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Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large On Monday morning, Illinois State House Speaker Mike Madigan made a stunning announcement: He would no longer try to get the 60 votes he needs...
âI asked, during our last meeting, no less than five separate times, for changes, because many in law enforcement have specifically talked about the qualified immunity elimination as their issue,â Sims said. âWhatâs your proposed solution on the other side? As I said to them and I say now, the perspective to do nothing and to just say no, is not an option.â House Democrats also accused law enforcement groups of spreading misinformation about the proposals, citing a Facebook post from the Illinois Sheriffsâ Association that labels the legislation the âdefund ...
Michael Madigan, the wily and venerable head of a dynasty, suspends his campaign to retain the speakership of the Illinois House. “I have always put the best interest of the House Dem Caucus and our members first,” Michael Madigan said.Credit...E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune, via Associated Press Jan. 11, 2021 Michael Madigan, the Democratic power broker who has served as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives for nearly four decades, has fallen short of the votes needed to remain in power — a reminder that Washington is not the only capital convulsed by postelection tumul...
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