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July 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner urges Illinois House not to undo budget plan veto – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-urges-house-not-to-undo-budget-plan-veto/2185657/

 

NBC5
— Illinois House to Vote on Possible Veto Override Thursday – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-House-to-Vote-on-Possible-Veto-Override-Thursday-432718343.html

 

CBS2
— Agency Of Gov. Rauner’s Wife Supports Budget Veto Override
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/05/governors-wife-budget/
— House Sets Vote To Override Budget Veto; Rauner Calls Tax Hike “Two-By-Four Across The Foreheads”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/05/illinois-state-budget-veto-override-vote-rauner-madigan/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gov. Rauner urges House not to undo budget plan veto – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/265745912-story

 

WLS AM
— Illinois House adjourns, will consider Rauner tax hike override on Thursday. – John Demspey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/07/05/illinois-house-adjourns-will-consider-rauner-tax-hike-override-on-thursday/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Facing a veto override, Rauner continues call for ‘fundamental reform’ – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/facing-a-veto-override-rauner-continues-call-for-fundemantal-reform/
— Madigan sets Thursday vote to override Rauner’s veto of budget package – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-adjourns-again-without-voting-to-override-budget-vetoes/
— Illinois to delay Trump commission voter data request until August – Lynn Sweet and Sam Charles  (DIERSEN: Of course, this makes it look like Rauner is anti-Trump, anti-Pence, and anti-Republican, and that he wants to get rid of voters in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Pence supporters, and/or Republican.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-to-decide-on-trump-commission-voter-data-request-in-august/
— Rauner on his high horse, where he’s most comfortable – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-on-his-high-horse-where-he-is-most-comfortable/
— Let’s go to town on cutting wasteful township governments – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lets-go-to-town-on-cutting-wasteful-township-governments/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘HookyGate’ at the Illinois House: Why are dozens of lawmakers no-shows? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-tax-increase-house-madigan-edit-0706-jm-20170705-story.html
— Rauner: Tax hike ‘a 2-by-4 across the forehead’ – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-met-0706-20170705-story.html
— Illinois election officials get letter requesting voter data – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-illinois-elections-met-0706-20170705-story.html
— Chicago commits $100 million to investment fund aimed at low-income areas – Peter Matuszak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-catalyst-fund-met-20170704-story.html
— TREASONOUS: Cook County ID card proposed for people living in the U.S. illegally as city tries its own – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-id-card-met-20170705-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— What would a state income tax hike cost you? – Jamie Sotonoff
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/what-would-a-state-income-tax-hike-cost-you
— Illinois officials undecided on Trump’s request for voter information – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, this makes it look like Rauner is anti-Trump, anti-Pence, and anti-Republican, and that he wants to get rid of voters in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Pence supporters, and/or Republican.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/illinois-officials-undecided-on-trumps-request-for-voter-information
— Two key suburban House Republicans (David Harris and Steven Andersson) still favor tax hike – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/two-key-suburban-house-republicans-still-favor-tax-hike

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Moody’s throws curveball into state budget debate – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170705/BLOGS02/170709975/moodys-throws-curveball-into-state-budget-debate
— Illinois balks at vote fraud panel’s data request – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Of course, this makes it look like Rauner is anti-Trump, anti-Pence, and anti-Republican, and that he wants to get rid of voters in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Pence supporters, and/or Republican.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170705/BLOGS02/170709989/illinois-balks-at-vote-fraud-panels-data-request
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Add Illinois to the list of states that are balking at turning over massive amounts of voter data that is normally kept private to a commission chaired by Vice President Mike Pence. In an interview, Ken Menzel, general counsel to the Illinois State Board of Elections, said the board this morning finally received a written request from the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. The commission says it’s trying to prevent voter fraud; Democrats say it is attempting to drive down voter turnout among progressive voters. The request was mistakenly sent to Secretary of State Jesse White, whose office passed it on to the board. Menzel said the matter will be researched and referred to the board for possible action. But the board doesn’t meet until Aug. 22, Menzel added, so nothing is going to be happening soon. And it’s clear that at least some requested data will not be going to the feds. “They’re certainly not going to get the last four numbers of (each registrant’s) Social Security number,” he said. “We don’t give that out to anybody.” Some other information—the commission asked for past military records, felony convictions and other data—may be possible, Menzel indicated. But even that’s not sure. “This (request) doesn’t fit neatly into what our laws provide.” I’d look for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to jump into this fray.)
— Inside Illinois’ new budget and tax plan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170705/BLOGS02/170709993/inside-illinois-new-budget-and-tax-plan

 

DNA INFO
— A View From The Outside: Chicago Violence Stuns Australia’s ’60 Minutes’
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170704/grand-crossing/view-from-outside-australias-60-minutes-looks-at-chicago-violence#new_tab

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: ‘Do not override my veto’; House schedules vote – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170705/rauner-do-not-override-my-veto-house-schedules-vote
— Rep. Jimenez explains ‘tough decision’ amid ‘nastiness’ – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170705/bernard-schoenburg-rep-jimenez-explains-tough-decision-amid-nastiness
— Work isn’t over for Statehouse once budget becomes law – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170705/our-view-work-isnt-over-for-statehouse-once-budget-becomes-law

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Trust a state lawmaker to best know how to spend your $1,205 – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article159784569.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Income tax hike a necessary evil in quest to fix state’s woes – Editorial
http://thesouthern.com/opinion/editorial/voice-of-the-southern-income-tax-hike-a-necessary-evil/article_439d0955-d1c6-54bc-87da-7030cf9e0c7f.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Gov. Rauner urges House not to override budget package veto – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-rauner-urges-house-not-to-override-budget-package-veto-07-05-2017

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Two House Republicans (David Harris and Steven Andersson) Still Favor Tax Hike; Rauner Vows To Block Veto Override
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/two-house-republicans-still-favor-tax-hike-rauner-vows-block-veto-override#stream/0

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Floor Leader Steve Andersson Saying He Will Vote for the 32% Income Tax Veto Override
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/05/republican-floor-leader-steve-andersson-saying-he-will-vote-for-the-32-income-tax-veto-override/
— Which Republicans Will Be Chumps for Mike Madigan?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/05/which-republicans-will-be-chumps-for-mike-madigan/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois House returns to Capitol day after having no quorum – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/for-second-straight-day-house-session-adjourns-because-no-quorum/article_1ece5b72-6187-11e7-90aa-2fe277bfaf1c.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Massive Tax Bill Rejected by Governor Rauner; Back to the House – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/higher-tax-bill-headed-governors-desk/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CITIZEN GROUPS CALL ON TAXPAYERS TO DEMAND IL REPUBLICANS NOT TO OVER-RIDE GOV’S VETO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/citizen-groups-call-on-taxpayers-to-demand-il-republicans-not-vote-to-over-ride-governors-veto.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Mrs. Rauner’s group urges budget veto override
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/05/mrs-rauners-group-urges-budget-veto-override/
— Rauner vows “everything possible” to stop override, lashes out at Madigan, shrugs off possible junk bond rating
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/05/rauner-vows-everything-possible-to-stop-override-lashes-out-at-madigan-shrugs-off-possible-junk-bond-rating/

 

GOPUSA
— Assimilation is essential to the unity of America  (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups fight assimilation: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/assimilation-is-essential-to-the-unity-of-america/
— Texas forces Donald Trump to pick sides on Dreamer amnesty
http://www.gopusa.com/texas-forces-donald-trump-to-pick-sides-on-dreamer-amnesty/
— CNN Under Fire for Threatening Private Citizen  (DIERSEN: How vulnerable are you to threats?  Most often, those who threaten people hint/imply/argue/shout that if they do not succumb to them, they will cut, if not eliminate, their sources of income. My critics/opponents were beyond furious that GAO paid me $122,991/year in today’s dollars in 1997 and they are beyond furious that I have a) a $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) a $17,288/year federal health/dental/vision insurance subsidy, and c) $2,028/year Social Security that they cannot cut or eliminate. Therefore, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might hire me to do anything. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They are consumed with hatred of me.  Should I write a book about them?)
http://www.gopusa.com/cnn-under-fire-for-threatening-private-citizen/

 

FOX NEWS
— New Poll Shows More Americans Trust the White House Than the Media
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/07/05/poll-more-americans-trust-trump-white-house-media-journalists-press
— Trump Critics Claim ‘Racism’ Because They’re ‘Desperate’ to Destroy Him – Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson  (DIERSEN: If you are a member of any of the following groups and someone calls you a racist, a sexist, a bigot, a etc., you should consider suing them for slander: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the aforesaid groups, being called a racist, a sexist, a bigot, a etc. is like being called Jew in Germany during the 1940s.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/07/04/trump-racism-claims-democrats-desperate-destroy-him-jesse-lee-peterson-said-tucker

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois Budget Deal Would Leave Many Problems Unaddressed — Update – Quint Forgey and Heather Gillers
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/05/illinois-budget-deal-would-leave-many-problems-unaddressed-update.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Don’t Count on Pension Plans for Your Retirement – Trevor Gerszt  (DIERSEN: Beginning in 1966, when I was 18 years old, to promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents stressed to their operatives and to their dupes that I was earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, to promote even more hatred against me, my critics/opponents have stressed to their operatives and to their dupes that I have been getting a CSRS pension since 1997 when I was 49 years old, currently $50,856/year.)
http://www.newsmax.com/TrevorGerszt/Pension-Plans-Retirement-gold/2017/07/04/id/799736/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Establishment Media’s Mission: Police The Public – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/05/the-establishment-medias-mission-police-the-public/
— Under Trump, More Central American Migrants Resettling In Mexico – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/05/under-trump-more-central-american-migrants-resettling-in-mexico/

 

BREITBART
— Official Who Released Criminal Aliens into U.S. for Obama Now Directing ICE – BRANDON DARBY & ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/07/01/official-released-criminal-aliens-u-s-obama-now-directing-ice/
— Swedish Feminists To Organize ‘No Men’ Music Festival To Prevent Sex Assaults – CHRIS TOMLINSON  (DIERSDEN: Under the Democrats, how soon, if not already, will we see signs in America that say “NO Trump supporters, NO Protestants, NO conservatives, NO Republicans, NO Americans, NO Whites, NO males, NO older people, NO rich people, NO gun owners, NO German Americans, NO draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or NO those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?”)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/05/swedish-feminists-organise-no-men-music-festival-prevent-sex-assaults/
— CNN Blackmails Source of Donald Trump Wrestling Video – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/07/04/cnn-blackmails-source-donald-trump-wrestling-video/
— ‘CNNBlackMail’ #1 Twitter Trend As Network Threatens to Reveal Reddit User’s Identity – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/07/04/cnnblackmail-1-twitter-trend-as-network-threatens-to-reveal-reddit-users-identity/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Northwestern wants ‘social justice education’ for frats, sororities – Toni Airaksinen  (DIERSEN: To promote “social justice” is to promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9368

 

CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: White House to schools: ‘Affirm students’ preferred transgender pronoun’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups promote sexual confusion: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.christian.org.uk/news/white-house-schools-affirm-students-preferred-transgender-pronoun/

 

THE HILL
— Kobach: Reports about voter commission problems are ‘fake news’ – BEN KAMISAR AND JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/340740-kobach-rips-reports-about-voter-commission-problems-fake-news
— Voter fraud commission may have violated law – LYDIA WHEELER AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I violated law when I submitted sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969, when I claimed partial day per diem in 1973 and 1974, and when I deducted educational expenses 1972-1978.)
http://thehill.com/regulation/other/340738-voter-fraud-commission-may-have-violated-law

 

REUTERS
— Possible Illinois Budget Fix Poses Big Financial Questions – Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2017-07-05/possible-illinois-budget-fix-poses-big-financial-questions
— Illinois House sets Thursday budget veto override vote – Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN19Q2P1

 

CNBC
— Illinois could be downgraded to junk even if state passes budget, tax hike – Reuters
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/05/illinois-could-be-downgraded-to-junk-even-if-state-passes-budget-tax-hike.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— At parades and protests, GOP lawmakers get earful about health care – David Weigel, Murray Carpenter and Julia O’Malley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/at-parades-and-protests-senators-get-earful-about-health-care/2017/07/04/ab675938-5de2-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Budget Deal Would Leave Many Problems Unaddressed  House expected to take up veto override on Thursday, breaking two-year stalemate – Quint Forgey and Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-budget-deal-would-leave-many-problems-unaddressed-1499284214

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Houston’s most Republican and Democrat neighborhoods – John D. Harden  (DIERSEN: Which are the most Republican and Democrat neighborhoods in your precinct, in your municipality, and in your county?  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, hard-core Democrats hypocritically move into and hypocritically stay in Republican neighborhoods to hypocritically take advantage of the safety and prosperity that Republicans created there. These hard-core Democrats count on Democrat success in driving out of Illinois members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Houston-Republican-and-Democratic-neighborhood-11256158.php

 

FED SMITH
— Money, Manpower, Morale, and Motivation – Robbie Kunreuther  (DIERSEN: Measuring job performance is extremely subjective. My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used that subjectivity a) to retain and to promote their Democrat employees and especially those who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/05/money-manpower-morale-motivation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What motivates you? We know that your work to get paid and meet your needs, but what makes you take extra time and effort to do a job well? Why do people work for the government and why do some contribute so much more than others? As a former HR specialist these are questions that I am motivated to examine. Clearly, there are carrots and sticks to consider when looking at what makes Feds go. This article focuses on the most commonly considered carrot – money. Memories and motivation  There is ample reason to believe that the General Schedule will be abolished over the next few years and replaced by a pay-for-performance (PFP) system. It will likely be shaped by “pay bands” in which new hires are placed when hired. After that, annual salaries will only be increased based on performance reviews.)

July 3 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Tax increase approved by Illinois House heads to Senate; Gov. Rauner threatens to veto – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/tax-increase-approved-by-illinois-house-heads-to-senate/2176823/

 

NBC5
— Rauner to Veto Illinois Income Tax Hike – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-veto-income-tax-hike-432177603.html

 

CBS2
— House Passes Budget, Income Tax Hike; Rauner Vows Veto
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/02/illinois-budget-vote-income-tax/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I urge everyone to watch Wheaton’s fireworks Monday evening, July 3, and watch Wheaton’s Independence Day parade on July 4.  For event details,  visit https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/. Parade entries include Peter Roskam for U.S. Congress (#17); Jeanne Ives for Illinois House and Mike Connelly for Illinois Senate (#16); Peter Breen for Illinois House (#18); Bob Berlin for DuPage State’s Attorney (#19); Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, and Tim Whelan for DuPage District 4 (#21); James Mendrick for DuPage Sheriff (#23); Karen Wilson for DuPage Judge (#20); Milton Township Republican Central Committee (#22), and Bibbianno for DuPage Sheriff (#27) have entries. The parade lineup is at https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/July_4_2017_Parade_Lineup.pdf. This year, for the 12th year in a row, “DuPage Republicans” will help sponsor the parade.  They will be one of the two $2,500 “Star” sponsors and again sponsor the Wheaton high school bands (#25) and the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums (#15) parade entries and again have a booth at the July 3 fireworks. Outstandingly, again this year Tim Whelan will coordinate Republican use of the booth at the fireworks. This year again, I have delivered flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route. The flyers list the Republican entries in the parade and the Republicans who helped sponsor entries. Outstandingly, the flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics. This year, outstandingly, Roger Claar is a $500 contributor, Chris Nybo is a $250 contributor, Phil Suess is a $150 contributor, and Bob Berlin, Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, and Tim Whelan are $100 contributors. Please plan on watching the 22-minute fireworks Monday evening July 3 at Graf Park, and stopping by the DuPage Republicans booth.  Please plan on watching the parade on Tuesday morning July 4 or walking in the parade with one of the Republican entries. If you want to walk with one of the Republican entries, I suggest being at the staging area at Fifth Third Bank on north Main Street at 9:00 AM. This year is the 10th anniversary of an elephant walking behind Roskam in the parade.  I had the honor of raising $2,000 on short notice from DuPage Republicans to sponsor that elephant.  – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘All kids in Illinois should be in the same boat’ – Dr. Brent Clark, Dr. Jennifer Garrison, Dr. Michael A. Jacoby, Ralph Martire, Ginger Ostro
Tony Sanders, CEO, School District U-46  (DIERSEN: Do the Democrats want to send more state tax dollars to your school district or less state tax dollars to your school district and why?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/all-kids-in-illinois-should-be-in-the-same-boat/
— Will Illinois fight Trump panel drive for personal voter data? – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: How many who are registered to vote in Illinois are also registered to vote in other states?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/will-illinois-fight-trump-panel-drive-for-personal-voter-data/
— Why Rauner should veto a $15 minimum wage – Ed Rensi, former president and CEO of McDonald’s and a member of the Job Creators Network
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/why-rauner-should-veto-a-15-minimum-wage/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups find less to celebrate on Independence Day: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–fourth-of-july-minorities-20170703-story.html
— Can we get a little respect from the candidates running for governor? – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-governors-race-dahleen-glanton-met-20170702-column.html
— Planning for a new Chicagoland – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Where did you live when you were younger? How “well connected to opportunities provided by the region’s economy” was that area? I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and then in University Park 1972-1976. If I had lived in an area that was better “connected to opportunities provided by the region’s economy,” maybe I could have gotten better jobs.  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; and collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-cmap-region-planning-2050-edit-0703-md-20170630-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Economic inequality: The Chicago area has yet to make much headway bridging the chasm between haves and have-nots. Disinvestment continues to ravage the city’s South and West sides and many south suburbs, perpetuating a cycle of violence and outmigration that destroys neighborhoods. In the meantime, downtown and the North Side flourish, recharged by a steady influx of millennials. It’s an imbalance that robs residents in struggling neighborhoods of access to parity in education, jobs, housing and transportation. “These residents are not well connected to opportunities provided by the region’s economy,” CMAP states in preview report to “On To 2050,” the regional comprehensive plan that the agency will release next year. “As a result, a substantial portion of the region’s human capital — embodied in the talents and skills of these residents — is being wasted.”)
— Boot the rascals out of Springfield and start over – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-boot-illinois-legislators-st-0704-20170703-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is it curtains for Museum of Broadcast Communications? – Lisa Bertagnoli
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170701/ISSUE01/170639979/is-it-curtains-for-museum-of-broadcast-communications-in-chicago

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 15 Republicans (Andersson, Bryant, Cavaletto, Davidsmeyer, Fortner, Hammond, D. Harris, Hays, Jimenez, Meier, B. Mitchell, Phillips, Pritchard, Reis, Unes) defy Rauner, back tax increases – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170702/some-republicans-defy-rauner-back-tax-increases

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois House reaches $5 billion breakthrough on budget – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-02/illinois-house-reaches-5-billion-breakthrough-budget.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Illinois House approves tax hike; Gov. Rauner threatens veto – JOHN O’CONNOR
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/07/02/illinois-house-approves-tax-hike-gov-rauner-threatens-veto/a6qrm82/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois House passes tax hike without Q-C area support; Rauner promises veto – JOHN O’CONNOR
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/illinois-house-passes-tax-hike-without-q-c-area-support/article_77f4c1dc-5f8e-11e7-b608-ab8d9e304ddb.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Revenue, spending legislation passes the IL House – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/revenue-spending-legislation-passes-the-il-house-07-03-2017
— Lawmakers, state workers react to budget legislation passing the House – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/lawmakers-state-workers-react-to-budget-legislation-passing-the-house-07-03-2017

 

WAND TV
— Illinois House passes income tax increase, spending plan – Michon Lindstrom
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35799610/illinois-house-passes-income-tax-increase-spending-plan

 

WJBD RADIO
— Three Area Republican House Members Break With Governor Rauner and Approve Income Tax Increase  The Senate is expected back in special session on Monday to consider changes made in the House to the budget bills they passed earlier.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/07/03/three-area-republican-house-members-break-with-governor-rauner-and-approve-income-tax-increase–

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois House passes budget, income tax increase – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35799665/illinois-house-passes-budget-income-tax-increase

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Gov Rauner vows to veto Speaker Madigan’s $5 billion tax increase, $36.5 billion spending plan – Greg Bishop and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/house-passes-billion-tax-increase-billion-spending-plan-some-republicans/article_47d2ab70-5f7c-11e7-9d8b-5b5b82b5533e.html
— Illinois House approves $5 billion tax hike bill with some Republican support – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-house-approves-billion-tax-hike-bill-with-some-republican/article_f323fe36-5f52-11e7-87bf-97f3a51bc251.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE PASSES PERMANENT INCOME TAX HIKE – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-passes-permanent-income-tax-hike/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives on legislative committees: Nice work if you don’t have to do it – Michael McGrady
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511133143-ives-on-legislative-committees-nice-work-if-you-don-t-have-to-do-it

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner hails Amazon as big economic boost for state – Russell Boniface
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511126661-rauner-hails-amazon-as-big-economic-boost-for-state

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner forced to build wall against decades of budgetary abuse, Tribune says – Brent Zell
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511133163-rauner-forced-to-build-wall-against-decades-of-budgetary-abuse-tribune-says

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois House Approves Massive Income Tax Increase  Gov. Rauner vows to veto reckless spending plan – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/illinois-house-approves-massive-income-tax-increase/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. FORTNER EXPLAINS HIS VOTE IN SUPPORT OF 32% TAX HIKE BUDGET AS “REASONABLE”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/rep-fortner-explains-his-vote-in-support-of-32-tax-hike-budget-as-reasonable.html
— RAUNER PROMISES TO VETO MADIGAN’S LATEST BUDGET
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/rauner-promises-to-veto-madigans-latest-budget.html
— 15 IL GOP HOUSE MEMBERS SUPPORT DEMOCRAT 32% INCOME TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/15-il-gop-house-members-support-democrat-32-income-tax-hike.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Ives on teachers’ unions
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/03/todays-quotable-rep-ives-on-teachers-unions/
— Madigan praise “bipartisan” vote *** Rauner: “I will veto Mike Madigan’s permanent 32 percent tax hike”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/02/rauner-i-will-veto-mike-madigan%E2%80%99s-permanent-32-percent-tax-hike/
— The approp bill is booby trapped
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/02/the-approp-bill-is-booby-trapped/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois financial collapse not postponed as State House of Representatives passes first budget in 2 years – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/illinois_financial_collapse_not_postponed_as_state_house_of_representatives_passes_first_budget_in_2_years.html

 

GOPUSA
— What are states hiding behind refusal to turn over voter info? (DIERSEN: How many who are registered to vote in Illinois are also registered to vote in other states?)
http://www.gopusa.com/what-are-states-hiding-behind-refusal-to-turn-over-voter-info/
— CNN panel accuses Trump of inciting violence against them
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26592

 

DAILY CALLER
— Hate Speech Is Free Speech – Scott Greer  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that everything that Trump supporters say is hate speech.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make clear that anti-Trumps are full of hatred.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/02/hate-speech-is-free-speech/

 

NEWSMAX
— Twitter: Trump’s Tweets Don’t Violate Rules – Wanda Carruthers
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/President-Donald-Trump-Twitter-media-attacks-CNN/2017/07/02/id/799434/
— Bannon Floats Tax Hike for Wealthy Idea – Wanda Carruthers  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? Especially, ever since I became an IRS employee in 1971, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay more taxes.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I avoided the draft, that the federal government grossly overpaid me, that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents, and that my federal retirement pension and benefits are too generous.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/White-House-chief-strategist-Steve-Bannon-President-Donald-Trump-tax-reform-tax-cuts/2017/07/02/id/799428/

 

TOWNHALL
— The Left’s Factions Increasingly Turning Their Sights on Each Other – Rachel Alexander  (DIERSEN: If a male federal employee declares himself to be a woman, does he then get all the preferences accorded by Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? If a White federal employee declares himself/herself to be a minority, does he/she then get all the preferences accorded by Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?  If a non-veteran federal employee declares himself/herself to be a veteran, does he/she then get all the preferences accorded by the veterans preference?  If a rich federal employee declares himself/herself to be poor, does he/she then get all the preferences accorded to poor federal employees?  If a healthy federal employee declares himself/herself to be unhealthy, does he/she then get all the preferences accorded to unhealthy federal employees?  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, if not most of my coworkers and subordinates painted themselves as having major financial problems and/or health problems.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2017/07/03/the-lefts-factions-increasingly-turning-their-sights-on-each-other-n2349774

 

THE HILL
— Media reaps dividends from Trump attacks – JONATHAN EASLEY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes know that the more viciously that they attack me, the more attention that they draw to my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340318-media-reaps-dividends-from-trump-attacks

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring others to come to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/world/americas/honduras-migration-border-wall.html
— In Chicago, the Trains Actually Run on Time – RAHM EMANUEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/opinion/rahm-emanuel-chicago-l-mass-transit.html
— Independent Press Is Under Siege as Freedom Rings – Jim Rutenberg  (DIERSEN: Trump is not against the “independent” press.  Trump is against the press that acts like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.  Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) pander to the Democrat press, b) glorify and praise the Democrat press, and c) act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat press.  Far too many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois act like the Democrat press has threatened to destroy them if they do not help the Democrat press destroy me and destroy my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/02/business/media/independent-press-is-under-siege-as-freedom-rings.html
— Democracy Without Politics  What do we owe our neighbors? – KJ DELL’ANTONIA  (DIERSEN: What do you owe your neighbors? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on turning my neighbors against me. To turn my neighbors against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, a Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), rich, a gun owner, 100% German American, a draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, a union member for almost 12 years, a federal employee for almost 30 years, a retired federal employee for almost 20 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/02/opinion/democracy-without-politics.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Hijacked American Presidency.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/opinion/trump-hijacked-american-presidency.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Pension transparency: Uncle Sam needs to catch up with New York – Editorial  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that my $50,856 federal pension is far too generous. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://nypost.com/2017/07/02/pension-transparency-uncle-sam-needs-to-catch-up-with-new-york/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Officials Edge Closer to Budget Deal  House lawmakers approve what could become the state’s first budget in two years – Quint Forgey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-officials-edge-closer-to-budget-deal-1499031899
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When Women Boost the workforce – Ben Leubsdorf  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote women, and especially those who were Democrat, young, and/or minority and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were male, and especially those who were Republican, White, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-can-the-u-s-get-more-women-into-the-workforce-ask-canada-1499000402
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: More Older Workers Aren’t Shy About Not Retiring – Megumi Fujikawa  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40, b) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and c) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-wrinkle-in-japans-retire-at-60-rule-workers-who-dont-quit-1498993202
— What to Make of Softening Inflation – Lev Borodovsky  (DIERSEN: Inflation has always been grossly understated; inflation is being grossly understated; and inflation will forever be grossly understated.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-to-make-of-softening-inflation-1499003855

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: Trump tweets about ‘fake news’ nearly 10 times more often than ‘build the wall’ – Paul Singer  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all news is fake, except the news that they put out or approve of.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/02/trump-tweets-fake-news-far-more-often-than-build-wall/446746001/
— Why you might want to think twice before going to law school – Greg Toppo
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/28/law-schools-hunkering-down-enrollment-slips/430213001/

 

WXPI
— Trump signs new law to allow VA to more quickly fire workers for poor performance – Jamie Dupree  (DIERSEN: Measuring job performance is extremely subjective. My Democrat GAO superiors used that subjectivity to justify their forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, their always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, their not promoting me beyond GS-13, their keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and their forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors used that subjectivity to justify their not promoting me beyond GS-12, their disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and their disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office used that subjectivity to justify their forcing me resign in 1969 and their disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My federal superiors would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a females, or a veteran.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/politics/trump-signs-new-law-to-allow-va-to-more-quickly-fire-workers-for-poor-performance/538815294

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— White House Gender Pay Gap: Women Make 20% Less Than Men, Study Suggests – AMRUTA AGNIHOTRI (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees who had a) less job-related work experience, b) less job-related education, and/or c) fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses more than GAO paid me.)
http://www.ibtimes.com/white-house-gender-pay-gap-women-make-20-less-men-study-suggests-2560605

 

INC.
— ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: The 5 stages of work stress – Nicolas Cole  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are considering working for the federal government should be advised that they will under a tremendous amount of stress because their careers will be wasted and they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  Extremely few non-veteran White males make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, or Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.inc.com/nicolas-cole/the-5-stages-of-stress-its-important-to-know-which-one-youre-in.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— Lawmakers return to Capitol after voting to raise taxes – AP
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4660324/Lawmakers-return-Capitol-voting-raise-taxes.html

July 1 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I urge everyone to watch Wheaton’s fireworks Monday evening, July 3, and watch Wheaton’s Independence Day parade on July 4.  For event details,  visit https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/. Parade entries include Peter Roskam for U.S. Congress (#17); Jeanne Ives for Illinois House and Mike Connelly for Illinois Senate (#16); Peter Breen for Illinois House (#18); Bob Berlin for DuPage State’s Attorney (#19); Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, and Tim Whelan for DuPage District 4 (#21); James Mendrick for DuPage Sheriff (#23); Karen Wilson for DuPage Judge (#20); Milton Township Republican Central Committee (#22), and Bibbianno for DuPage Sheriff (#27) have entries. The parade lineup is at https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/July_4_2017_Parade_Lineup.pdf. This year, for the 12th year in a row, “DuPage Republicans” will help sponsor the parade.  They will be one of the two $2,500 “Star” sponsors and again sponsor the Wheaton high school bands (#25) and the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums (#15) parade entries and again have a booth at the July 3 fireworks. Outstandingly, again this year Tim Whelan will coordinate Republican use of the booth at the fireworks. This year again, I have delivered flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route. The flyers list the Republican entries in the parade and the Republicans who helped sponsor entries. Outstandingly, the flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics. This year, outstandingly, Roger Claar is a $500 contributor, Chris Nybo is a $250 contributor, Phil Suess is a $150 contributor, and Bob Berlin, Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, and Tim Whelan are $100 contributors. Please plan on watching the 22-minute fireworks Monday evening July 3 at Graf Park, and stopping by the DuPage Republicans booth.  Please plan on watching the parade on Tuesday morning July 4 or walking in the parade with one of the Republican entries. If you want to walk with one of the Republican entries, I suggest being at the staging area at Fifth Third Bank on north Main Street at 9:00 AM. This year is the 10th anniversary of an elephant walking behind Roskam in the parade.  I had the honor of raising $2,000 on short notice from DuPage Republicans to sponsor that elephant.  – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— White House: Chicago crime ‘driven more by morality’ than guns – Lynn Sweet and Stefano Esposito  (DIERSEN: By definition, if you commit crime, you are not moral.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ag-sessions-slams-violence-in-chicago/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Immigration authorities will now arrest parents, relatives who smuggle in children – AP  (DIERSEN: Of course, members of the following groups glorify and praise those who illegally smuggle children into America illegally: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-immigratio-target-relatives-who-smuggled-in-children-20170701-story.html
— As feds help Chicago on guns, Trump aide says city’s crime more about ‘morality’ – Jeremy Gorner (DIERSEN: By definition, if you commit crime, you are not moral.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-federal-agents-gun-crimes-trump-20170630-story.html
— Rauner, lawmakers working holiday weekend as major obstacles remain to deal – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-rauner-madigan-met-0702-20170630-story.html
— Trump’s voter fraud panel gets pushback after asking states for election data – Mark Berman and David Weigel (DIERSEN: How many millions are registered to vote in more than one state?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-voter-fraud-data-states-20170630-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Libertarians promote the Libertarian Party.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-political-activism-st-0702-20170630-story.html
— Donald Trump’s diet is bad for America’s health – Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-diet-unhealthy-20170630-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Nevada launches sales of legal recreational marijuana – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170701/news/307019981/
— Pot is about to be legal in Nevada, but not in casinos – AP  (DIERSEN: One would expect that the more stoned that you are, the more money that you would lose gambling.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170701/news/307019982/
— A look at Illinois’ budget disaster as impasse hits 3rd year – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170701/a-look-at-illinois-budget-disaster-as-impasse-hits-3rd-year
— Judge halts Cook County’s ‘soda tax’ – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170630/judge-halts-cook-countys-soda-tax

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New fiscal year beginning, same financial mess for Illinois – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170630/new-fiscal-year-beginning-same-financial-mess-for-illinois

 

TIMES
— Illinois facing dire consequences as budget feud continues – AP
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/illinois-facing-dire-consequences-as-budget-feud-continues/article_f483cf7d-1606-5a95-b52b-7c746de3dbf3.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump White House declines to recognize LGBT Pride Month  POTUS breaks with recent tradition – DYLAN STAFFORD  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-wh-declines-to-recognize-lgbt-pride-month/754966243

 

WJBC
— Sen. Brady to offer downstate perspective in leadership post – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/06/30/sen-brady-to-offer-downstate-perspective-in-leadership-post/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Junk status rating would dim Illinois’ already bleak future – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/junk-status-rating-would-dim-illinois-already-bleak-future

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives “This budget is a disaster”
https://www.ilnews.org/state-rep-jeanne-ives-this-budget-is-a-disaster/youtube_e49efe94-5dbb-11e7-8f32-dfe2d6852459.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governor exercises amendatory veto power on 911 bill – Saves Taxpayers Millions – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/governor-exercises-amendatory-veto-power-on-911-bill-saves-taxpayers-millions/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOW MUCH WILL THE $5 BILLION TAX HIKE COST YOUR FAMILY?  Use our tax hike calculator to find out how much the $5 billion tax hike will cost you. – Craig Lesner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/how-much-will-the-5-billion-tax-hike-cost-your-family/
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS ABANDON TERM LIMITS – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-republicans-abandon-term-limits/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBERS GET ON BOARD MADIGAN’S BUDGET PLAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/republican-house-members-get-on-board-madigans-budget-plan.html

 

GOPUSA
— Still paid? Secret Service agent who won’t ‘take bullet’ for Trump  (DIERSEN: Dave Diersen has not been paid since 1997. Why not?  The main reason was my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26518
— Facebook adding 3,000 ‘hate speech’ experts for policing attacks on ‘protected characteristics’ (DIERSEN: From what I see, according to individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Group A, all speech is hate speech unless it promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Group B. Those in Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those in Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26472?omhide=true
— Social justice socialism being forced down college kids’ throats
http://www.gopusa.com/social-justice-socialism-being-forced-down-college-kids-throats/
— ‘Doctor’ who shot up NYC hospital was from Nigeria
http://www.gopusa.com/doctor-who-shot-up-nyc-hospital-was-from-nigeria/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois Republicans sign on to $5 billion tax increase – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/illinois_republicans_sign_on_to_5_billion_tax_increase.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Dem state officials refusing to cooperate with Trump voter fraud probe – Judson Berger (DIERSEN: How many millions are registered to vote in more than one state?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/30/dem-state-officials-refusing-to-cooperate-with-trump-voter-fraud-probe.html

 

NEWSMAX
— White House Releases Staff Salaries List – Jason Devaney  (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I earned $15.56/hour (GS-4 Step 1) when I started working for the Post Office in 1966 when I was 18; $44,853/year (GS-7 Step 1) when I started working for IRS in 1971; $90,173/year (GS-12 Step 5) when I left IRS in 1980; $71,326/year (GS-9 Step 10) when I started working for GAO in 1980; and $122,991/year (GS-13 Step 10) when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.newsmax.com/US/white-house-releases-staff-salaries/2017/06/30/id/799262/

 

CNN
— Kinzinger: Trump tweet ‘not even becoming of a city councilman’ – Lindsey Ellefson
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/30/politics/gop-rep-trump-tweets-cnntv/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Women in Tech Speak Frankly on Culture of Harassment – KATIE BENNER  (DIERSEN: From what I saw working for the federal government for almost 30 years, women are not harassed. My superiors in the federal government were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat women. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/technology/women-entrepreneurs-speak-out-sexual-harassment.html
— ‘Climate of Fear’ Grips Journalists in Myanmar After Arrests – WAI MOE and MIKE IVES  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They want me to fear them. They stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/world/asia/myanmar-arrests-reporters.html
— Asked for Voters’ Data, States Give Trump Panel a Bipartisan ‘No’ – MICHAEL WINES (DIERSEN: How many millions are registered to vote in more than one state?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/us/politics/kris-kobach-states-voter-fraud-data.html
— Delete Hate Speech or Pay Up, Germany Tells Social Media Companies – MELISSA EDDY and MARK SCOTT (DIERSEN: In America, according to individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Group A, all speech is hate speech unless it promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Group B. Those in Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those in Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/business/germany-facebook-google-twitter.html
— Plan on Growing Old? Then the Medicaid Debate Affects You – RON LIEBER (DIERSEN: What protects you from going on Medicaid before you die? For me, it is my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension, my 75% subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance, my Medicare, my Social Security, my retirement savings, and my cars and other assets that I could/would sell.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/your-money/plan-on-growing-old-then-the-medicaid-debate-affects-you.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois facing dire consequences as budget feud continues – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/a-look-at-illinois-budget-crisis-as-impasse-nears-3rd-year/2017/06/30/cb5e7868-5d54-11e7-aa69-3964a7d55207_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Divided America Stands—Then, and Now  Historian Allen Guelzo says the nation is more bitterly split than ever—with the exception of the Civil War era. – James Taranto  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in America in Group A are divided against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in America in Group B. Those in Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those in Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/divided-america-standsthen-and-now-1498851654
— Seattle Aims at McDonald’s, Hits Workers  A $15 minimum wage changes the basic labor-market bargain between the fast-food industry and its workers. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/seattle-aims-at-mcdonalds-hits-workers-1498851733
— Tracking Retirement Savings Progress – Brian Hershberg  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat GAO superiors a) knew what my Civil Service Retirement Service (CSRS) pension would be, b) what my Social Security would be, c) how much my wife and I had saved for our retirement, d) what our financial, real estate, and other assets were, e) what our expenses were, f) what our debts were, and g) much more. They used the aforesaid information a) to justify their deeming my wife and I to be undeservedly selfish filthy rich DINKS (dual income, no kids) and b) to justify forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $122,991.  My $50,856 CSRS pension today is only 41% of that.)
https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2017/06/29/wsj-wealth-adviser-briefing-tracking-retirement-savings-progress-adviser-profile/

 

THE NEW YORKER
— American Dignity on the Fourth of July  Reading Frederick Douglass’s Independence Day address from 1852 may ease the despair caused by listening to the President. – David Remnick  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the assertion that “all men are created equal.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of ancestors were undeservedly filthy rich, b) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and c) that I have always been privileged. While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, they stressed the new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, the new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and the new 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I had bought and drove to work. They stressed that I stayed at the University Plaza Dormitory at NIU.  While I worked for IRS 1971-1980, they stressed the new 1972 Chevy Corvette, the new 1978 Chevy Chevette, and the new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale that I had bought. They stressed the new town home that I had bought in 1972, the studio condo that I had bought in 1974, the one bedroom condo that I had bought in 1976, 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton that my wife and I had bought in 1978. They stressed the tuition that I had paid for graduate courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980. They stressed my wife’s salary.  While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, they stressed 915 Cove Court that we had built in Wheaton in 1984, the collector cars that I had bought in 1989 and 1994, the tuition that I had paid for graduate finance courses 1992-1997, my wife’s salary, that we had no children, and the money that we had saved for our retirement.)
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/10/american-dignity-on-the-fourth-of-july
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than three-quarters of a century after the delegates of the Second Continental Congress voted to quit the Kingdom of Great Britain and declared that “all men are created equal,” Frederick Douglass stepped up to the lectern at Corinthian Hall, in Rochester, New York, and, in an Independence Day address to the Ladies of the Rochester Anti-Slavery Sewing Society, made manifest the darkest ironies embedded in American history and in the national self-regard. “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?”)

 

WILSON TIMES
— Let politics yield to patriotism -Joe Weaver  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton but who despise if not hate Republicans and who do everything that they can to discourage Republican candidates and elected officials from a) supporting Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and b) having entries in the parades.)
http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/let-politics-yield-to-patriotism,87940

 

PRESS PUBLICATION
— Don’t believe all Facebook ‘news’ – Editorial
http://www.pressrepublican.com/opinion/editorial-don-t-believe-all-facebook-news/article_c494e9fd-4e10-5624-981e-f99f06b1d368.html

 

FORBES
— How Mainstream Sites Contribute To The ‘Fake News’ Problem – Tony Bradley (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) pander to the Democrat news media in Illinois and b) have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of links to “demonstrably false news and propaganda.” According to them, the only legitimate government or political news or commentary is that which they put out or approve of. Because I refuse to submit to their manipulation/domination, they a) refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press release and press advisory lists, b) discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, and c) discourage everyone from reading the emails.  Those who crow that they do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are crowing that they are operatives or dupes for my critics/opponents.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2017/06/30/how-mainstream-sites-contribute-to-the-fake-news-problem/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The explosion of websites creating and sharing demonstrably false news and propaganda, and the rise of bots and fake social media accounts that artificially inflate the popularity of those stories make it challenging for many average readers to sift through fake news to find legitimate stories. One of the biggest problems, however, is that some legitimate mainstream websites are contributing to the problem. Many sites—Forbes included—display online advertising that is intentionally designed to look like a legitimate story. Scroll to the bottom of a story on PCWorld, Forbes, or other media websites and you’ll typically find a collection of thumbnail images that are ostensibly related or theoretically of interest to you. While many of the headlines sound interesting and could potentially be actual news stories, the reality is that almost all of these stories are paid advertisements—and most of them point to fake news sites that try to sell you on some shady, questionably legal product or service.)

June 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois misses budget deadline, House will reconvene Saturday – Jessica D’Onofrio, Sarah Schulte and Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/no-budget-deal-friday-house-will-reconvene-saturday/2167095/
— Illinois lawmakers must pass budget by midnight – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-must-pass-budget-by-midnight/2167095/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Misses Budget Deadline, Consequences Hover  A powerful legislative leader said no deal would be reached before a midnight deadline – JOHN O’CONNOR
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-budget-passes-test-run-but-deadline-will-be-missed-431821703.html

 

CBS2
— Sen. Bill Brady Chosen As Next Illinois Senate Republican Leader
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/30/illinois-senate-republican-leader-bill-brady/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan and Cullerton should follow Radogno’s good example and step down – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-radogno-retire-madigan-cullerton-edit-0702-20170630-story.html
— State budget passes first House vote, but huge hurdles remain on deadline day – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-special-session-met-0701-20170630-story.html
— Bill Brady named the new Illinois Senate Republican leader – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bill-brady-republican-leader-met-0701-20170630-story.html
— Pot regulators face high scrutiny – AP
http://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=1e1b49db-b96b-4c1e-bdd9-ba67ce0843b9
— Lawsuit: Bars responsible for man’s death in DUI crash after pub crawl – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-metra-pub-crawl-lawsuit-met-20170629-story.html
— When a patient is a bigot, what can a doctor do? – Brit Trogen, Arthur Caplan  (DIERSEN: If someone calls you a racist, a sexist, a bigot, etc., you should consider suing them for slander.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-doctors-bigot-patients-discrimination-perspec-20170629-story.html
— Naperville near top in DUI arrests in Illinois for 16th year – Bill Bird
ttp://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-aaim-dui-arrests-st-0630-20170629-story.html
— Garcia proposes restricting campaign donations to county assessor – Jason Grotto
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/taxdivide/ct-cook-county-property-tax-chuy-ordinance-met-20170629-story.html
— Former federal prosecutor Lausch is White House pick to be Chicago’s next U.S. attorney – Katherine Skiba and Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-john-lausch-us-attorney-chicago-met-20170716-story.html
— CPS makes good on chunk of massive teacher pension fund payment – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-schools-partial-pension-payment-met-20170630-story.html
— More suburban residents insured via Medicaid after Obamacare – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/skokie/news/ct-evr-local-feedback-affordable-care-act-tl-0706-20170630-story.html
— Judge: Cash-strapped state must pay more toward medical bills – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-medicaid-decision-met-20170630-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump selects John Lausch as his U.S. Attorney pick for Chicago – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-selects-john-lausch-as-his-u-s-attorney-pick-for-chicago/
— Amid impassse, Illinois House clears first hurdle towards budget plan – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/amid-impassse-illinois-house-clears-first-hurdle-towards-budget-plan/
— Why Rauner should veto a $15 minimum wage – Ed Rensi
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/why-rauner-should-veto-a-15-minimum-wage/
— Federal judge orders state to pay $586 million per month for Medicaid – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-orders-state-to-pay-586-million-per-month-for-medicaid/
— Another budget deadline passes, but maybe a glimmer of hope at Capitol – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/another-budget-deadline-passes-but-maybe-a-glimmer-of-hope-at-capitol/
— Ignore naysayers and pass a state budget right now – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/ignore-the-naysayers-and-pass-a-state-budget-right-now/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan: Lawmakers will miss deadline to pass budget – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170630/madigan-lawmakers-will-miss-deadline-to-pass-budget
— Brady to succeed Radogno as Republican leader in Illinois Senate
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170630/brady-to-succeed-radogno-as-republican-leader-in-illinois-senate
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting religious leaders to serve as their operatives or as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170630/news/306309994/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is Springfield pulling back from the precipice? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170630/BLOGS02/170639989/is-springfield-pulling-back-from-the-precipice

 

WTTW
— Trump Picks John Lausch for Chicago US Attorney – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/30/trump-picks-john-lausch-chicago-us-attorney
— Rauner, State Ask Judge to Toss Amended CPS Discrimination Suit – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/30/rauner-state-ask-judge-toss-amended-cps-discrimination-suit

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Brady thinks he can help seal state budget deal – Lenore Sobota
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/brady-an-honor-to-be-chosen-senate-gop-leader/article_84f00d74-2f88-5282-830b-7779acb9f224.html

 

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Rauner most vulnerable among GOP governors – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article159041919.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives decries Senate budget bill as ‘death knell for Illinois’ – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511141797-ives-decries-senate-budget-bill-as-death-knell-for-illinois
— DuPage board candidate Steven Nero offers lengthy video of endorsements – Brent Zell
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511133674-dupage-board-candidate-offers-lengthy-video-of-endorsements

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Crete Monee CUSD 201U holds $102.8 million in long-term debt
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511135712-crete-monee-cusd-201u-holds-102-8-million-in-long-term-debt

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— REPUBLICANS LINING UP VOTES FOR $5 BILLION TAX HIKE – Greg Bishop
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/republicans-lining-up-votes-for-5-billion-tax-hike/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: ILLINOIS’ $15-PER-HOUR MINIMUM WAGE PROPOSAL IS JUST ‘PIE IN THE SKY’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/thorner-illinois-15-per-hour-minimum-wage-proposal-is-just-pie-in-the-sky.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— House approves budget proposal, will remain in session at least through Saturday
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/30/house-passes-budget-proposal-will-remain-in-session-through-saturday/
— Voices of dissent
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/30/voices-of-dissent/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Nashville Abandons Sanctuary City Bill – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/29/nashville-abandons-sanctuary-city-bill/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— It’s all ‘Real Fake’ fun ’til the money’s gone  The longtime Democratic political machine in Illinois is laughing at President Donald Trump while the state teeters toward economic collapse. – Steve Jordahl
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/06/30/its-all-real-fake-fun-til-the-moneys-gone

 

NATIONAL FAMILIES IN ACTION
— Marijuana Laws Impact Youth
http://mailchi.mp/nationalfamilies/legal-marijuana-laws-impact-youth-pay-to-play-congressional-cannabis-caucus-and-colleaguesmore-tracking-the-money-7nndxpeh99

 

GOPUSA
— The politics of a pride parade require a lot of groveling
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26379
— Trump promises new petroleum pipeline to Mexico: ‘It’ll go right under the wall’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26510

 

WASHINGTON POST
— CNN’s Russia story retraction and the danger of relying on one anonymous source – Kristine Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/06/27/the-cnn-retraction-and-the-danger-of-relying-on-one-anonymous-source/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Moves Toward a Budget but Warns It Will Likely Miss Deadline  Looming threat of seeing its debt downgraded to junk status – Quint Forgey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-takes-steps-toward-a-budget-but-warns-it-will-miss-deadline-1498849395

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— A potent opiate behind surging drug overdose deaths is now being found in marijuana – Steve Birr
http://www.businessinsider.com/opioid-epidemic-marijuana-fentanyl-2017-6

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— TRAGIC: ‘Amsterdam on steroids’: Las Vegas dispensaries brace for Saturday start of recreational sales – Chris Kudialis
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/jun/28/amsterdam-vegas-dispensaries-saturday-pot-sales/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— How Donald Trump Decides to Fire Someone – Olivia Nuzzi
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/how-donald-trump-decides-to-fire-someone.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— As Trump Budget Cuts Loom, Feds Adjust Their Training – Charles S. Clark  (DIERSEN: IRS provided me with outstanding training while I worked for the agency 1971-1980. GAO provided me with outstanding training while I worked for the agency 1980-1997.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/06/trump-budget-cuts-loom-feds-adjust-their-training/139097/

June 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bill Brady named GOP leader of Illinois Senate, replacing Radogno – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bill-brady-named-gop-leader-of-illinois-senate-replacing-radogno/
— Water Management employees file federal lawsuit – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/water-management-employees-file-federal-lawsuit/
— Cash-strapped Northeastern Illinois University paid big for speakers despite ‘optics’ – Dan Mihalopoulos and Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cash-strapped-northeastern-illinois-university-paid-speakers-nearly-270000-beyond-obama-aide-valerie-jarrett-speaker-fee-the-watchdogs/
— Mika & Joe reply: ‘Donald Trump is not well’ – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps could/would/will use Trump’s Brzezinski tweet against all Trump supporters.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mika-joe-reply-donald-trump-is-not-well/
— Springfield weighted down with testosterone. Where are the women? – Laura Washington
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/springfield-weighted-down-with-testosterone-where-are-the-women/

 

NBC5
— FBI Vetting John Lausch as Search for New U.S. Attorney Narrows  (DIERSEN: If your critics/opponents vetted you, what negatives would they uncover?  Would they publish those negatives to destroy you or would they use those negatives to blackmail you?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/FBI-Vetting-John-Lausch-as-Search-for-New-US-Attorney-Narrows-431758153.html

 

CBS2
— Local Government Leaders Fear Continuing Budget Stalemate – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/29/local-government-budget-stalemate/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What to expect if no Illinois state budget deal is reached – Christopher Ingraham
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-state-budget-stalemate-roundup-met-0630-20170629-story.html
— What you need to know about deadline day in Springfield
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-deadline-20170630-story.html
— Are Illinois taxpayers finally waking up? – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-taxpayers-illinois-chicago-cps-mcqueary-perspec-0630-md-20170629-story.html
— The other looming health crisis: Americans’ lack of dental care – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: Even though my wife and I a) pay $228/month for Medicare and b) $99/month for dental insurance (the federal government pays $297), our out-of-pocket dental costs are extremely high.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-teeth-poverty-dental-care-health-zorn-perspec-0630-md-20170629-column.html
— Embattled Evanston librarian resigns after Facebook post criticizing library diversity – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-williams-library-resign-tl-0706-20170629-story.html

— Trump’s voter fraud commission wants voting history, party ID and address of every voter – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs discriminate against Republicans. From what I see, ever-increasingly, a) employers are Democrat or RINO, b) Democrat and RINO employers promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) Democrat and RINO employers do not want to hire Republicans, and d) Democrat and RINO employers get rid of their employees who are not Democrat or RINO, especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. If I had been a Democrat or a RINO, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 notwithstanding the fact that I am not a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-voter-fraud-commission-20170629-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: beloved fixtures in suburban July 4 parades – Jamie Sotonoff  (DIERSEN: I urge everyone to watch Wheaton’s fireworks Monday evening, July 3, and watch Wheaton’s Independence Day parade on July 4.  For event details,  visit https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/. So far, Peter Roskam for U.S. Congress; Jeanne Ives for Illinois House and Mike Connelly for Illinois Senate; Peter Breen for Illinois House; Bob Berlin for DuPage State’s Attorney; Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, and Tim Whelan for DuPage District 4; James Mendrick for DuPage Sheriff; Karen Wilson for DuPage Judge; and Milton Township Republican Central Committee have entries. This year, for the 12th year in a row, “DuPage Republicans” will help sponsor the parade.  They will be one of the two $2,500 “Star” sponsors and again sponsor the Wheaton high school bands and the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums parade entries and again have a booth at the July 3 fireworks. Outstandingly, again this year Tim Whelan will coordinate Republican use of the booth at the fireworks. This year again, I have delivered flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route. The flyers list the Republican entries in the parade and the Republicans who helped sponsor entries. Outstandingly, the flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics. This year, outstandingly, Roger Claar is a $500 contributor, Chris Nybo is a $250 contributor, Phil Suess is a $150 contributor, and Bob Berlin, Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, and Tim Whelan are $100 contributors. Please plan on watching the 22-minute fireworks Monday evening July 3 at Graf Park, and stopping by the DuPage Republicans booth.  Please plan on watching the parade on Tuesday morning July 4 or walking in the parade with one of the Republican entries. If you want to walk with one of the Republican entries, I suggest being at the staging area at Fifth Third Bank on north Main Street at 9:00 AM.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170630/5-beloved-fixtures-in-suburban-july-4-parades
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These parades have been around for generations — Wheaton’s Fourth of July parade has been going on for more than 100 years — and each one has a little something extra that you won’t find in other towns. While this is not a comprehensive list, here are some of the beloved suburban parade fixtures: (PICTURE CAPTION: Bernie Hurley walks down Main Street with Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti during the 2016 Fourth of July parade in Wheaton.) Bernie the Leprechaun It makes no difference that St. Patrick’s Day was four months ago. For the past 60 years, everyone looks forward to seeing Bernie the Leprechaun at Wheaton’s Fourth of July parade. His real name is Bernie Hurley, and he’s a 94-year-old local man of Irish heritage. “He walks the entire parade in costume. Heat or cold, he’s there. He’s our goodwill ambassador,” said Sherry Krajelis, a parade organizer and assistant director of special facilities. “Everyone knows Bernie.” One year, Hurley wore roller skates. Another year, he rode a scooter (“That was harder than walking! I was sore afterward,” he said). This year, he hopes he can walk the entire two-mile route. “That’s up to the good guy upstairs,” he said with a laugh. “I’m an old gym teacher. So I know that if you keep moving, it helps.” Hurley spent 31 years teaching gym at Hawthorne and Emerson elementary schools in Wheaton, and loves bringing joy to people. “I’m a big showoff, too,” he said. “I’m a teacher, so I love every kid. The good ones, the bad ones and the in-betweens.” He ends the interview by saying, “Stay young! Keep moving! God Bless!”)
— Lawmakers approve new plan to increase 911 fees – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170629/news/306299858/
— Man paints over rainbow stripe on Elgin house – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170629/man-paints-over-rainbow-stripe-on-elgin-house
— MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts fire back at Trump Twitter blasts – AP  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps could/would/will use Trump’s Brzezinski tweet against all Trump supporters.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170630/msnbc-morning-joe-hosts-fire-back-at-trump-twitter-blasts
— Authorities shut down suspected ‘high-volume’ brothel near Des Plaines – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170629/authorities-shut-down-suspected-high-volume-brothel-near-des-plaines
— Naperville council member Rebecca Boyd-Obarski wants ‘state of kids’ town hall – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Republicans would use any such town hall to blame Republicans for all the problems that children have.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170630/naperville-council-member-wants-state-of-kids-town-hall
— Naperville data portal releases public information for analysis – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Americans talk and act like they want federal jobs and promotions to be given to those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. If the federal government had always released employment information, because I am not a Democrat, not a minority, not a female, and not a veteran, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170629/naperville-data-portal-releases-public-information-for-analysis

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s ‘Fair Workplace’ ordinance is a bad idea – STEVE MILLER (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, my work schedule was extremely unpredictable and my paychecks were not stable. Frequently, I was called in to work because my coworkers had called in sick.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170630/OPINION/170639999

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bishop Paprocki: Upholding church teachings is my job – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170628/bishop-paprocki-upholding-church-teachings-is-my-job
— With time running out, Madigan to call budget for vote – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170629/with-time-running-out-madigan-to-call-budget-for-vote
— Senate Republican Leader Radogno calling it quits – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170629/senate-republican-leader-radogno-calling-it-quits
— Rauner looks to high court for ‘transformative’ changes – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170628/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-looks-to-high-court-for-transformative-changes

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Union, others rally against Rauner’s proposed cut to seniors’ in-home care  Seniors, caregivers protest Thursday – Linda N. Weller
http://thetelegraph.com/news/104823/union-others-rally-against-rauners-proposed-cut-to-seniors-in-home-care

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP lawmakers blast Trump’s ‘Morning Joe’ tweets  Several call tweets below president’s office – DANIELLA DIAZ (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps could/would/will use Trump’s Brzezinski tweet against all Trump supporters.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-lawmakers-blast-trumps-morning-joe-tweets/753813693

 

WJBC
— GOP Senate leader Radogno departs, Sen. Brady said to be possible replacement – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/06/29/gop-senate-leader-radogno-departs-sen-brady-said-to-be-possible-replacement/

 

WSIL TV
— MSNBC anchor team strikes back at Trump’s tweets – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps could/would/will use Trump’s Brzezinski tweet against all Trump supporters.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35786498/the-latest-msnbc-anchor-team-strikes-back-at-trumps-tweets
— Illinois House to vote on $36.5 billion spending bill Friday – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35783536/illinois-house-to-vote-on-365-billion-spending-bill-friday

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Fox News Channel is giving Trump tweets a tough look – AP
http://www.whig.com/article/20170629/AP/306299828#

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Local lawmakers expect to vote on budget Friday – Ron DeBrock
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/local-lawmakers-expect-to-vote-on-budget-friday/article_6ceaaa59-81ec-585c-8c91-f4bbac909c74.html
— Remember those who back mean-spirited health bill – William Seaver, Milan  (DIERSEN: According to anti-Republicans, you are mean-spirited if you do not promote dependency on government and on charity, abortion, LGBTQ activity, mass/illegal immigration, vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-remember-those-who-back-mean-spirited-health-bill/article_ecc4a7a9-3c55-5691-9bb2-1ff8ee4f57a2.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— After 2 Years Without A Budget, Debt And Pain Are Mounting In Illinois – BRIAN MACKEY
http://www.npr.org/2017/06/29/534885497/after-two-years-without-a-budget-debt-and-pain-are-mounting-in-illinois

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Karen McConnaughay Seeking To Become Senate Republican Leader
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/30/karen-mcconnaughay-seeking-to-become-senate-republican-leader/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— BGA: An explainer of Rauner’s contract war with AFSCME
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/06/29/bga-explainer-rauner-contract-war-afscme/

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— VIDEO: Junk Madigan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-zrubbYYOw&feature=youtu.be

 

DUPAGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
— LAWYERS LENDING A HAND – PEOPLE’S RESOURCE CENTER  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for not doing enough to help those who have financial, health, and/or other problems.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a churchgoer like they are, that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, that I have always been privileged, that I avoided the draft, that the federal government overpaid me, that my wife and I should not have given up trying to have children, that we should have adopted and/or became foster parents, and that my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my and my wife’s federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and my Social Security are too generous.  I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.dcba.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=984164

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN SPENDING PLAN PACKED WITH MILLIONS IN WASTE  Despite calls for new taxes from Republican lawmakers, Senate Bill 2216 contains funding for several grants across the state. – John Kristof
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-republican-spending-plan-packed-with-millions-in-waste/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Essential Difference Between Christianity and Islam – Dr. Michael Brown  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/the-essential-difference-between-christianity-and-islam/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Lawmakers Avoid Discussions of First Principles – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/lawmakers-avoid-discussions-first-principles/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— House approves budget proposal, will remain in session at least through Saturday
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/30/house-passes-budget-proposal-will-remain-in-session-through-saturday/
— Edgar didn’t know about anti-Rauner ad prior to its release
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/29/edgar-didnt-know-about-anti-rauner-ad-prior-to-its-release/
— Bill Brady chosen as new Senate GOP leader
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/30/sources-bill-brady-chosen-as-new-senate-gop-leader/
— GOP pulls down ad *** GOP tries to tag Madigan with “junk” label
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/30/gop-tries-to-tag-madigan-with-junk-label/

 

GOPUSA
— Limbaugh rips media’s Trump-tweet fears: It’s Republicans who are being fired upon
http://www.gopusa.com/limbaugh-rips-medias-trump-tweet-fears-its-republicans-who-are-being-fired-upon/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House passes toughest illegal immigration crackdown in two decades with aid of some Democrats – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/29/house-passes-kates-law-anti-sanctuary-city-bill/
— GuideStar removes ‘hate group’ tags on nonprofits after conservative backlash – Valerie Richardson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if your group is conservative, Democrats call your group a hate group.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/29/guidestar-removes-hate-group-tags-on-nonprofits/

 

DAILY CALLER
— GAO: Obamaphones Fraud As High As 65 Percent – Luke Rosiak  (DIERSEN: What did you do 1980-1997?  I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/29/two-thirds-of-obamaphone-recipients-may-have-lied-about-being-poor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A massive portion of Obamaphone recipients are receiving the benefit after lying on their applications, according to a new 90-page report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). An undercover sting operation showed ineligible applications were approved 63 percent of the time, and a review that found that 36 to 65 percent of beneficiaries in various categories had lied in easily-detectable ways but were approved anyway. The fraud reached unheard-of proportions because the Federal Communications Commission let the task of screening for eligibility fall to phone companies that profit off of enrolling as many people as possible. GAO undercover investigators applied for free government phones 19 times using criteria that should have been rejected, and “we were approved to receive Lifeline services by 12 of the 19 Lifeline providers using fictitious eligibility documentation.” All someone has to do to apply for free cell phone service is say that they are on another welfare program, such as food stamps or disability, known as SSI. But nationwide, “only 35.5 percent of people claiming eligibility based on SSI could actually be confirmed as eligible,” the GAO found. That means 64.5 percent of people appear to have lied and may not even be poor. The rate at which GAO’s undercover applications were approved works out to a nearly identical figure as the SSI metric. The FCC took applicants at their word and did not consult intra-governmental databases to see whether they were actually on SSI. In Georgia, the percentage who appear to have lied about their SSI status to attain benefits is 79 percent. That national rate of 64.5 percent is three times higher than the next-highest fraud-ridden federal program, the Earned Income Tax Credit, at 24 percent, according to PaymentAccuracy.gov. Yet because the FCC doesn’t run data checks necessary to uncover fraud, it officially reports an improper-payment rate of 0.45 percent — a clearly implausible figure that would make it the second-cleanest program in government. Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri requested the audit after she received a mailer at her home encouraging her to sign up for what it assured was a “free” phone. She called for criminal charges against phone company executives. “Universal service fees” cell phone subscribers pay on their monthly bills supplies the money for the program, formally known as Lifeline, rather than funding from Congress. The Anti-deficiency Act prevents agencies from spending more than funds appropriated by Congress, so the move effectively allowed the FCC unlimited spending. Mignon Clyburn, the daughter of South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn, headed the FCC for much of the period scrutinized, and she remains a commissioner. “While the Anti-deficiency Act applies to appropriated funds, since 2004, Congress has exempted the USF from the Anti-deficiency Act,” GAO said. Special interests have aggressively employed a bootleggers-and-Baptists model, with companies who profit greasing the wheels of government with donations and influence-peddling and using poor people as props in marketing campaigns. When Congress considered reforms, phone companies took out daily full-page ads in publications read by Capitol Hill staffers. The wife of the CEO of TracFone, the largest beneficiary of Obamaphones, was a mega-fundraiser for former President Barack Obama. A Republican operative who later worked for President Donald Trump’s campaign took money from phone companies and set up a front group that implied that veterans would die if free phones came with more scrutiny. In an infamous YouTube video during the 2012 presidential campaign, a woman said she would vote for Obama because “he gave us a phone,” adding that “everybody in Cleveland low minority got an Obamaphone.” The cause of the fraud rates, shocking even by federal government standards, was always clear: The FCC allowed companies with a profit motive to sign up as many people as possible to determine eligibility. Phone companies swooped into housing projects in vans with neon flashing lights to register users. A woman approached by one such representative outside of a welfare office told The Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group the man encouraged her to enroll her two-year-old. The companies weren’t checking eligibility, and the FCC wasn’t ensuring they did or punishing those who didn’t. Additionally, the FCC failed to provide many companies with the intra-government databases that would give them the ability to perform some checks, the GAO found. The program “relies on a ‘pay-and-chase’ model of oversight. ‘Pay-and-chase’ refers to making disbursements on the front end and relying on audits or reviews after the funds have been disbursed to check for any noncompliance,” GAO said. Only no one was doing much checking. “These reviews are fairly limited,” GAO said. “FCC awarded a contract to … improve the oversight and operation of universal service programs. However, FCC officials told us that FCC subsequently terminated the contract and the study was not conducted.” When GAO focused on the program and analyzed data, investigators quickly found numerous red flags, any one of which could have been used to deny eligibility, but no one used them. “We found a total of 5,510 potential internal duplicates whereby the last name, first name, date of birth, and last four digits of the SSN of one record matched another record exactly,” GAO wrote. More than 6,300 recipients were in government databases that showed the phone recipient as being dead. The only available evidence was that the poor didn’t need the program, and it might not have been fulfilling its stated mission. The FCC has declined to assess whether the program actually provides phones to low income citizens even in the face of previous negative audits. For a time, there were more Obamaphones in Maryland than there are poor people in the state. And a Pew Research Center report found that the problem of lack of access to technology is far less than it once was, the GAO noted. The FCC’s own data shows that “millions of Lifeline-eligible households are obtaining voice service without Lifeline,” while the fraud rates show that many of the people who do sign up are wealthier than those who don’t. “While some academic studies have raised questions whether Lifeline is a costly and inefficient means of achieving universal service, FCC has not evaluated the program to determine whether it is efficiently and effectively meeting its goals, as we recommended in our March 2015 report,” GAO chided. Instead, the program is being expanded to include free internet.)
— 10 Republican AGs Threaten To Sue Trump Admin If DACA Isn’t Rescinded – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEM: If Trump dumps his supporters, will anti-Trumps vote for him in 2020?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/29/10-republican-ags-threaten-to-sue-trump-admin-if-daca-isnt-rescinded/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Help Us, Help Us’: Swedish National Police Commissioner Begs as Number of No-Go Zones Rises – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/29/sweden-police-commissioner-begs-help-no-go-zones-rises/
— Paris Gets ‘No-Go-Zone’ Warning App – VICTORIA FRIEDMAN
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/29/paris-app-warning-no-go-zone/

 

LIFEZETTE
— House Takes Action to Crack Down on ‘Sanctuary’ Jurisdictions  Lawmakers pass bill to cut off funds for local governments that thwart federal immigration enforcement – Brendan Kirby
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/house-votes-crack-sanctuary-jurisdictions/

 

THE HILL
— New GOP angst over Trump tweets – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps could/would/will use Trump’s Brzezinski tweet against all Trump supporters.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340179-the-memo-new-gop-angst-over-trump-tweets

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The Fallout From Trump’s Twitter Attack On Mika Brzezinski And Brzezinski’s response. – Lauren Weber  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps could/would/will use Trump’s Brzezinski tweet against all Trump supporters.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fridays-morning-email-the-fallout-from-trumps-twitter-attack-on-mika-brzezinski_us_5956323be4b05c37bb7da790

 

ABC NEWS
— Illinois legislative leaders meet; no word on budget deal – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-legislative-leaders-meet-word-budget-deal-48362611

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Everything’s in Danger’: Illinois Approaches 3rd Year Without Budget – JULIE BOSMAN and MONICA DAVEY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/us/illinois-state-budget-impasse.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Finally, Your Teenagers Will Beg You to Drop Them Off at School – Tom Voelk  (DIERSEN: What cars did your parents own while you attended college?  I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970.  My parents owned a bottom of the line 1961 4-door Chevy 1966-1967 and then a bottom of the line 1967 2-door Chevy 1967-1970. However, because they providing me with room and board, I was able to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 with money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; and delivering mail 1966-1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/automobiles/autoreviews/video-review-a-family-friendly-ferrari-for-the-family-of-means.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans call Republicans cruel.  Anti-Republicans run America.  How soon will those anti-Republicans get rid of Republicans once and for all?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/opinion/understanding-republican-cruelty.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— If you weren’t raised in the Internet age, you may need to worry about workplace age discrimination – Lauren Rosenblatt  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  When you were 25, 30, 35, and 40, how much were you earning in today’s dollars?  Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, you will considered to be “old” and your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-na-pol-age-discrimination-trends-20170626-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Is in Deep Trouble: What Investors Need to Know  Here are answers to questions investors may be asking – Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-is-in-deep-trouble-what-investors-need-to-know-1498728601
— States Threaten to Sue Trump Administration Over ‘Dreamers’ Policy  Some conservatives think president hasn’t done enough to crack down on illegal immigration – Laura Meckler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-threaten-to-sue-trump-administration-over-dreamers-policy-1498793194

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois Legislature Losing a Voice of Compromise as Budget Standoff Goes to Wire – Quint Forgey
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/06/29/illinois-legislature-losing-voice-compromise-as-budget-standoff-goes-to-wire.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Races to Cobble Budget Deal as Downgrade to Junk Looms – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-30/illinois-races-to-cobble-budget-deal-as-downgrade-to-junk-looms

 

ATLANTIC
— Does the Government Track Anti-Public-Land Extremists?  House Democrats allege that the Department of the Interior isn’t doing enough to protect public-land employees. – ROBINSON MEYER (DIERSEN: One could ask does the government track those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/06/does-the-government-track-anti-federal-extremists/532341/

 

FED SMITH
— July 4th and Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/30/july-4th-federal-employees/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Donald Trump breaks campaign promise and will not deport immigrant children known as ‘Dreamers’  The fate of their parents, however, is still uncertain – Mythili Sampathkumar  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, employers will shout a) that they have hired Dreamers and b) that they have fired their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-dream-act-campaign-immigrant-children-stay-parents-deportations-a7794386.html

June 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Christine Radogno resigns from Illinois Senate
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/christine-radogno-resigns-from-illinois-senate/2164307/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Senate Republican Leader Abruptly Resigns – Richard Ray
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/-Illinois-Senate-Republican-Leader-Abruptly-Resigns-431598833.html
— ‘Real Fake’ Statue Installed Across From Chicago’s Trump Tower
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Real-Fake-Sculpture-Installed-Across-From-Chicagos-Trump-Tower-431575633.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno To Resign Amid Budget Stalemate
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/29/illinois-senate-republican-leader-christine-radogno-resigns/
— Prosecutors: Warrenville Teens Gave Their 5-Year-Old Nephew Cannabis
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/29/warrenville-child-cannabis/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno resigns
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/264700185-story

 

WGN TV
— Illinois GOP Senate Leader Christine Radogno resigns
http://wgntv.com/2017/06/29/illinois-gop-senate-leader-christine-radogno-resigns/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Senate GOP Leader Christine Radogno will resign Saturday – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-senate-gop-leader-christine-radogno-will-resign-saturday/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno on Thursday announced she’s resigning. Radogno — the first female caucus leader in Illinois General Assembly history — will resign as leader and also as a senator on Saturday, the first day of a new fiscal year, and the looming deadline for a budget deal to be reached. “I have done everything I can do to resolve the state’s budget crisis. I will continue to do so for the coming days. But if the solution will not come on my watch, I hope and pray that the Governor, other legislative leaders, Democrats and Republicans in the Senate and House can find a path to solve the state’s problems,” Radogno said in a statement. Radogno and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton last December came together to craft the “grand bargain” package to try to end the impasse. While the plan fell apart at times, all measures within the package passed the Illinois Senate. It was Radogno, R-Lemont, who came to Cullerton to try to come up with a plan to try to solve the budget crisis. In her statement, Radogno thanked Cullerton for his “friendship and working relationship.” “Though I leave political office with a sense of sadness and some disappointment, I leave with no regrets. I did my best – that’s all I could do. It has been a privilege to serve. But now I am looking forward to returning to private life and spending time with my family, especially my five grandchildren.” Radogno began her third term as leader in 2013. She has served in the Illinois Senate since 1997 and represents the 41st District in DuPage, Will and Cook counties.)
— Nick Ayers named Pence chief of staff; was Rauner’s campaign manager – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nick-ayers-named-pence-chief-of-staff-was-rauners-campaign-manager/
— Trump’s ‘feds’ arrive in Chicago to fight gun crime – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trumps-feds-arrive-in-chicago-to-fight-gun-crime/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Senate Republican leader Radogno steps down – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-christine-radogono-retirement-illinois-senate-met-0630-20170629-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. Christine Radogno, the first female legislative leader in Illinois history, said Thursday that she will resign from office effective Saturday. The resignation of the top Illinois Senate Republican comes a couple months after she and Democratic Senate President John Cullerton tried to negotiate an end to the record budget impasse. Those talks fell apart, and Democrats blamed Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, who had been shut out of the talks. “I believe it’s time for a new Senate Republican leader. I have done everything I can do to resolve the state’s budget crisis. I will continue to do so for the coming days,” Radogno said in a statement. “But if the solution will not come on my watch, I hope and pray that the governor, other legislative leaders, Democrats and Republicans in the Senate and House can find a path to solve the state’s problems. Radogno, 64, of southwest suburban Lemont, said she is leaving office “with a sense of sadness and some disappointment” but “with no regrets.” “I did my best — that’s all I could do. It has been a privilege to serve. But now I am looking forward to returning to private life and spending time with my family, especially my five grandchildren,” she said. Even before her announcement, behind-the-scenes efforts to replace Radogno were being made by state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington, who served as her top deputy in the Senate GOP caucus, and by state Sen. Karen McConnaughay, the former Kane County Board chairwoman from St. Charles, legislative sources said. Talk of Radogno’s decision had begun spreading privately during the closing days of June in the aftermath of months of contentiousness with a Democratic legislative majority and a demanding Republican governor who has extensively used his personal wealth to command loyalty among GOP lawmakers. Radogno found her members’ loyalty to Rauner sometimes created problems with loyalty to her leadership, some GOP lawmakers said privately. That surfaced in attempts with Democrat Cullerton to negotiate an end to the state’s historic budget impasse known as the “grand bargain.” Rauner contended the so-called bargain did not go far enough and Democrats accused him of stripping away votes from a version of the package. Though Radogno has been in the General Assembly for 20 years, a decision to step down had been expected as the grind of legislative sessions, particularly serving in the minority, began to take its toll. Besides the political battles, Radogno also had some personal tragedies during her tenure, including the June 2014 death of her 31-year-old daughter, Lisa. In 2009, Radogno became the first woman to lead one of the four legislative caucuses. She succeeded Frank Watson of Downstate Greenville, who had suffered a stroke. Before running for the Senate, she was a La Grange trustee for seven years. Prior to that, she was a social worker at Mercy Center for Health Care Services. She holds a master’s degree in social work from Loyola University.)
— Lawsuit alleges racism at roiled Chicago water department – Hal Dardick and Ray Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-water-department-lawsuit-met-0630-20170629-story.html
— President Trump: Delete your account. Stop diminishing the presidency. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-tweets-mika-edit-20170629-story.html
— Madigan’s goal is to protect his enablers. They don’t deserve it. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-tax-hike-madigan-rauner-edit-0630-jm-20170629-story.html
— Madigan and Rauner in ‘Naked Prey’ and modest proposals to save Illinois – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-dissolve-illinois-kass-met-0630-20170629-column.html
— How Trump’s disgusting behavior will make Republican disunity more likely – Paul Waldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-mika-tweet-republicans-20170629-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Radogno quits as state budget war deepens – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170629/BLOGS02/170629827/radogno-quits-as-state-budget-war-deepens
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s a sign of just how bad the state’s budget war has become: One of the few officials widely considered to be someone who could and would compromise has announced her resignation, effective July 1. In a stunning—but not wholly unexpected—development, Sen. Christine Radogno of Lemont said she will step down as a senator and the Senate GOP leader on the same day the state’s new fiscal year will begin, quite likely without a budget in hand. “I have done everything I can do to resolve the state’s budget crisis,” Radogno said in a statement after meeting with her caucus. “I will continue to do so for the coming days. But if the solution will not come on my watch, I hope and pray that the governor, other legislative leaders, Democrats and Republicans in the Senate and House can find a path to solve the state’s problems.” She added: “Though I leave political office with a sense of sadness and some disappointment, I leave with no regrets. I did my best; that’s all I could do.” There was no immediate word on a replacement. Her departure clearly will not help resolve a heavily bitter and personal fight between two strong-willed men at the center of the budget battle: Gov. Bruce Rauner and House Speaker Mike Madigan. Along with Senate Democratic Leader John Cullerton, who has denied rumors about his impending resignation, Radogno crafted a “grand bargain” package that represented the only forward movement in years on a budget. While it never did come to a vote, it formed the basis of the budget and tax-hike plan that Cullerton sent to the Senate, and which now is pending in the House. Perhaps Radogno’s announcement will kick something into high gear in the hours that remain before July 1. But the signs at the moment aren’t great.)
— No budget, but Edge lives – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170629/BLOGS02/170629829/illinois-job-creation-program-edge-could-be-restored

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno latest to resign – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170629/illinois-senate-republican-leader-christine-radogno-latest-to-resign–

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno to resign – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170629/senate-republican-leader-christine-radogno-to-resign

 

WSIL TV
— House GOP pushes bills to crack down on illegal immigration – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35780028/house-gop-pushes-bills-to-crack-down-on-illegal-immigration

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— KELLY: RAUNER ISN’T A REPUBLICAN, WAS AWOL IN GOP BEFORE HE BECAME GOVERNOR
http://www.citizenkelly.com/kelly-rauner-not-republican-awol-gop/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives rejects property tax bill that offers only ‘fake reform’ – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511134175-ives-rejects-property-tax-bill-that-offers-only-fake-reform

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Other unions dealt with Rauner. Why not AFSCME?  A closer look at the governor’s claim his contracts with smaller unions show he’s labor’s friend – Matt Dietrich
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18846-other-unions-dealt-with-rauner-why-not-afscme.html

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Radogno sends shockwave with sudden resignation from Senate – Hoang Tran
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511134828-radogno-sends-shockwave-with-sudden-resignation-from-senate
— North Cook County fire, police pension funds paid $195 million, lost $5 million on investments in 2016 – Kyle Wahe
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511134068-analysis-north-cook-county-fire-police-pension-funds-paid-195-million-lost-5-million-on-investments-in-2016#new_tab

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Batinick: Timing of Radogno’s resignation ‘brings uncertainty’
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511134858-batinick-timing-of-radogno-s-resignation-brings-uncertainty

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Time to pass a budget, GOP tells Madigan with countdown clock – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511133272-time-to-pass-a-budget-gop-tells-madigan-with-countdown-clock

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN SPENDING PLAN INCLUDES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR SUBURBAN PROJECTS – John Kristof
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-republican-spending-plan-includes-millions-of-dollars-for-suburban-projects/
— TAX HIKE BUDGET IS POLITICALLY RISKY FOR RAUNER, ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS  A new poll shows Gov. Bruce Rauner’s political base opposes the tax hike budget proposal the governor has supported. And Illinoisans who favor the tax hike budget proposal do not support Rauner. – Kristina Rasmussen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/tax-hike-budget-is-politically-risky-for-rauner-illinois-republicans/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans release new ad about special session, send more attack mailers
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/29/republicans-release-new-ad-about-special-session-send-more-attack-mailers/
— Do Your Job, Inc. slams Rauner in robocall as a “bully with an extreme agenda”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/29/do-your-job-inc-slams-rauner-in-robocall-as-a-bully-with-an-extreme-agenda/
— Brady, Cullerton, Emanuel, Durkin, Rauner respond *** Radogno to resign Saturday
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/29/radogno-to-resign-saturday/

 

THE BLAZE
— Explanation for new ‘artwork’ outside Trump hotel in Chicago doesn’t pass the smell test – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/29/explanation-for-new-artwork-outside-trump-hotel-in-chicago-doesnt-pass-the-smell-test/

 

GOPUSA
— The Cost of Medicaid – Star Parker
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26382
— ‘No Sanctuary for Criminals Act’ will cost sanctuary cities federal dollars  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26445
— Media Still Shilling for Obama
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26448
— Congressman: Let U.S. citizens decide House seats
http://www.gopusa.com/congressman-let-u-s-citizens-decide-house-seats/
— Obama-appointed judges continue to reject Trump’s immigration plans
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-appointed-judges-continue-to-reject-trumps-immigration-plans/
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: DC begins issuing gender-neutral driver’s licenses
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26461

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois is in deep trouble: What investors need to know – Heather Gillers
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/06/29/illinois-is-in-deep-trouble-what-investors-need-to-know.html

 

THE HILL
— House passes ‘Kate’s Law’ and bill targeting sanctuary cities – CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/340137-house-passes-kates-law-and-crackdown-on-sanctuary-cities

 

POLITICO
— Illinois GOP leader resigns amid budget crisis – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/29/christine-radogno-illinois-budget-resigns-240109
— Ryan calls Trump tweet attacking ‘Morning Joe’ host inappropriate – KYLE CHENEY
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/29/ryan-calls-trump-tweet-attacking-morning-joe-host-inappropriate-240092

 

CNN
— How Illinois became America’s most messed-up state – Matt Egan
http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/29/investing/illinois-budget-crisis-downgrade/index.html

 

COLUMBUS LEDGER INQUIRER
— GAO: Thousands of fake or dead people enrolled in government phone program – LINDSAY WISE
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-government/article158697449.html

June 29 Morning Edition

NBC5
— What Happens If Illinois Lawmakers Don’t Pass a Budget? – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/what-happens-illinois-budget-impasse-431431973.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois in danger of entering financial ‘death spiral’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/264515654-story

 

WSL AM
— Bill Brady says Madigan “wants a meltdown.”
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/28/republican-state-senator-says-madigan-wants-a-meltdown/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats governor candidates campaign as Rauner threatens more special sessions – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-democrats-governor-20170629-story.html
— Rauner, Madigan talk ‘compromise’ while doing little of it – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illlinois-budget-rauner-madigan-compromise-talk-met-0629-20170628-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Division and mistrust undercut Senate push on health care bill.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mistrust-senate-health-bill-republicans-20170628-story.html
— 4 killed, at least 6 hurt in Wednesday shootings – Deanese Williams-Harris, Peter Nickeas and Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-20170628-story.html
— Naperville Township retaliation lawsuit deemed moot by court – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-township-lawsuit-dismissed-st-0630-20170628-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Illinois Appellate Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Naperville Township supervisor and two board trustees by the now-former highway commissioner over their decision to slash his budget. The suit was filed in 2016 by then-Highway Commissioner Stan Wojtasiak against then-Supervisor Rachel Ossyra and then-trustees Janice Anderson and Kerry Malm, charging their 2016 action to cut his budget by 21 percent — $540,000 — was retaliatory and politically motivated. In their decision, appellate Justices Kathryn Zenoff and Joseph Birkett ruled Wojtasiak’s case was moot because all of the officials named in the complaint are out of office and the township’s 2016-17 fiscal year concluded March 31. Anderson was elected to the DuPage County Board, and Wojtasiak, Ossyra and Malm lost their seats to Democratic candidates in the spring primary. A 2017-18 budget was adopted recently by the new board.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— George Ryan’s solution to state budget woes: constitutional convention – Michael Sneed  (DIERSEN: Obviously, those in Group A would use a constitutional convention to get rid of those in Group B. Those in Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those in Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/george-ryans-solution-to-state-budget-woes-constitutional-convention/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There is no provision in the law for the state of Illinois to declare bankruptcy and go broke, but cities and municipalities can declare bankruptcy,” Ryan told Sneed. “A Constitutional Convention can deal with how to pay off the debt and get the state straightened around. Once convened, it can amend or completely rewrite the state’s constitution; deal with finances and taxes; give the Legislature power to change the pension laws; and give the state an opportunity to work on the financial changes they need to pay off the debt.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Good candidates needed
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170629/editorial-mundelein-dist-211-and-a-call-for-local-candidates
— Recker resigns from District 211 school board – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170628/recker-resigns-from-district-211-school-board
— HARDCOPY LETTER TITLE: Why a chaplain at DuPage board meeting? – Hadiya Afzal, Glen Ellyn
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170629/wall-between-church-and-state-must-be-built
— FRONT PAGE: What a property tax freeze would cost suburban schools – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170629/lester-what-a-property-tax-freeze-would-cost-suburban-schools

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Naperville is one of ‘nation’s best beach towns’ – Dennis Rodkin
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170628/CRED0701/170629843

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Auditor general told to investigate Springfield warehouse lease – AP (DIERSEN: Have the Democrats investigated you? My Democrat IRS superiors investigated my education deductions in 1978 and my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors investigated my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170628/auditor-general-told-to-investigate-springfield-warehouse-lease

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner loses staredown with Madigan – Scott Reeder
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-rauner-loses-staredown-with-madigan/article_28571de5-f25c-54cf-adbd-b64568ceb563.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Area residents rally against repeal of Affordable Care Act  Protest held June 22 at Central Park in Wheaton – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/06/23/area-residents-rally-against-repeal-of-affordable-care-act/amfi58r/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton’s 2017 Fourth of July Parade, Fireworks and Road Closures  Planning your Fourth of July festivities? Local officials are reminding residents of Wheaton’s events — and their associated road closures. – Carrie Frillman
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheatons-2017-fourth-july-parade-fireworks-road-closures

 

WSIL TV
— Trump trashes media, cheers wins at $10 million fundraiser – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35776348/trump-trashes-media-cheers-wins-at-10-million-fundraiser

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— At first fundraiser, Trump aims to keep GOP rivals at bay  Trump kicking off re-election bid – JEFF ZELENY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/at-first-fundraiser-trump-aims-to-keep-gop-rivals-at-bay/753178331
— White House disinvites press from fundraiser – KEVIN LIPTAK AND ALLIE MALLOY  (DIERSEN: Who views you as being unfriendly? Members of the following groups view me as being unfriendly: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-disinvites-press-from-fundraiser/753345808

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— House Democrats from Southwest Illinois receive personalized letters asking them to stand up on property tax freeze
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511134101-house-democrats-from-southwest-illinois-receive-personalized-letters-asking-them-to-stand-up-on-property-tax-freeze

 

BREITBART
— Mark Zuckerberg Compares Facebook To ‘Churches’ and ‘Community Support Groups’ – LUCAS NOLAN
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/06/27/mark-zuckerberg-compares-facebook-to-churches-and-community-support-groups/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— URBAN AMERICA’S UNDERCLASS: MORE MONEY WON’T SOLVE THE PROBLEMS – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/urban-americas-underclass-more-money-wont-solve-the-problems/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— JUST HOW MANY ILLEGALS DID VOTE IN 2016?  Jack Cashill highlights latest research on impact of ‘undocumented’  (DIERSEN: How many false identifications does the typical illegal use?)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/just-how-many-illegals-did-vote-in-2016/

 

NEWS WITH VIEWS
— Republicans Would Be Democrats Without The Conservative Wing – Ron Ewart (DIERSEN: There arn’t any DINOs, but there are far too many RINOs.)
https://newswithviews.com/republicans-would-be-democrats-without-the-conservative-wing/

 

POLITICO
— Trump rips media, mocks Pelosi at closed-door fundraiser – ALEX ISENSTADT
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/28/trump-fundraiser-pelosi-ossoff-240078

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE LEFT’S UN-DEMOCRATIC SEDUCTION OF THE DEMOCRATS  The left’s endgame isn’t winning elections. It’s eliminating them. – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267116/lefts-un-democratic-seduction-democrats-daniel-greenfield

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Australian Cardinal, a Top Adviser to Pope, Is Charged With Sexual Assault – JACQUELINE WILLIAMS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/world/australia/cardinal-george-pell-charged-sexual-abuse.html

 

WALL SRTREET JOURNAL
— Should Trump Abandon the GOP?  Donald Trump may separate himself from a party disabled by a permanent blocking minority. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-trump-abandon-the-gop-1498688524
— The Republicaid Party?  Some GOP Senators are shrinking from entitlement reform. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-republicaid-party-1498690805
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With the Senate health-care bill delayed for now, the conservative and more centrist GOP wings need to bridge a philosophical gap to succeed. The outcome of this debate will define what the Republican Party stands for—and whether the problems of America’s entitlement state can ever be solved. The biggest policy divide concerns the future of Medicaid, and here the problem is the moderates who are acting like liberals. Despite their campaign rhetoric, some Senators now want to ratify ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion as an unrepealable and unreformable welfare program. Most of the Affordable Care Act’s insurance coverage gains have come from opening Medicaid eligibility beyond its original goal of helping the poor and disabled to include prime-age, able-bodied adults. The federal-state program has become the world’s single largest insurer by enrollment, covering more people than Medicare or the British National Health Service. Total spending grew 18% in 2015 and 17% in 2016 in the 29 states that expanded, and the nearby chart shows the growth of overall federal Medicaid spending under current law and without reform.)
— Senior Vatican Official Charged With Sexually Abusing Children Decades Ago  Cardinal Pell is highest-ranking official to be charged in church sex-abuse scandals – Robb M. Stewart
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senior-vatican-official-charged-with-sexually-abusing-children-decades-ago-1498699835

 

USA TODAY
— Millennials eat up savings by dining out a lot, study shows – Sophia Tulp
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/06/26/study-millennials-spending-eats-up-their-savings/103206984/

June 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago trolls Trump Tower with ‘Real Fake’ sculpture – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-real-fake-trump-tower-0628-chicago-inc-20170627-story.html
— Democrats ramping up pressure on Rauner over Trumpcare – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-health-care-20170628-story.html
— Unafraid of Trump, GOP senators feel free to ‘go their own way’ – Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Ashley Parker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-gop-senators-20170627-story.html
— Everybody panic (again) about looming (or not) IDOT construction shutdown – Dan Moran
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-moran-county-road-projects-stopping-st-0628-20170627-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel flexes home-rule muscle on pensions – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-flexes-home-rule-muscle-on-pensions/
— Without state budget, Powerball, Mega Millions drawings end this week – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/without-state-budget-powerball-mega-millions-drawings-end-this-week/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan to bring 4-year property tax freeze to vote Wednesday –
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170627/madigan-to-bring-4-year-property-tax-freeze-to-vote-wednesday
— Officials: DuPage County bracing for worst-case state budget scenario – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170628/officials-dupage-county-bracing-for-worst-case-state-budget-scenario
— Will Cook County soda tax make you pay for the ice in your drink? – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170628/will-cook-county-soda-tax-make-you-pay-for-the-ice-in-your-drink
— Why an Elgin man says he painted rainbow on Victorian home – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170628/why-an-elgin-man-says-he-painted-rainbow-on-victorian-home

 

WTTW
— Illinois House Democrats Propose Own Budget Plan – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/27/illinois-house-democrats-propose-own-budget-plan

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOIRNAL REGISTER
— OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Sliders asking park board for video (GAMBLING) terminals – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170627/sliders-asking-park-board-for-video-gaming-terminals
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Springfield Park Board on Wednesday will consider a proposal from the Springfield Sliders baseball team to have video gaming machines at Robin Roberts Stadium. Todd Miller, owner and general manager of the summertime team comprised of college players, said he’s been approached by fans who requested the machines. “I’ve been asked by many people… They were wondering why we didn’t have slot machines,” Miller said Tuesday. “We’re trying to accommodate the fans.”)
— House Democrats outline budget, will vote Wednesday on pension reform – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170627/house-democrats-outline-budget-will-vote-wednesday-on-pension-reform
— Rally planned at Capitol to defend religious freedom –  Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170626/rally-planned-at-capitol-to-defend-religious-freedom

 

CHAMPAIGB/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Far different from a ‘stunt’ – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-06-28/far-different-stunt.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Democrats Introduce Budget Plan; Republicans Bristle At Cell Phone Fee Demand – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-democrats-introduce-budget-plan-republicans-bristle-cell-phone-fee-demand#stream/0

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— $15 minimum wage bill arrives at governor’s desk – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour,  d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/111096/15-minimum-wage-bill-arrives-at-governors-desk

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Lieutenant governor visits Lawfer dairy farm in Kent – Emily Massingill
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20170627/lieutenant-governor-visits-lawfer-dairy-farm-in-kent

 

WSIL TV
— Sarah Palin sues New York Times  Politician says newspaper made mistake on purpose  (DIERSEN: The New York Times is a moral relativist that believes that its end justifies its means.  It is a disciple of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/sarah-palin-sues-new-york-times/752405625
— Former Trump campaign chairman registers as foreign agent – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats talk and act like they are agents for foreign countries, mainly Mexico.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35766103/former-trump-campaign-chairman-registers-as-foreign-agent

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Republicans unsatisfied with House Democrats proposed budget – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/republicans-unsatisfied-with-house-democrats-proposed-budget-06-28-2017

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— KANE COUNTY MIGHT PUT MORATORIUM ON HIRING (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/06/kane-county-might-put-moratorium-on-hiring/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Wins Distinguished Budget Award
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=55280

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Bruce Rauner’s Capitulation
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/bruce-rauners-capitulation

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois cities, towns, villages trapped paying ‘Illinois Penalty’ because of state’s poor credit rating – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-cities-towns-villages-trapped-paying-illinois-penalty-because-of/article_17a2a02e-5c0f-11e7-ba46-7fe97f2ed5db.html
— GOP leaders’ property tax freeze plan criticized by rank-and-file for having too many loopholes – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gop-leaders-property-tax-freeze-plan-criticized-by-rank-and/article_59cfb4be-5b42-11e7-a483-ffbbc8ad976e.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER’S REFORM DEMANDS: FROM 44 TO 0  Gov. Bruce Rauner has compromised over and over to strike a deal, to the point of abandoning every reform he once demanded. But no matter how much Rauner gave, House Speaker Mike Madigan never budged. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauners-reform-demands-from-44-to-0/
— $70,000 A DAY IN INTEREST — THE COST FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BORROW $387M  In two separate deals with JPMorgan, CPS borrowed $387M to make a teacher pension payment at end of June and as a result of the deal, will accumulate at least $7M in interest. – Marianna Schmiesing
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/cps-borrows-387m-with-70000-in-interest-daily/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Failure of Leftist Restraint – Jonathon Clay de Hale
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/failure-leftist-restraint/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Exposé of Fake News Machine CNN – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/expose-of-fake-news-machine-cnn/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS TEEN WITH RARE CONDITION MEETS WITH VICE PRESIDENT PENCE OVER HEALTH CARE DILEMMA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/illinois-teen-with-rare-condition-meets-with-vice-president-pence-over-health-care-dilemma.html

 

GOPUSA
— 63% of Hispanic U.S. immigrants not literate in English (DIERSEN: If you live in America, and you fail/refuse to learn English, that indicates many negative things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26258

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE COST OF MEDICAID – Star Parker  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, if you are not on Medicaid, you are rich.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-cost-of-medicaid/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The number of Americans enrolled in Medicaid has increased from 29 million in 1990 to 73 million today — an increase of 252 percent over a period when the nation’s population increased 30 percent. Total spending on Medicaid today is $574 billion, 275 percent above the $209 billion of 2000. Medicaid amounts to about 40 percent of the total spending on the 10 largest means-tested federal government programs targeted at low-income Americans. According to the Congressional Budget Office, spending on these programs has tripled as a percentage of our GDP over the last 40 years. Does all this mean we are becoming a more fair and compassionate nation? That might have been the intention. But if we honestly look at what is happening, we will see things have gone badly astray.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Sen. Durbin’s Office Won’t Release Emails With GOP Baseball Shooter – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/27/exclusive-sen-durbins-office-wont-release-hodgkinson-emails/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— MORE DISHONEST “POVERTY” RESEARCH THAT DOESN’T MEASURE POVERTY – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: The majority, if not the overwhelming majority, of poor people are Democrats. Democrats always a) blame poverty on Republicans and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that government should take more money away from Republicans and give that money to Democrats.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/27/more-dishonest-poverty-research-that-doesnt-measure-poverty/

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Americans Slept Less, Worked More in 2016 – By Sarah Chaney
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/06/27/americans-slept-less-worked-more-in-2016.html

 

CNBC
— Condoleezza Rice: Trump stands for American values and seeks to act in the best interests of the US – Matthew J. Belvedere
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/28/condoleezza-rice-president-donald-trump-stands-for-american-values.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats’ Best Chance to Retake the House? 8 Types of G.O.P. Districts to Watch – Nate Cohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/upshot/best-chance-to-retake-the-house-8-types-of-gop-districts-to-watch.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Suburban Survivors: Mike Coffman, Colo. 6; Erik Paulsen, Minn. 3; Ryan Costello, Pa. 6; Peter Roskam, Ill. 6; Pat Meehan, Pa. 7; Rodney Frelinghuysen, N.J. 11; Dave Reichert, Wash. 8; John Katko, N.Y. 24; Frank LoBiondo, N.J. 2  Democrats often look at the seats where Mrs. Clinton won and assume those are the easiest seats to win in 2018. But any Democrat familiar with the names in this section knows it’s not so easy. These battle-tested incumbents generally represent classic battleground districts, like the suburbs around Denver or Philadelphia. Yet they have consistently run far ahead of the national party’s performance in presidential elections. These seats would instantly be among the top Democratic targets in the country — if the Republican incumbents retired. As it is, none of these incumbents will be easy for Democrats to defeat. A few, like Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey, might escape without a competitive race at all. But most of these representatives will probably find themselves in highly competitive races. In a tough year for Republicans, several would probably lose. But many would probably survive, despite their district’s Democratic lean in presidential elections. Many of these representatives even survived the big Democratic waves in 2006 and 2008. If Washington’s Dave Reichert wins re-election, he will be the only Republican to have won in 2006 and 2008 in a district carried by Al Gore and John Kerry, and to win re-election in 2018 in a district carried by Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton.  Most have survived in part by amassing a moderate voting record to please their moderate constituents. True to form, six of them voted “no” on the Republican health care bill, including Mr. Reichert. The three who voted for the bill — Peter Roskam, Erik Paulsen and Rodney Frelinghuysen — might now find it harder to pitch themselves as moderate voices in Washington.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who encourage poor people to use illegal drugs?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/opinion/drug-test-poor-medicaid-walker-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Who’s afraid of Trump?” and say “Not enough Republicans — at least for now.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whos-afraid-of-trump-not-enough-republicans–at-least-for-now/2017/06/27/cee56720-5b57-11e7-9b7d-14576dc0f39d_story.html

 

NATIONAL JOURNAL
— New Anti-Rauner Group Forms, Runs Ad  Pritzker is running robocalls that blame Rauner for the budget impasse. – Zach C. Cohen
https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/654655/pritzker-robocalls-blame-rauner-budget-impasse

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ObamaCare’s Victims Need Relief Now  More than 1,000 counties have only a single insurer. Doug Lake lives in one—and rates are going up 43%. – Thomas E. Price
https://www.wsj.com/articles/obamacares-victims-need-relief-now-1498605262
— North Korea Compares Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler  Language reflects Pyongyang’s hardening line on U.S. president – Jonathan Cheng
https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-compares-trump-to-hitler-1498541392
— Maine Lawmakers Debate Whether to Keep Voter-Backed Tax on High-Income Earners  The state risks shutting down if lawmakers can’t hash out a deal before the fiscal year ends Friday night – Jon Kamp
https://www.wsj.com/articles/maine-lawmakers-debate-whether-to-keep-voter-backed-tax-on-wealthy-1498585761

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— This Is Why the Number of Ultra-Rich Americans Is Surging – Rob Wile (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being rich.  According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare. How many of the 73,110 ultra-high-net-worth individuals in America are Republican and how many are Democrat?)
http://time.com/money/4833875/ultra-wealthy-americans-millionaire-billionaire/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There were 73,110 ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals in America in 2016, an increase of 6.7% from the year before, according to new data from the wealth information firm Wealth-X. The total is roughly the equivalent to the seating capacity of New Orleans’ Superdome. Another way to look at it is that one in every 4,500 Americans now has an ultra-high net worth, defined as $30 million or more. The surge was driven large by a strengthening U.S. dollar, which in turn drove equities, Wealth-X says.)

 

GAMBLING COMPLIANCE
— Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren Wants U.S. Military To Screen For Gambling Addiction – CHRIS SIEROTY  (DIERSEN: How many have gambling and other addictions in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?  Government should not promote addictions.)
https://gamblingcompliance.com/premium-content/insights_analysis/massachusetts-senator-wants-us-military-screen-gambling-addiction

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Price hike for your retirement package? – Mike Causey  (DIERSEN: One reason why my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 was that I would get COLAs.  However, those COLAs have always been far less than inflation.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/06/price-hike-for-your-retirement-package/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reduce future COLAs ( (cost-of-living adjustments) for current and future CSRS  (Civil Service Retirement System) retirees by 0.5 percent below the actual rate of inflation, as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.)

 

FED SMITH
— Labor Department Begins Monitoring Federal Employees’ Opioid Use – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/27/labor-department-begins-monitoring-federal-employees-opioid-use/

 

FED WEEK
— Senate Could Address Base Closings, Veterans Preference  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/senate-address-base-closings-veterans-preference/

 

VAULT
— Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality – Kristina Rudic  (DIERSEN: Obviously, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, do not waste your time seeking a job at these places.)
http://www.vault.com/blog/workplace-issues/best-places-to-work-for-lgbt-equality

June 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— IL Democrats unveil plan to solve budget crisis as deadline looms – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-democrats-unveil-plan-to-solve-budget-crisis-as-deadline-looms/2155914/

 

NBC5
— Democrats Unveil Budget Proposal – But Uncertainty Remains – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/democrats-reveal-plan-illinois-budget-impasse-431116043.html
— Illinois Lottery to Delay Payments to Some Winners Without a State Budget – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Lottery-to-Delay-Payments-to-Some-Winners-Without-a-State-Budget-431139903.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Powerball ticket sales to be suspended Wednesday, Mega Millions on Friday due to lack of funding – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/264171113-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan offers budget but won’t say how he’d pay for it – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-speaker-madigan-budget-rauner-met-0628-20170627-story.html
— New director named for DuPage Election Commission – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-election-commission-director-st-0628-20170627-story.html
— Lottery to again delay large payouts due to Illinois budget woes – Joe Mahr
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lottery-delayed-payments-met-20170627-story.html
— How to squander $70,000 a day – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-public-schools-borrowing-edit-0628-jm-20170627-story.html
— Proposed Fair Workweek ordinance would mandate predictable schedules, stable paychecks – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, my work schedule was extremely unpredictable and my paychecks were not stable.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-fair-workweek-ordinance-0628-biz-20170627-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan introduces budget, says ‘nobody gets 100 percent’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-introduces-budget-says-nobody-gets-100-percent/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “How Gov. Bruce Rauner’s property-tax freeze will hurt your kids.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/how-gov-bruce-rauners-property-tax-freeze-will-hurt-your-kids/
— IG: Ethics Board’s definition of lobbyist is ‘broadest’ in U.S. – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ig-ethics-boards-definition-of-lobbyist-is-broadest-in-u-s/
— ‘Largest single transfer of wealth’ to rich from poor, middle class – Robert Reich  (DIERSEN: How much do you believe that the “rich” should pay to finance “healthcare for lower-income Americans?”)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/largest-single-transfer-of-wealth-to-rich-from-poor-middle-class/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Senate’s bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act is not a health care bill. It’s a tax cut for the wealthiest Americans, paid for by a dramatic reduction in healthcare funding for approximately 23 million poor, disabled and working middle class Americans. America’s wealthiest taxpayers (earning more than $200,000 a year, $250,000 for couples) would get a tax cut totaling $346 billion over 10 years, representing what they save from no longer financing healthcare for lower-income Americans.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Benedictine University spokesman fired after he filed discrimination lawsuit – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170627/benedictine-university-spokesman-fired-after-he-filed-discrimination-lawsuit
— Lombard District 44 to pay interim superintendent $1,000 a day, replacement $190K – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170627/lombard-district-44-to-pay-interim-superintendent-1000-a-day-replacement-190k

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Madigan finally makes his budget move – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170627/BLOGS02/170629853/madigan-finally-makes-his-budget-move

 

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— McDonald’s and three more Illinois companies (John Deere, Gatorade and Wilson Sporting Goods) score high on patriotism – Lewis Lazare
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2017/06/27/mcdonalds-and-three-more-illinois-companies-score.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House Democrats propose four-year property tax freeze – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170627/house-democrats-propose-four-year-property-tax-freeze
— Four finalists emerge for U.S. attorney job in Springfield
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170627/tribune-four-finalists-emerge-for-us-attorney-job-in-springfield
— Illinois has to consider consolidation – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170627/our-view-illinois-has-to-consider-consolidation

 

CHICAGO NOW
— A fresh look at the causes and cures of income inequality: Berkowitz w/Chicago Booth’s Kevin Murphy
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/06/a-fresh-look-at-the-causes-and-cures-of-income-inequality-berkowitz-wchicago-booths-kevin-murphy-cableweb/

 

AMERICANS FOR PROPERITY
— Americans for Prosperity-Illinois Bashes Watered-Down Property Tax Proposal
https://americansforprosperity.org/americans-prosperity-illinois-bashes-watered-property-tax-proposal/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Open Meetings lawsuit filed against NIU – Injunction sought to stop golden parachute of Pres. Baker – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/open-meetings-lawsuit-filed-against-niu-injunction-sought-to-stop-golden-parachute-of-pres-baker/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— SPOTLIGHT: Discussing Educational Choice with Lennie Jarrat – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/spotlight-discussing-educational-choice-with-lennie-jarrat/#.WVJLdYGOT1w.facebook

 

CAPITOL FAX
— First big blow-up of the week as Durkin slams Madigan for “moving the goal posts”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/27/first-big-blow-up-of-the-week-as-durkin-slams-madigan-for-moving-the-goal-posts/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rep. Davis To Dems: Stop ‘Vitriol’ Against Health Care Bill – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/27/rep-davis-to-dems-stop-vitriol-against-health-care-bill-video/
— VA Expands Emergency Mental Care To Vets With Bad Service Records – Jonah Bennett  (DIERSEN: Constructively, by forcing me to retire, my Democrat GAO superiors gave me an “other-than-honorable discharge.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes agree with all the adverse actions a) that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me including forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, always ranking me in bottom half for pay-for-performance purposes, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) that my Democrat IRS superiors took against me including not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims, and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me including forcing me to resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/27/va-expands-emergency-mental-care-to-vets-with-bad-service-records/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Mexico Joins The Legal Battle Against Anti-Sanctuary City Law – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/27/mexico-joins-the-legal-battle-against-anti-sanctuary-city-law/
— White House Battles Press: America Is In Danger ‘If Media Can’t Be Trusted To Report The News’ – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/27/white-house-battles-press-america-is-in-danger-if-media-cant-be-trusted-to-report-the-news/
— CNN’s Jim Acosta Complains That White House Takes Questions From Conservatives – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News  They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/27/cnns-jim-acosta-complains-that-white-house-takes-questions-from-conservatives/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Claiming hateful feedback, GuideStar drops ‘hate’ labels – Chris Woodward and Billy Davis
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/06/27/claiming-hateful-feedback-guidestar-drops-hate-labels

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Student who registered dead people for Democrats headed to prison – Rick Moran  (DIERSEN: There are two large cemeteries in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/06/student_who_registered_dead_people_for_democrats_headed_to_prison.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ONCE ON THE RUN, OBAMA POLICIES HAVE THIS MACHETE-WIELDING STREET GANG NOW ACTIVE IN US SUBURBS
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/26/once-on-the-run-obama-policies-have-this-machete-wielding-street-gang-now-active-in-us-suburbs/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Bad Is the Crisis in Illinois? It Has $14.6 Billion in Unpaid Bills  Two years without a budget has left a mammoth past-due backlog, with hospitals, dentists and university towns feeling the pain – Shibani Mahtani and Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-bad-is-the-crisis-in-illinois-it-has-14-6-billion-in-unpaid-bills-1498590946
— Why Didn’t ObamaCare Make Us Healthier?  Bernie Sanders inadvertently raises a critical question as Republicans pursue reform. – James Freeman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-didnt-obamacare-make-us-healthier-1498508891

 

NEW YORK POST
— ‘Pepper spray cop’ from ‘Occupy’ protest retires with full pension – Tina Moore  (DIERSEN: I did not get a full pension.  My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and suffer 6 years of “early retirement penalty.”  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://nypost.com/2017/06/27/pepper-spray-cop-from-occupy-protest-retires-with-full-pension/

 

FED SMITH
— Can Congress Legislate Morale Improvements? – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors and supervisors acted like their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran told them that their morale would improve if they got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male and/or non-veteran.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/27/can-congress-legislate-morale-improvements/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— 9 Republicans now say they oppose proposed cuts to federal retirement – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/06/9-republicans-now-say-they-oppose-proposed-cuts-to-federal-retirement/

June 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Diana Rauner talks budget stalemate, child poverty at City Club – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/diana-rauner-talks-budget-stalemate-child-poverty-at-city-club/2151253/
— NEIU faculty hold funeral march for Illinois higher education – Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/neiu-faculty-hold-funeral-march-for-illinois-higher-education/2151621/

 

NBC5
— Feds Send High-Tech Van to Chicago to Combat Gun Violence – Susan Carlson
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-police-atf-nibin-van-430889753.html
— Here’s What Happens if the GOP Health Care Bill Becomes Law  The bill aims to achieve traditional conservative goals of spending less on social services and lowering tax rates on high earners and businesses
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Heres-What-Happens-if-the-GOP-Health-Care-Bill-Becomes-Law-430961763.html

 

CBS2
— ACLU Disappointed Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/26/aclu-disappointed-supreme-court-upholds-trumps-travel-ban/
— Dems Ask: Where’s Gov. Rauner? – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/26/dems-ask-wheres-gov-rauner/
— Activists Demand Help For Distressed Neighborhoods – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/26/activists-demand-changes-to-help-distressed-neighborhoods/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan to outline budget plan Tuesday, urges Rauner to be ‘reasonable’ – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, you are “reasonable” only if you glorify and praise them, pander to them, serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or give them money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/illinois-legislature-madigan-rauner-met-0627-20170626-story.html
— Supreme Court travel ban ruling changes little for Illinois refugees – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-travel-ban-chicago-reaction-met-20170626-story.html
— Rauners plan to sleep within a cow chip toss of carnival during state fair – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-rauners-state-fair-home-0627-chicago-inc-20170626-story.html
— Upscale gun range opens in unincorporated Lake Forest – Mark Lawton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/news/ct-lfr-gun-range-tl-0629-20170626-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan: Democrats draft budget with 4 days left in session – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-like-rauner-lists-non-budget-demands-for-deal/
— Illinois House GOP narrows focus on non-budget issues – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-like-rauner-lists-non-budget-demands-for-deal/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Facing ouster, Mundelein Trustee Dakotah Norton quits – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170626/facing-ouster-mundelein-trustee-dakotah-norton-quits
— DuPage County to vote on plan to increase funding for fire protection district – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170626/dupage-county-to-vote-on-plan-to-increase-funding-for-fire-protection-district

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois Chamber backs a big tax hike – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170626/BLOGS02/170629880/illinois-chamber-of-commerce-backs-big-tax-hike
— CBO: 22 million more uninsured by 2026 under Senate health bill  (DIERSEN: If you have affordable health care insurance, why is that?  For me and my wife, it is because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170626/NEWS03/170629885/cbo-22-million-more-uninsured-by-2026-under-senate-health-bill
— As McDonald’s pulls up stakes, what’s next for Oak Brook campus? – Luke Hammill
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170624/ISSUE01/170629889/as-mcdonalds-pulls-up-stakes-whats-next-for-oak-brook-campus
— A simple and not-so-simple wish for a healthy CPS – Andy Shaw
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170624/ISSUE07/170629894/a-simple-and-not-so-simple-wish-for-a-healthy-cps
— How looming fatherhood set this future CEO on his path  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors and others who I have sued expected/wanted my wife and I to have children because then I would have put childraising ahead of seeking justice.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/fast-50#playerCA
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The CEO of one of the fastest-growing digital marketing companies in Chicago, Joe Chura credits his daughter, now 18, for giving him his start. When Chura found out at age 20 that he was about to be a father, he knew he needed a job—a good one—and fast. So he took an assembly-line position at a Ford plant in Chicago even though he knew absolutely nothing about cars. To keep up, Chura read textbooks in his spare time. That hard work paid off. After six years, he was promoted to Ford’s marketing and sales division.)

 

STATELINE
— Study: Raising Minimum Wage Hurts Low Wage Workers  Univ. of Washington study released as IL Governor considers $15 min. wage bill – Scott Picken
http://www.mystateline.com/news/study-raising-minimum-wage-hurts-low-wage-workers/751167023

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Mike Madigan: ‘People voted for me,’ saw no need for term limits – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: Who did not vote for you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511133068-madigan-people-voted-for-me-saw-no-need-for-term-limits

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Oberweis issues challenge to work to end hunger – Charmaine Little  (DIERSEN: What do you do to help others?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I do not do enough to help others. In my defense, I do not charge anything for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and I do not include any advertising in those emails.  I have sent those emails out since 2000, and since 2004, each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511126219-oberweis-issues-challenge-to-work-to-end-hunger

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Guidestar to Remove ‘Hate Group’ Labels on Conservative Groups for ‘Time Being’ – Rachel del Guidice
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/guidestar-to-remove-hate-group-labels-on-conservative-groups-for-time-being/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Chicago’s Central Committee for Theater Affairs Falsely Accuses Critic of Bigotry
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-chicagos-central-committee-theater-affairs-falsely-accuses-critic-bigotry/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— VERY SAD: Candidates at the Pride Parade
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/candidates-at-the-pride-parade/
— Cook Political Report moves Rauner reelect from “Lean Republican” to “Tossup”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/cook-political-report-moves-rauner-reelect-from-lean-republican-to-tossup/
— Pritzker launches targeted Senate district robocalls blasting Rauner  (DIERSEN: Who targets you?  Members of the following groups target me: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/pritzker-launches-targeted-senate-district-robocalls-blasting-rauner/
— Madigan warns tax hike will be difficult, says he needs GOP leaders to persuade governor on “non budget” items
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/madigan-warns-tax-hike-will-be-difficult-says-he-needs-gop-leaders-to-persuade-governor-on-non-budget-items/
— Cullerton was also gone today
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/cullerton-was-also-gone-today/
— The backlog is horrible, but it could be even worse than we know
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/the-backlog-is-horrible-but-it-could-be-even-worse-than-we-know/
— CTBA: Property tax freeze would cost schools up to $830 million a year
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/ctba-property-tax-freeze-would-cost-schools-up-to-830-million-a-year/
— Rauner loves going over reporters’ heads, and he did it again
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/rauner-loves-going-over-reporters-heads-and-he-did-it-again/

 

DAILY WIRE
— TOLERANCE: LGBT Marchers In Chicago Ban Jewish Flags Because They Hate Israel – ELLIOTT HAMILTON
http://www.dailywire.com/news/17931/tolerance-lgbt-marchers-chicago-ban-jewish-flags-elliott-hamilton#

 

GOPUSA
— Protest briefly halts Minneapolis Pride parade
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26269

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Are Trump, Sessions trumped by transgenders? – Charlie Butts
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/06/26/are-trump-sessions-trumped-by-transgenders

 

NEWSMAX
— Franklin Graham Rips Proposed LGBTQ ‘Indoctrination’ of Texas School Kids
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/franklin-graham-rips-LGBTQ-texas/2017/06/26/id/798214/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Black Lives Matter Protesters Angry That Police Marched In Pride Parade – GRACE CARR
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/26/black-lives-matter-protesters-angry-that-police-marched-in-pride-parade/
— Experts Say Green Energy Made Cyber Attacks On Power Grid Much Easier – Andrew Follett
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/26/experts-say-green-energy-made-cyber-attacks-on-power-grid-much-easier/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— LOOK WHO’S INVITING YOU TO REPORT ‘HATE CRIMES’  ‘Its development got accelerated though with the election of Donald Trump’ – ART MOORE
http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/look-whos-inviting-you-to-report-hate-crimes/

 

THE BLAZE
— Nikki Haley: People ‘booed,’ said ‘hateful things’ to me, my son during Pride parade – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/26/nikki-haley-people-booed-said-hateful-things-to-me-my-son-during-pride-parade/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Governor Bruce Rauner and the Budget Crisis in the Land of Lincoln – PETER ROBINSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/448973/bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-crisis-uncommon-knowledge

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Poor women of color set to lose big under TrumpCare.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/339496-poor-women-of-color-set-to-lose-big-under-trumpcare

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Budget Office: Senate Health Care Bill Would Leave 22 Million More Uninsured – THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR  (DIERSEN: If you have affordable health care insurance, why is that?  For me and my wife, it is because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/us/politics/senate-health-care-bill-republican.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Obama’s liberalism paved the way for Donald Trump – Michael Goodwin
http://nypost.com/2017/06/24/obamas-liberalism-paved-the-way-for-donald-trump/

 

WALL STREET JOUNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity celebrate their progress in getting rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.wsj.com/video/millions-celebrate-gay-pride-around-the-world/60795D78-C921-418A-AD84-80CF9A307CC6.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Madigan Says GOP Must Secure Rauner Budget OK  Illinois House Republicans say they have narrowed their focus on issues tangential to a budget agreement.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-06-26/the-latest-house-democrats-finalizing-budget-proposal

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Reduction in support staff creates weakness in congressional capacity – Steff Thomas  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank either in relative or absolute terms.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2017/06/decline-in-support-staff-creates-inconsistencies-in-congressional-capacity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Total staff levels across the Congressional support agencies — specifically the Congressional Budget Office, Congressional Research Service and Government Accountability Office — have either remained stagnant or have remained the same in the last three decades, according to the most recent update of the Institution’s Vital Statistics on Congress report. . .Between 1975 and 2015, support staff agencies have lost 45 percent of their workforce. The most dramatic shift in employment took place in GAO, according to the report.)