
In a recent interview, Darin LaHood, the establishment Republican choice to replace the disgraced Aaron Schock in the special election for Illinois’ 18th district, seemed to contradict his own pledges on term limits.
by Warner Todd Huston12 Jun 2015, 5:11 PM PST0

Newly-inaugurated Illinois governor Bruce Rauner is the state’s first Republican governor in 12 years. In a state suffering the worst fiscal crisis of any in the Union, save perhaps California, the billionaire businessman is expected to restore sound principles to state management. Yet in his first “State of the State” address, Rauner failed to mention the words “pension,” “debt,” or “deficit”–and focused on other issues, including labor union reform and a proposed minimum wage hike to $10.
by Joel B. Pollak5 Feb 2015, 6:14 AM PST0