for Taliban and Al Qaida terrorists currently housed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Obama has pledged to close the U.S. [...]
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Cross Threatens Legislative Block To Thomson Sale
House
Republican Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego) says he'll introduce legislation
that would put to a vote Gov. Quinn's proposal to sell the Thomson
correctional center to the federal government. Meanwhile, federal officials say that in addition to housing prisoners from the' [...]
