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July 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois has budget after House votes to override Gov. Rauner’s veto – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-has-budget-after-house-votes-to-override-gov-rauners-veto/2187933/
— Illinois House OKs budget, ends historic impasse – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-oks-budget-ends-historic-impasse/2187933/

NBC5
— Illinois House Votes to Override Rauner’s Budget Veto The vote means the budget plan is now law – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-house-bruce-rauner-veto-override-vote-budget-432862213.html

CBS2
— Illinois House Overrides Rauner Budget Vetoes, With GOP Help
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/06/illinois-house-debate-budget/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House OKs budget, ends historic impasse – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/266116450-story

WGN TV
— State has budget after Illinois House overrides Governor Rauner’s veto – MELISSA ESPANA
http://wgntv.com/2017/07/06/illinois-house-overrides-governor-rauners-budget-veto/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House overrides Rauner budget vetoes; lockdown ends at capitol – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-reconvenes-to-override-rauner-budget-vetoes/
— Long-awaited budget vote won’t yet solve school funding problems – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/long-awaited-budget-vote-wont-yet-solve-school-funding-problems/
— Chris Kennedy: ‘I’ve seen the Holy Spirit at work’ – Robert Herguth (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is a liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD despises if not hates 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chris-kennedy-ive-seen-the-holy-spirit-at-work-face-to-faith-podcast/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How Illinois House voted on Rauner tax hike override
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-madigan-rauner-illinois-house-tax-increase-override-box-met-0707-20170706-story.html
— Illinois Capitol reopens after lockdown, no hazardous materials found – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-madigan-rauner-illinois-house-budget-veto-met-0707-20170706-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois has a budget, with income tax hike – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170706/breaking-illinois-has-a-budget-with-income-tax-hike
— Chicago woman faces gun charges after Wheaton traffic stop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170706/chicago-woman-faces-gun-charges-after-wheaton-traffic-stop

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois takes first step toward a budget – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170706/NEWS02/170709952/illinois-takes-first-step-toward-a-budget
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois House has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bill to raise the state’s income tax, the first and most difficult of a series of votes expected today to give the state its first budget in three years. The action came on a largely party-line vote 71 to 42, the bare number needed, with GOP lawmakers who broke from Rauner in passing the bill last week joining with all but a handful of Democrats to finalize the tax increase. Since the Senate already had voted for an override, the action means that, effective July 1, the individual income tax will rise from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent and the corporate rate from 5.25 percent to 7 percent. The action also sets the stage for what is likely to be a no-holds-barred race for governor next year between Rauner, seeking a second term, and one of a half-dozen Democrats who are vying to take him on in the general election. The Illinois House has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bill to raise the state’s income tax, the first and most difficult of a series of votes expected today to give the state its first budget in three years. The action came on a largely party-line vote 71 to 42, the bare number needed, with GOP lawmakers who broke from Rauner in passing the bill last week joining with all but a handful of Democrats to finalize the tax increase. Since the Senate already had voted for an override, the action means that, effective July 1, the individual income tax will rise from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent and the corporate rate from 5.25 percent to 7 percent. The action also sets the stage for what is likely to be a no-holds-barred race for governor next year between Rauner, seeking a second term, and one of a half-dozen Democrats who are vying to take him on in the general election.)
— It’s official: Illinois has a budget. Your taxes are going up. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170706/NEWS02/170709952/its-official-illinois-has-a-budget-your-taxes-are-going-up
— Temperature rises as budget votes near – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170706/BLOGS02/170709962/temperature-rises-as-budget-votes-near
— Deadbeat Illinois’ new budget won’t fix what’s broken for nonprofits – Lisa Bertagnoli
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170706/NEWS02/170709956/deadbeat-illinois-new-budget-wont-fix-whats-broken-for-nonprofits

WTTW
— House Overrides Rauner’s Vetoes to Pass a Budget – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/06/house-overrides-rauner-s-vetoes-pass-budget

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House overrides Rauner; state budget approved
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170706/house-overrides-rauner-state-budget-approved
— 19 AGs, including Illinois’, sue DeVos for delaying for-profit college rules – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170706/19-ags-including-illinois-sue-devos-for-delaying-for-profit-college-rules

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Doing ‘Everything Possible’ To Prevent Veto Override — Except Calling Lawmakers – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-doing-everything-possible-prevent-veto-override-except-calling-lawmakers#stream/0

WSIL TV
— Trump administration backs Texas voter ID law in court – AP (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, the Bush administration backed GAO, that is, it backed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35826781/trump-administration-backs-texas-voter-id-law-in-court

CHICAGOIST
— National Politics-Style Vitriol Has Filtered Into Illinois Budget Crisis Rhetoric
http://chicagoist.com/2017/07/06/national_political_vitriol_filters.php

WILL COUNTY NEWS
— Will County Finance Chair Fricilone announces Republican Majority will not raise property tax and work to reduce the tax rate. – Steve Balich
http://willcountynews.com/2017/07/06/will-county-finance-chair-announces-republican-majority-will-not-raise-property-tax-and-work-to-reduce-the-tax-rate/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinoisans are still waiting for independence – Austin Berg
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/berg-illinoisans-are-still-waiting-for-independence/article_dc417608-61be-11e7-95ab-8bcffc233125.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS PASS PERMANENT INCOME TAX HIKE, OVERRIDE RAUNER’S VETO The Illinois House of Representatives has completed an override of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a budget plan, including multibillion-dollar tax increases. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-pass-permanent-income-tax-hike-override-rauners-veto/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Unsustainable: Raising Taxes Solves Nothing, Makes Illinois Worse Off – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/unsustainable-raising-taxes-solves-nothing-makes-illinois-worse-off/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS TO SEE 32% HIKE. HOUSE OVERRIDES BUDGET VETO.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/illinois-taxpayers-to-see-32-hike-house-overrides-budget-veto.html
— MOODY’S WARNS MADIGAN’S BUDGET HIKE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO AVOID JUNK STATUS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/moodys-warns-madigans-budget-hike-may-not-be-enough-to-avoid-junk-status.html
— THORNER: BRUCE RAUNER, TROJAN HORSE FOR THE BIPARTISAN SPENDERS OF ILLINOIS?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorner-bruce-rauner-trojan-horse-for-the-bipartisan-spenders-of-illinois.html

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP threatens Repubs for “choosing Madigan” *** Rauner: Today “another step in Illinois’ never-ending tragic trail of tax hikes”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/rauner-today-another-step-in-illinois%e2%80%99-never-ending-tragic-trail-of-tax-hikes/
— Emaneul, Madigan react *** House overrides Rauner tax hike veto with 71 votes
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/house-overrides-rauner-tax-hike-veto-with-71-votes/
— Democrats lash out at Rauner ahead of veto vote
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/democrats-lash-out-at-rauner-ahead-of-veto-vote/
— State Board of Elections replies to Kobach Commission
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/state-board-of-elections-replies-to-kobach-commission/

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— Americans for Prosperity-Illinois Decries Permanent Income Tax Hike
https://americansforprosperity.org/americans-prosperity-illinois-decries-permanent-income-tax-hike/

BREITBART
— Coincidence? Polish Government Seats Trump Beside Painting of Polish King Famed For Routing Islam From Europe – OLIVER JJ Lane
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/06/polish-government-seats-trump-beside-painting-polish-king-famed-routing-islam-europe/

THE BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson accuses Maxine Waters of living in neighborhood ‘segregated’ from constituents – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I have lived in my precinct since 1984. I have lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978. I have lived in northeast Illinois since 1948.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/06/tucker-carlson-accuses-maxine-waters-of-living-in-neighborhood-segregated-from-constituents/

DAILY CALLER
— Federal Employee Quits Trump Admin ‘Because The People In Charge Want To Burn It Down’ – Eric Lieberman
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/06/federal-employee-quits-trump-admin-because-the-people-in-charge-want-to-burn-it-down/
— Media Furious After Trump Bashes CNN In Poland – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to be furious when they bash me and bash my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/06/media-furious-after-trump-bashes-cnn-in-poland/
— CNN Analyst: You Don’t Have The ‘Right’ To Be Anonymous – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who want to be anonymous?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/06/cnn-analyst-you-dont-have-the-right-to-be-anonymous/

THE HILL
— Dems divided on Trump attack strategy for 2018 – MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats will attack 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://thehill.com/homenews/house/340754-dems-divided-on-trump-attack-strategy-for-2018

CNN
— Illinois budget crisis pits governor against his wife – Matt Egan
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/06/investing/illinois-budget-governor-diana-rauner/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Lawmakers Override Governor’s Budget Veto – JULIE BOSMAN and MONICA DAVEY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/us/illinois-budget-shutdown-states-rauner.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says West Must Defend Its Civilization U.S. president speaks to thousands of Poles during his second trip to Europe – Peter Nicholas and Anton Troianovski (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps have a low opinion of Western civilization, if not despise Western civilization, if not hate Western civilization. Anti-Trumps are 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-west-must-defend-its-civilization-1499355200
— Office of Government Ethics Director Walter Shaub Resigns Shaub leaving post six months early, often tangled with President Donald Trump over ethics issues – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/office-of-government-ethics-director-walter-shaub-resigns-1499361406

TODAY’S WORKPLACE
— Recognizing Signs of Age Discrimination in the Workplace (DIEWRSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2017/06/30/recognizing-signs-of-age-discrimination-in-the-workplace/

FED SMITH
— What You Should Know (and Do) If Your Agency is Downsizing – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: GAO was downsized during all of the almost 18 years that I worked for the agency 1980-1997. Even though it was almost always under hiring and/or promotion freezes, it was also under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. Consequently, the Democrats who ran GAO focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of its employee who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/06/what-you-should-know-your-agency-downsizing/

TORQUE NEWS
— Ford Mustang Sales are Strong in China – Patrick Rall
https://www.torquenews.com/106/ford-mustang-sales-are-strong-china

July 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois House set to vote on overriding Rauner’s budget vetoes
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-set-to-vote-on-overriding-rauners-budget-vetoes/2187933/

CBS2
— Cullerton Warns Of “Dire Consequences” If House Doesn’t Override Budget Veto
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/06/illinois-budget-veto-override-vote/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan preps Rauner override vote, but will enough lawmakers show? – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-illinois-budget-20170706-story.html
— Younger directors next frontier in push for greater board diversity – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: How much money were you earning in today’s dollars when you were 25, 30, 35, and 40? Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-next-gen-board-leaders-0706-biz-20170705-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Healthy life choices should bring lower care premiums – John Foley (DIERSEN: How healthy have your life choices been? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have never attributed my relative good health to my life choices. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I have relatively good health because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, because I have always been privileged, because my parents were filthy rich, because I avoided the draft, because the federal government grossly overpaid me, because my wife has always had a good job, because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, because we did not become foster parents, and because my retirement benefits are too generous. They dismiss the fact that I have never been a drinker or a smoker and that I have never used an illegal drug.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obamacare-health-insurance-perspec-20170705-story.html
— Not guilty plea entered in Libertyville-Vernon Hills school district perjury case – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-school-board-perjury-arraign-st-0706-20170705-story.html
— Spanish speakers go all but ignored by White House – Jill Colvin and Luis Alonso Lugo (DIERSEN: Do you speak, read, and/or write Spanish? If the anti-Trumps had their way, first, those who speak, read, and/or write Spanish would get even more preference, and then, everyone in America would be required to speak, read, and write Spanish.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170706/281771334220021

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cullerton: ‘Win after win’ for Rauner in budget, if only he’d admit it
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cullerton-budget-has-win-after-win-for-rauner-but-gov-wont-say-so/
— Housecleaning at Water Department spurs request for police protection – Mary Mitchell
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/housecleaning-at-water-department-spurs-request-for-police-protection/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago area now almost majority minority – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: In how many ways are you a minority? In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world, what percent are members of Group A and what percent are members of Group B? Group A is 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 Group B is Trump supporter, 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. Because I am 100% Group B, I am a minority in many ways.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170705/BLOGS02/170709972

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: WLS AM promotes Ron Sandack.
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/07/05/senate-approves-illinois-budget-bill-rauner-vetoes-house-overrides/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING: Fake-naked President Trump stirs anger at West Peoria parade – Scott Hilyard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170705/fake-naked-president-trump-stirs-anger-at-west-peoria-parade

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Brady Expected to Be More Conservative Than Radogno – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: What does Bill Brady think of you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted at Brady that I have caused all of his problems, that I am causing all of his problems, and that I will continue to cause all of his problems until I am gotten rid of. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes especially blame me for Brady’s a) losing the 2006 Republican gubernatorial primary, b) losing the 2010 gubernatorial election, and c) losing the 2014 Republican gubernatorial primary.)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=247768#.WV4PqRFSRZI

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— What federal government can get from your voter file Most states spurn Trump commission – CNN (DIERSEN: What do/did your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates think of your political affiliation? Democrats run the federal government. While worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats who used my being a Republican against me. Since at least the 1960s, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation have been rampant in the federal government. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, 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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/what-federal-government-can-get-from-your-voter-file/758872409
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is my voting information public? The short answer is yes, some of it. Generally, states consider voters’ names and addresses public information, as well as whether they have voted in past elections and what party they have registered with. How a person actually voted in an election is never recorded, though which ballot they requested in a primary election may be.)
— 4th of July Float Sparks Outrage The float in West Peoria’s parade had a man dressed as Trump sitting on a toilet
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/4th-of-july-float-sparks-outrage/758782258

TIMES
— Jersey County county sues opioid makers for painkiller epidemic – AP (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries should sue individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, the breakdown of the traditional family, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and other things that destroy America.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/illinois-county-sues-opioid-makers-for-painkiller-epidemic/article_c6785730-0ba4-57cc-8b72-b6a72fd0814f.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner not the governor we were promised.”
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-rauner-not-the-governor-we-were-promised/article_da3c7013-c0cd-5ebf-848c-49a99a2f7f0c.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner can’t negotiate from the middle – Scott Reeder
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-rauner-can-t-negotiate-from-the-middle/article_4c4160b1-513f-5c25-9773-90fe9c77a05f.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rauner Doing ‘Everything Possible’ To Prevent Veto Override — Except Calling Lawmakers – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-doing-everything-possible-prevent-veto-override-except-calling-lawmakers

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Fake News on loss of accreditation due to no budget – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/fake-news-on-loss-of-accreditation-due-to-no-budget/

CITIZEN KELLY
— VIDEO: DIERSEN HEADLINE: William Kelly blasts Rauner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xm4OZuNJpk

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— When Government Controls the Health Care System, This is Inevitable – Aaron Baer (DIERSEN: Politicians promote patronage in government, so one could expect that the more that politicians control health care, the more political preference giving and political discrimination there would be in health care.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/government-controls-health-care-system-inevitable/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Republicans get from the Democrats the content (SEE BELOW) of the Illinois House Republican memo concerning abusive social media comments.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/this-is-real-and-cannot-be-dismissed/
(FROM THE POSTING: This memo was sent to House Republicans yesterday afternoon. There is a real and legitimate fear brewing…

Dear House Republican Members,

[The HGOP’s] Digital Media Manager, has prepared the information below to help guide members who experience abusive social media comments.

What to do if you receive threats on Facebook, Twitter or other social media accounts:

* If you feel the threat is imminent call 911
* Report threats of violence immediately to State Police at this phone number: 877-xxx-xxxx
* Then report to social media platform – here’s how
* Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/help/181495968648557?helpref=faq_content
* Twitter:https://support.twitter.com/articles/20169998#whatshouldido
* Or, ask your communications staffer for help
Others ways to manage posts or comments:

* Delete comments containing profanity, name calling, or libelous statements.
* Hiding a comment will leave it visible only to the person who posted it and their friends.
* Like or comment on positive comments – which will push them to the top of news feed. This is a very good strategy.
* Ban individuals who repeatedly post abusive comments especially if they are not constituents.

Call me if you have any questions or issues.)
— Kennedy calls for end to “political rhetoric that encourages violence”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/kennedy-calls-for-end-to-political-rhetoric-that-encourages-violence/
— AG Madigan rules governor’s office has violated FOIA law, orders compliance
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/ag-madigan-rules-governors-office-has-violated-foia-law-orders-compliance/

GOPUSA
— TREASONOUS: Cook County ID card proposed for illegal aliens living in Chicago area
http://www.gopusa.com/cook-county-id-card-proposed-for-illegal-aliens-living-in-chicago-area/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP’S ‘DIVISIVE’ TWEETS — MORE LEFT-WING HYPOCRISY – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trumps-divisive-tweets-more-left-wing-hypocrisy/

BREITBART
— GOP Insiders Skipped Real Immigration Reform Last Week – TOM TANCREDO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/05/gop-insiders-skipped-real-immigration-reform-last-week/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IS CNN FINISHED? NETWORK UNDER FIRE FOR THREATENING PRIVATE CITIZEN OVER TRUMP TWEET (DIERSEN: Are you a “private citizen?” Who threatens you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that they can threaten me because I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, and because I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, a GAO employee 1980-1997, an IRS employee 1971-1980, etc.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/07/05/is-cnn-finished-network-under-fire-for-threatening-private-citizen-over-trump-tweet/

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Company Sued for Anti-White Bias Tech-worker’s lawsuit alleges India-based company in U.S. racially discriminates – John Friend
http://www.americanfreepress.net/PDF/Issue%2027_28%202017%20AFP.pdf (Page 17)
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As readers of this newspaper are fully aware, white Americans have been targeted for discrimination and demonization for decades now. With openly anti-white public policies institutionalized across the country—affirmative action, diversity, quotas, and forced racial integration, for example—and a distorted, highly weaponized historical narrative that depicts whites as evil and oppressive, whites now regularly find themselves in the crosshairs of the hostile, anti-white forces ruling this country. In reality, though, whites are blatantly discriminated against and targeted for ridicule, slander, and other abuse—including physical assault, rape, and murder—on a daily basis. Case in point: A former high-tech employee at Infosys, an India-based technology consulting firm with offices across the United States, has filed a lawsuit against his former employer alleging that the company is openly hostile to white workers and favors those from India and other parts of South Asia. Erin Green, who worked as a supervisor at Infosys in its Plano, Texas office and rose to the rank of head of global immigration, was terminated in June 2016 for allegedly violating the company’s code of conduct for utilizing his work computer for personal use. Green, a white man, maintains that non-Indian and non-Asian employees were systematically discriminated against, berated, and denied raises and promotional opportunities. Green is one of many former employees and job applicants of the tech giant who have filed lawsuits against Infosys alleging improper treatment and outright discrimination.)

POLITICO
— Illinois lawmakers face budget rage Amid threats and angry calls, GOP legislators received a memo on how to protect themselves. – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have served as the Republican Precinct Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9. I should write a book about nasty, rude, and threatening Democrats and RINOs in my precinct. What if I wore a body camera to better document their nastiness, their rudeness, and their threats?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/05/illinois-budget-rage-240243
— Dems’ new pitch to voters: A ‘Better Deal’ – ELANA SCHOR and HEATHER CAYGLE (DIERSEN: Democrats promise to use the federal government to give even more preference to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/05/democrats-trump-congress-better-deal-240150

ABC NEWS
— Rep. Steve Scalise readmitted to ICU in serious condition due to ‘concerns for infection’ – DAVID CAPLAN and JOHN PARKINSON
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-steve-scalise-ICU-fellow-gop-congressman/story?id=48462519

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Red State and Blue Cities: A Partisan Battle Intensifies – Emily Badger (DIERSEN: In Illinois, 91 out of 102 counties went for Trump in 2016. One could look at the partisan battles between those 91 Trump counties and the 11 Clinton counties.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/upshot/blue-cities-want-to-make-their-own-rules-red-states-wont-let-them.html
— Work and Reward: The Great Disconnect A new study shows that the twin scourges of poor income growth and rising inequality, left unaddressed, will only worsen. – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid by the federal government. I made GS-12 (currently $79,563) when I was 25 and GS-13 (currently $94,610) when I was 38 and GS-13 Step 10 (currently $122,991) when I was 49. 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. If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran, I would have made GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/opinion/wage-inequality-income-growth.html
— Back to the Center, Democrats Relying on identity politics and big government has hurt the Democratic Party. To win, it must embrace more centrist ideas. – MARK PENN and ANDREW STEIN (DIERSEN: How far to the left are the Democrats in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/opinion/center-democrats-identity-politics.html
— Democrats Court Military Veterans in Effort to Reclaim House – EMMARIE HUETTEMAN (DIERSEN: To turn veterans against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed to veterans that I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970 and with a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/us/politics/democrats-veterans-house-midterm-elections.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Architects Turn Talents to Designing Homes for the Poor – MIKE IVES (DIERSEN: To turn those who had less money than I had against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that I bought a new town home when I was 24 years old, a studio condo in downtown Chicago when I was 25, a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago when I was 27, and that my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29 and we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton when I was 35.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/world/asia/vo-trong-nghia-prefabricated-housing.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Junk by Any Name in Illinois Politicians and credit raters form a coalition for tax and spend. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/junk-by-any-name-in-illinois-1499297774
— The GOP’s Fatal Infatuation Once the governors took expanded Medicaid payments, they were hooked. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gops-fatal-infatuation-1499297410
— The Conservative ‘Resistance’ Is Futile The right has never made one significant move against the liberal culture machine. – David Gelernter (DIERSEN: There are no DINOs but there are far too many RINOs. Planks in the Republican Party platform that RINOs most commonly fail/refuse to defend/advance include traditional family, right to life, immigration, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), illegal drugs, and Second Amendment. Conservative principles that RINOs most commonly fail/refuse to defend/advance include discouraging vices including booze, gambling, and pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-conservative-resistance-is-futile-1499296694
— CEO-Worker Pay Ratio Generates Outrage—And Some Insight Judging by the 2008 banking crisis, the pay ratio could help flag investment risks – Stephen Wilmot (DIERSEN: The ratio was 20 to 1 in 1965, but it was 276 to 1 in 2015.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ceo-worker-pay-ratio-generates-outrageand-some-insight-1499332341
— Political Lines Shape U.S. College Picks of Some Foreign Students Texas, previously a popular academic destination, slips 9 percentage points; ‘I have never seen a handgun’ – Doug Belkin and Newley Purnell (DIERSEN: One would expect that anti-American students would pick anti-American colleges.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-lines-shape-u-s-college-picks-of-some-foreign-students-1499335203
— The U.S. Specializes in Comebacks The country has been deeply divided before, but it always manages to pull itself together. – Karl Rove (DIERSEN: But ever-increasingly, in America, there are more members of Group A than members of Group B. Group A is 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 Group B is Trump supporter, 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/the-u-s-specializes-in-comebacks-1499296796
— Racial Impact Bill in New Jersey Underscores National Justice Debate Supporters see Gov. Christie’s record on criminal justice and addiction crisis as signs that he could approve the measure – Beth Reinhard and Kate King (DIERSREN: What are your demographics? Do those who share your demographics commit more crime or commit less crime than those who do not share your demographics? Why is that?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-impact-bill-in-new-jersey-underscores-national-justice-debate-1499290581

USA TODAY
— Mark Zuckerberg praises universal basic income on Alaska trip – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: If you could have gotten a “basic income” for doing nothing, would you have become a productive member of society?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/07/05/mark-zuckerberg-praises-universal-basic-income-on-alaska-trip/103447704/
— CNN-Trump wrestling video leads to Twitter claims of blackmail – Mike Snider
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/07/05/cnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail/451824001/

CBS MINNESOTA
— What Health Benefits Do Members Of Congress Get? – Heather Brown (DIERSEN: What health insurance coverage have you had? What health insurance do you have? What health insurance coverage will you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been beyond furious a) that I had Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage while I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, b) that my wife and I have had FEHB coverage since I retired in 1997, and c) that my wife and I will have FEHB coverage until we die.)
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/07/05/good-question-what-health-benefits-do-members-of-congress-get/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “What’s interesting about it, while most people think Congress gets some cushy deal in terms of healthcare, guess what,” says David Schultz, a professor of political science at Hamline University. “By law, they have to buy their health care through the health care exchanges.” Members of Congress used to have the plan that’s currently given federal employees called the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHB). Schultz says that plan is comparable to what a large corporation would offer to its employees. In 2014, that all changed. When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, it decided Members of Congress – and their staffs – should be required to get their insurance benefits through the ACA exchanges. Members and their staffs are given the choice of 57 plans through the Washington, D.C. exchanges. According to Adam Hudson, a spokesman for DC Health Link, that adds up to about 11,000 people. At the time of the ACA debate, Rep. Tom Coburn (R-OK) said, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If we’re going to create a government-run plan, then let’s put us in it.” According to the Congressional Research Service, the employer (the government) pays between 72 percent and 75 percent of the premium. That’s slightly more than the average of 83 percent covered by large employers and even with the average of 72 percent covered by small employers. Some Members choose not to take the employer contribution or choose to donate it.)

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote voter fraud.
http://www.newsweek.com/von-spakovsky-voter-fraud-trump-632422

TIME
— Man Who Shot NYPD Officer Threatened Police in Facebook Rant: ‘We Gonna Do Something’ – AP
http://time.com/4846449/miosotis-familia-alexander-bonds-nypd-bronx-new-york/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Should They Stay or Should They Go? Federal Employees Talk About the Ethics of Sticking It Out With the Trump Administration – Marin Cogan and Nick Tabor (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, they made it very clear that they would waste your career and get rid of you a) if you did not defend and advance the Democrat Party platform, b) if you did not help them hire, retain, and promote employees because they were Democrat, minority, females, and/or young, and c) if you did not help them waste the careers of and get rid of employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/6-federal-employees-on-sticking-it-out-in-the-trump-era.html

GOVERNING
— As Override Vote Looms, Illinois Governor Tells Lawmakers to Ignore Credit Warnings – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/tns-illinois-rauner-veto-override.html

July 5 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 102 shot, 14 fatally, in Chicago over July 4 holiday weekend – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/news/102-shot-14-fatally-in-chicago-over-july-4-holiday-weekend/2184156/

NBC5
— Late Surge in Shootings Brings Bloody Holiday Weekend Total to More Than 100
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-fourth-of-july-weekend-shootings-independence-day-gun-violence-432025753.html
— Lawmakers Rename Part of I-55 for Former President Obama
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/barack-obama-expressway-illinois-432565723.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING: Oregon becomes first state to allow gender-neutral licenses – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/265779910-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chris Christie’s Greek-tragedy political career hits new low – Aaron Blake
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-chris-christie-beach-photos-20170704-story.html
— Trump succeeds where Obama failed — rallying liberals to activism – Mark Z. Barabak (DIERSEN: What are liberal activists doing in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments 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.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-liberal-activism-20170628-story.html
— More than 100 people shot in Chicago over long Fourth of July weekend – Peter Nickeas, Elvia Malagon and Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-july-4-weekend-shootings-violence-20170705-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Stray bullets, attacks kill 7 and wound 55 in July 4 weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/18-shot-2-fatally-in-bloody-start-to-fourth-of-july-weekend/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats oppose efforts to stop voter fraud.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/times-for-a-citizens-commission-defending-our-right-to-vote/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ activity in churches.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fired-after-announcing-engagement-he-helps-launch-new-faith-venture/

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois House set to vote on governor’s budget vetoes – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/illinois-house-set-to-vote-on-governors-budget-vetoes
— Suburban legislators respond to Senate income tax vote
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/suburban-legislators-respond-to-senate-income-tax-vote
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why township road district merger is proving difficult – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/why-township-road-district-merger-is-proving-difficult
— Lawsuit dismissal means Naperville Twp. road budget dispute is over – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/lawsuit-dismissal-means-naperville-twp-road-budget-dispute-is-over
— Univision Chicago scores historic ratings victory – Robert Feder (DIERSEN: If you want to divide and destroy a country, you encourage its citizens to speak different languages.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/feder-univision-chicago-scores-historic-ratings-victory

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bank regulator files malpractice suit against Chicago auditor of many local lenders – Steve Daniels
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170701/ISSUE01/170639981

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate overrides Rauner’s vetoes of budget, tax hike – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170704/senate-overrides-rauners-vetoes-of-budget-tax-hike
— July 4 perfect time to step back and remember what unites us – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those in Group A focus on uniting 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. 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.sj-r.com/opinion/20170703/our-view-july-4-perfect-time-to-step-back-and-remember-what-unites-us

METRO EAST SUN
— Shimkus cheers move to roll back some EPA inland water authority – Caitlin Nordahl
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511143211-shimkus-cheers-move-to-roll-back-some-epa-inland-water-authority

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Who are the City of Elmhurst’s highest-paid employees? (DIERSEN: If salary and bonus information had been published for IRS and for GAO while I worked there, it would have shown that most, if not virtually all, of my coworkers who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than me who had less work experience that I had, who had less education than I had, and/or who had fewer professional certifications and licenses than I had were being paid more than me. 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://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511138013-who-are-the-city-of-elmhurst-s-highest-paid-employees

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Senate Overrides Rauner Veto of 32% Income Tax Hike – Roll Call – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/04/senate-overrides-rauner-veto-of-32-income-tax-hike/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Independence Day? – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/independence-day/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Suburban lawmaker David McSweeney criticizes budget earmarks, calls out GOP colleague Dale Righter for his vote – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/suburban-lawmaker-criticizes-budget-earmarks-calls-out-gop-colleague-for/article_89c36526-60e7-11e7-89ae-03c83472dad8.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/

FRED KLONSKY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Fred Klonsky blasts Ives.
https://preaprez.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/illinois-state-representative-jeanne-ives-hates-teachers-and-our-union/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— COLLEGES: ISLANDS OF INTOLERANCE – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/education/colleges-islands-of-intolerance/
— WHERE ARE THE DECENT LIBERALS? – Ken Blackwell
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/where-are-the-decent-liberals/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The most patriotic states in the USA, ranked – Leah DePiero (DIERSEN: How patriotic is your county, your township/ward, your municipality, and your precinct?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-most-patriotic-states-in-the-usa-ranked/article/2627709

CNN
— Forty-four states have refused to give certain voter information to Trump commission – Liz Stark and Grace Hauck (DIERSEN: Which states have the most corrupt voter roles?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/03/politics/kris-kobach-letter-voter-fraud-commission-information/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Trump Faces ‘Uncomfortable Conversations’ With World Leaders at G20 Summit – ALI VITALI (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to pander to foreign countries, to glorify and praise foreign countries, and to surrender to foreign countries.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-faces-uncomfortable-conversations-world-leaders-g20-summit-n778671

NEW YORK TIMES
— Who Can Reform the Chicago Police? – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/04/opinion/chicago-police-reform.html
— ‘I’m a Real American Now’: New Citizens Take the Oath, Trump in Mind – AVANTIKA CHILKOTI (DIERSEN: Democrats do everything that they can to make immigrants 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/04/us/politics/im-a-real-american-now-new-citizens-take-the-oath-trump-in-mind.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Chicago won’t allow high school students to graduate without a plan for the future – Emma Brown (DIERSEN: What plan did you have when you graduated from high school? I had an acceptance letter from UIC when I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. However, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone viewed me as not being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/chicago-wont-allow-high-school-students-to-graduate-without-a-plan-for-the-future/2017/07/03/ac197222-5111-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto of Budget Package House expected to vote Wednesday, appears to have votes to break two-year impasse – Quint Forgey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-legislature-passes-budget-to-break-two-year-impasse-1499186802
— Blue State Budget Breakdowns Public union politics hits the wall in New Jersey, Illinois and Connecticut. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blue-state-budget-breakdowns-1499198223
— Our Walled-Off Immigration Debate – William A. Galston (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because the vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/our-walled-off-immigration-debate-1499188885
— An Oldsmobile Obsessive Explains Himself The president of the National Antique Oldsmobile Club owns about three dozen models of the defunct car brand Jim Schultz, 66, a retired industrial salesman from Chino Valley, Ariz., with his family’s Oldsmobile 88 Holiday Sedan, at the National Antique Oldsmobile Club’s annual convention in Reading, Pa., in June. – A.J. Baime (DIERSEN: I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 when I was 19 years old. I bought a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale in 1978 when I was 29 years old. I would have become an Oldsmobile employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-oldsmobile-obsessive-explains-himself-1499166005

USA TODAY
— How to keep your vacation budget intact – Veronica Ramirez (DIERSEN: Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977. My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/07/02/how-keep-your-vacation-budget-intact/427996001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: For many entrepreneurs, retirement savings comes last – Tanisha Sykes (DIERSEN: I began earning credits toward my Civil Service Retirement System pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old when started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/05/young-investors-late-bloomer/103394004/

FED WEEK
— A Sick Leave Primer – Reg Jones (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I did not disserve sick leave, b) that I should not take any sick leave, c) that I undeservedly had good health, d) that I avoided the draft, e) that I was grossly overpaid, f) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, g) that we did not adopt, and h) that we did not become foster parents. Many, if not most of my Democrat coworkers and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they had serious health problems.)
http://www.fedweek.com/reg-jones-experts-view/sick-leave-primer/

July 2 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Madigan changes course, will hold vote on tax plan Sunday – JORDAN MUCK AND TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/07/01/no-weekend-budget-votes-madigan-says-as-states-new-fiscal-year-begins/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois police: We won’t be getting body cams, because we don’t have the money – AP (DIERSEN: Should everyone involved in government, in politics, in the news media, in etc. wear body cams to better document a) what they say and do and b) what others say and do?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/265269464-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 21 people shot, 2 fatally, in city shootings – Elvia Malagon, Peter Nickeas and Deanese Williams-Harris
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-july-4-weekend-shootings-violence-20170701-story.html
— Halfway through 2017, violence remains stubbornly high in Chicago – Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-violence-first-six-months-met-20170630-story.html
— America, be nice to each other – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are the most unfriendly, unfair, nitpicking, backstabbing, ankle-biting, destructive, disrespectful, deceitful, judgmental, manipulative, domineering, condescending, scapegoating, bombastic, rude, mean, nasty, cruel, vicious, hateful, threatening, and even worse things. Virtually all of the aforesaid are churchgoers a) who bring disgrace to their church and to all the organizations that they are a member of and b) who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-abn-editorial-st-0702-20170630-story.html
— Made in America: Jeep, Ford, Honda models rank as the biggest domestic drivers of the auto industry – Kelsey Mays (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) hate those who own/owned vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, and c) hate unions and past, present, and future union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked for Chrysler for a short time in 1970. I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sc-autocover-most-american-made-cars-20170628-story.html
— GOP bill would let churches endorse political candidates – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, churches act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–congress-religion-20170630-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s tweets raise questions about his mental state.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201706301616–tms–poltodayctnyq-a20170702-20170702-column.html
— Trump: States are ‘trying to hide’ things from voter fraud panel. Here’s what they say – Philip Bump and Christopher Ingraham
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-states-voter-fraud-panel-20170701-story.html
— A conservative California minister supported Trump. Now, he’s getting deported. – Kate Morrissey (DIERSEN: Conservatives respect the rule of law. A conservative would never come to country illegally, stay in a country illegally, or bring others to a country illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-minister-supported-trump-now-getting-deported-20170701-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan: Revenue vote now set for today – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170701/madigan-revenue-vote-now-set-for-today
— Glen Ellyn celebrates Fourth all day – Ann Piccininni
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170702/glen-ellyn-celebrates-fourth-all-day

WTTW
— Mixed Signals, Finger-Pointing as Illinois Begins 3rd Year Without Budget – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/01/mixed-signals-finger-pointing-illinois-begins-3rd-year-without-budget

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Madigan: Revenue vote now set for Sunday afternoon – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/madigan-revenue-vote-now-set-for-sunday-afternoon/article_27ae73a7-3455-5afc-8bcc-9594bc771f5b.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Madigan says tax increase will get a vote Sunday – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170701/madigan-says-tax-increase-will-get-vote-sunday
— Keep the momentum going on state budget – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170701/our-view-keep-momentum-going-on-state-budget

QUAD CITY TIMES
— State of Failure – Editorial
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-state-of-failure/article_91102741-e5a9-5cfe-a78c-5c52a85558d3.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis remains fairly solid in most of 13th District – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-02/tom-kacich-davis-remains-fairly-solid-most-13th-district.html

RIVER CITY READER
— Leadership Change Could Mean a New Dynamic in Senate – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: What does Bill Brady think of you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted at Brady that I have caused all of his problems, that I am causing all of his problems, and that I will continue to cause all of his problems until I am gotten rid of. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes especially blame me for Brady’s a) losing the 2006 Republican gubernatorial primary, b) losing the 2010 gubernatorial election, and c) losing the 2014 Republican gubernatorial primary.)
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/leadership-change-could-mean-new-dynamic

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump defends social media use after controversial tweets Trump defended his use of Twitter – PAUL LEBLANC
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-defends-social-media-use-after-controversial-tweets/755850491
— Defiant Trump resumes attacks on ‘Morning Joe’ hosts, despite bipartisan criticism – POTUS says hosts are ‘crazy,’ ‘dumb as a rock’ – DEENA ZARU
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/defiant-trump-resumes-attacks-on-morning-joe-hosts-despite-bipartisan-criticism/755570421

NEWSMAX
— Junk Status Looms for Obama’s Home State?
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/Illinois-junk-debt-budget/2017/07/01/id/799357/

DAILY CALLER
— Woman Rips Confederate Flag Off Man’s Truck, Hits Him With Car – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/25/woman-rips-confederate-flag-off-mans-truck-hits-him-with-car/

BREITBART
— Orange County Ends 23-Year Bankruptcy as Illinois, Connecticut and Maine Default – CHRISS W. STREET
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/07/01/oc-ends-23-year-bankruptcy-illinois-connecticut-maine-default/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— As California Begins Confiscation, a Lone Judge Defends the Second Amendment – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449154/californias-high-capacity-magazine-confiscation-halted-judge-second-amendment

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘I’m President and They’re Not’: Trump Attacks Media at Faith Rally – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/01/us/politics/trump-tweets-stoke-voter-fraud-claim-and-attack-news-media.html
— Trump Administration Targets Parents in New Immigration Crackdown – CAITLIN DICKERSON (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/01/us/trump-arrest-undocumented-immigrants.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Political Hobbyists Are Ruing the Country – Eitan Hersh (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who a) claim to be political experts, b) crow that they have never read a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and never will, and c) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and those who read them?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/opinion/sunday/the-problem-with-participatory-democracy-is-the-participants.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Why It’s Good to Forget — ULRICH BOSER (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me to forget their success in harming me, and I have not forgotten.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/opinion/sunday/forgot-where-you-parked-good.html
— Save Free Speech From Trolls – Lindy West (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and b) who since 2000 have focused their lives on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/01/opinion/sunday/save-free-speech-from-trolls.html

WASHINGTON POST
— With health bill looming, senators aren’t rushing into the July Fourth spotlight – Paul Kane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/with-health-bill-looming-senators-arent-rushing-into-the-july-fourth-spotlight/2017/07/01/5e86982c-5ddd-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13_story.html
— The U.S. fertility rate just hit a historic low. Why some demographers are freaking out. – Ariana Eunjung Cha (DIERSEN: Democrats run education in America. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.” I am not a Democrat because my outstanding parents had enough money to a) have me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, b) send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, c) send me to Hope Lutheran Grade School 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, and d) have me confirmed as a MSL in 1962.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/06/30/the-u-s-fertility-rate-just-hit-a-historic-low-why-some-demographers-are-freaking-out/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— As new fiscal year dawns, hope for Illinois budget dims – Reuters
http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/news/national/new-fiscal-year-dawns-hope-illinois-budget-dims-article-1.3294766

NEW YORK POST
— Why the generation after millennials will vote Republican – Salena Zito
http://nypost.com/2017/07/01/why-the-next-generation-after-millennials-will-vote-republican/

FORBES
— Trump’s Leaner White House Payroll Projected To Save Taxpayers $22 Million – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/07/02/trumps-leaner-white-house-payroll-projected-to-save-taxpayers-22-million/#40336a1057e6

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Republicans Are A Big-Government Party, Too – Mona Charen
http://www.investors.com/politics/columnists/mona-charen-republicans-are-a-big-government-party-too/

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Invokes Patriotism and Unity After Day of Twitter Outbursts – Margaret Talev
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-02/trump-invokes-patriotism-unity-after-day-of-twitter-outbursts

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 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 28 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Rauner: ‘No Choice’ But to Keep Lawmakers in Session Until Deal is Done – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-statement-special-session-431379843.html
— No Evidence Undocumented Commit More Crimes (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Fact-Check-No-Evidence-Undocumented-Commit-More-Crimes-431412343.html

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Threatens Special Session Overtime, If Necessary – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/28/rauner-threatens-lawmakers/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner says legislators to stay ‘until they get the job done’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-says-legislators-to-stay-until-they-get-the-job-done/
— Claypool accuses Rauner of reverse Robin Hood, NTA accuses him of same – Lauren FitzPatrick (DIERSEN: What are you accused of? I am accused of driving members of the following groups away from the Republican Party — 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 — by promoting the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. My accusers say “the platform is the problem.”)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/claypool-accuses-rauner-of-reverse-robin-hood-nta-accuses-him-of-same/
— Video: Trump welcomes Cubs to Oval Office – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-welcomes-cubs-to-oval-office/
— Raise monthly allowance for the disabled – Sen. Steans
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sen-steans-raise-monthly-allowance-for-the-disabled/
— Emanuel accuses Ethics Board of turning citizens into lobbyists – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-accuses-ethics-board-of-turning-citizens-into-lobbyists/
— Council tightens the rules for massage therapy to combat sale of sex – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/council-tightens-the-rules-for-massage-therapy-to-combat-sale-of-sex/
— Madigan joins Rauner in a race to the bottom of the public’s esteem – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/madigan-joins-rauner-in-a-race-to-the-bottom-of-the-publics-esteem/
— Failure of American schools to improve not just about money – John Stossel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/failure-of-american-schools-to-improve-not-just-about-money/

DAILY HERALD
— This approach to school funding reform is fair to all – Dan McConchie and Karen McConnaughay
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170628/this-approach-to-school-funding-reform-is-fair-to-all

CRAIN’S CHICAGHO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s Wealth Divide Exploring the stark dividing lines between rich and poor
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/chicagos-wealth-divide
— Cubs’ Trump White House visit is an unforced error – Steve Daniels
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170628/OPINION/170629840/opinion-cubs-trump-white-house-visit-is-an-unforced-error
— Rauner keeps hiding on Obamacare repeal. That’s lame. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170628/BLOGS02/170629839/rauner-keeps-hiding-on-obamacare-repeal-thats-lame

WTTW
— Rauner Threatens to Prolong Special Session If There’s No Budget by Friday – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/28/rauner-threatens-prolong-special-session-if-theres-no-budget-friday

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner threatens to keep lawmakers in Springfield if no budget by Friday – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170628/rauner-threatens-to-keep-lawmakers-in-springfield-if-no-budget-by-friday

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Supreme Court reaffirms First Amendment right of religious freedom – DAVID E. SMITH
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article158718004.html
— Davis, other congressmen outline goals for addressing opioid epidemic – CASEY BISCHEL
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article158627519.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— ‘Kill the bill, not people,’ protestors chant during sit-in at Adam Kinzinger’s office in Rockford – Kristen Zambo
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170628/kill-bill-not-people-protestors-chant-during-sit-in-at-adam-kinzingers-office-in-rockford

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans crow over their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning the Senate health care bill.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/poll-only-17-approve-of-senate-health-care-bill/752849100

LOUIS TODAY
— Madigan demands of Rauner signal doom for budget deal – AP
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/madigan-demands-of-rauner-signal-doom-for-budget-deal/article_cdea531a-be47-5234-bb15-00bf54d1b80c.html

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— Undocumented Students Relieved They Will Not Be Deported – Chris Hacker (DIERSEN: This encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/06/undocumented-students-relieved-will-not-deported/

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Kelly says passage of Secret Illinois Sanctuary State Bill a Stab in the Back
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-says-passage-of-secret-illinois-sanctuary-state-bill-a-stab-in-the-back
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois state house quietly passed the Illinois Trust Act, a sanctuary state bill, 62-49 recently. Not that a single Illinois voter knows about it – other than non-citizen “voters” being organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) to lobby for its passage. Illinois politicians have devised a legislative euphemism, the “Illinois Trust Act,” to keep the bill quiet. In fact, ICIRR organizers say they intentionally avoided the word, “sanctuary.” Perhaps Springfield pols fear the wrath of downstate voters who supported Donald Trump by 79% margins in blue state Illinois; if voters actually knew what was in the bill, there would be political hell to pay. William J. Kelly, Republican candidate for Governor, has issued the following statement: Illinois politicians passed this secret legislation on Memorial Day and it’s the ultimate stab in the back to all the soldiers who gave their lives to keep America a sovereign country. Politicians, who want the illegal immigration vote, want to keep the Illinois Trust Act hush-hush. Gov. Rauner, a liberal Republican who is pals with Rahm Emanuel, is afraid to talk about the Trust Act and refuses to discuss it. Supporters of this bill claim it will make immigrants feel more secure. But who has more of a right to feel secure in their own state? Illegal immigrants or legal citizens? The Illinois Trust Act isn’t intended to help legal citizens feel more secure; it is intended for people who are breaking laws and illegally siphoning welfare and medical benefits from the American citizens who need it most – the poor, the homeless, and the disabled. This is a sanctuary state bill and Gov. Rauner is afraid of offending illegal immigrants, refugees, and their supporters? Too bad he’s not as worried about offending U.S. citizens and Illinois voters – at least the legal ones.)

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Will County GOP ready to help fuel Rauner re-election campaign – Caitlin Nordahl
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511133270-will-county-gop-ready-to-help-fuel-rauner-re-election-campaign

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— House Democrats from DuPage County receive personalized letters asking them to stand up on property tax freeze – Matt Smith | Jun 28, 2017
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511134095-house-democrats-from-dupage-county-receive-personalized-letters-asking-them-to-stand-up-on-property-tax-freeze

SANGAMON SUN
— Media blasts Dem-controlled assembly: $111 for 30 minutes? – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511133260-media-blasts-dem-controlled-assembly-111-for-30-minutes
— Illinois GOP sends letters to House Democrats asking them to stand up for property tax freeze – Carrie Bradon
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511134091-illinois-gop-sends-letters-to-house-democrats-asking-them-to-stand-up-for-property-tax-freeze

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Ives: In the end, voters must determine the fate of our state
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/06/27/ives-in-the-end/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TOLLWAY FEES A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW ILLINOIS POLITICIANS INTERPRET ‘TEMPORARY’ History shows Illinois politicians favor tax hikes over spending reform, and the Tollway and 2011 income tax battle offer examples of the dangers taxpayers face when politicians toy with a temporary tax hike. – Eric Kohn
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-tollway-fees-a-good-example-of-how-illinois-politicians-interpret-temporary-3/

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

ILLINOIS REIEW
— IVES OP-ED: IN THE END, WHAT WILL SPEAKER MADIGAN AND THE DEMS’ MACHINE GAIN?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/ives-op-ed-in-the-end-what-will-speaker-madigan-and-the-dems-machine-gain.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do everything that they can to make Rauner give up, and then hypocritically urge him not to give up.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/28/cullerton-to-rauner-dont-give-up-on-a-deal/
— Negative mailers land in House Democratic districts
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/28/negative-mailers-land-in-house-democratic-districts/

GOPUSA
— Chicago Starbucks at the homeless shelter: It’s all about dignity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26374
— Man destroys new Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26397
— Jason Chaffetz wants rent money from taxpayers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26406

DAILY CALLER
— Congress’ Toughest Immigration Bill Is Still Waiting In The Wings – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/28/congress-toughest-immigration-bill-is-still-waiting-in-the-wings/
— Bob Woodward Chides NYT, Mainstream Media: ‘Fair Mindedness is Essential’ – ANDREA VACCHIANO
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/28/bob-woodward-chides-nyt-mainstream-media-fair-mindedness-is-essential/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES ARE BAD NEWS FOR LOW-SKILLED WORKERS IN GENERAL, NOT JUST FOR THOSE WHO LOSE THEIR JOBS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/28/minimum-wage-increases-are-bad-news-for-low-skilled-workers-in-general-not-just-for-those-who-lose-their-jobs/

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— The Hot Rod Lincoln now has competition. – THOMAS J. CRAUGHWELL
https://spectator.org/abraham-lincoln-studmuffin/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: None of these good people knew our 16th president, of course; they base their opinion on a fine bronze sculpture, Young Lincoln, that stands in a park near Lake Michigan in the Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side. Back in 1945, sculptor Charles Keck created a striking portrait of Lincoln as a young man.)

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Budget Hopes Dim as Illinois House Property Tax Freeze Fails
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-06-28/budget-hopes-dim-as-illinois-house-property-tax-freeze-fails

WASHINGTOIN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans running for governor put in a tough position by Trump health cuts.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-running-for-governor-put-in-a-tough-position-by-trump-health-cuts/2017/06/28/3ea883d0-5c1b-11e7-a9f6-7c3296387341_story.html

USA TODAY
— Status update: Facebook has 2 billion users. Can it reach 3 billion? – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/06/27/status-update-facebook-has-2-billion-users-can-reach-3-billion/103104200/

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Memo to agencies: Here’s how to address President Trump’s “lean government” plan – Sean Osborne (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. There answer always is to not hire and to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and especially those who 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.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/06/memo-to-agencies-heres-how-to-address-president-trumps-lean-government-plan/
— Making good use of federal employee survey results – Tom Temin (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shout that if federal employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran were surveyed, they would say that they wanted the federal government to not hire and to get rid of its employees who were Republican White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-drive/2017/06/mallory-barg-bulman-making-good-use-of-federal-employee-survey-results/

TRUTHOUT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who oppose the traditional family generate “homeless youth.”
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/41086-meeting-the-needs-of-homeless-youth-public-schools-are-doing-what-government-is-not

RIGHT WING WATCH
— Sandy Rios Calls LGBTQ Relationships A ‘Dangerous’ And ‘Sordid Business’ – Safiyah Riddle
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/sandy-rios-calls-lgbtq-relationships-a-dangerous-and-sordid-business/

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.)

June 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— State lawmakers meet as budget deadline looms – Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-lawmakers-meet-as-budget-deadline-looms/2147580/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Supreme Court allows part of Trump travel ban; arguments set for fall – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/supreme-court-reinstates-trump-travel-ban/
— Can progressive politicians pull in the same direction? – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: While there are very few DINOs in Illinois, there are far too many RINOs in Illinois. Democrats, DINOs, and RINOs in Illinois unite to defeat Republicans in Illinois.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/can-progressive-politicians-pull-in-the-same-direction/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Picking Chicago’s next U.S. attorney – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-us-attorney-chicago-hickey-durbin-edit-20170623-story.html
— America is on its way to divorce court – Marc A. Thiessen (DIERSEN: When things go bad, generally, those who are in the majority are presumed by Democrats to have caused those bad things. Did Trump or Clinton get the majority of votes in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? Clinton got the majority of votes in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, so those who voted for Clinton in those political jurisdictions should be presumed by Democrats to be the cause of bad things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-hate-politics-20170625-story.html
— Signs of greatness 10 things that show a company gets it right – John Brandon (DIERSEN: GAO could/would stress to potential employees who are Democrat, minority, female, young, and/or veteran that GAO gives preference to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, young, and/or veteran, that is, GAO discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. GAO could/would draw potential employees’ attention to the facts and arguments presented in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170626/281831463741531
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote the immigration plank in the Democrat Party platform.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-domestic-violence-immigration-met-20170626-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Supreme Court reinstates Trump travel ban – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170626/supreme-court-reinstates-trump-travel-ban
— State of uncertainty: Is roadwork stoppage real or ‘scare tactics’? – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170626/state-of-uncertainty-is-roadwork-stoppage-real-or-scare-tactics
— Why many minimum wage workers in suburbs won’t be getting a raise July 1 – Christopher Placek (DIERSEN: What raises have you gotten? During the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my salary increased every year because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, except 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. 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.dailyherald.com/news/20170624/why-many-minimum-wage-workers-in-suburbs-wont-be-getting-a-raise-july-1
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Possible effects of gerrymandering seen in uncontested races – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170625/news/306259989/
— Legislature should freeze property taxes during special session – Andrew Nelms
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170626/legislature-should-freeze-property-taxes-during-special-session

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Governor talks to public, not the press – Rich Miller
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-06-25/rich-millercapitol-fax-governor-talks-public-not-press.html

NORTHWEST HEARLD
— McHenry County Board approves prevailing wage, ending three years of protest votes – KEVIN P. CRAVER (DIERSEN: What would the current prevailing wage be for GAO employees a) who had worked for the agency since 1980, b) who had worked for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, for an agency that GAO audits immediately before they transferred to GAO, c) who earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when they were 21 and job-related master’s degrees when they were 27, 31, and 48, d) who had earned job-related professional certifications when they were 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and e) who had earned a job-related professional license when they were 32?)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/06/23/mchenry-county-board-approves-prevailing-wage-ending-three-years-of-protest-votes/a2m3z44/

WTTW
— Madigan Introduces New Set of Demands as Preconditions for Budget Deal Leaders Meet for the First Time in 2017, but Without Rauner – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/25/madigan-introduces-new-set-demands-preconditions-budget-deal

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say: “Devastating consequences could come for Illinois with new healthcare bill.”
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/devastating-consequences-could-come-for-illinois-with-new-healthcare-bill

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Joe Arpaio on trial over immigration actions echoing Trump’s – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35746313/joe-arpaio-on-trial-over-immigration-actions-echoing-trumps
— Trump: Clinton, Democratic Party ‘colluded’ against Sanders – MATT KORADE AND ELI WATKINS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who colluded to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster position, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-clinton-democratic-party-colluded-against-sanders/750452099
— Kasich: Neither party ‘cares about helping poor people’ – LINDSEY ELLEFSON AND ALEXANDRA KING (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted themselves as being people who want to help poor people. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/kasich-neither-party-cares-about-helping-poor-people/750453630

NPR ILLINOIS
— After Long Opposing Rauner’s ‘Non-Budget’ Demands, Madigan Has Three Of His Own – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/after-long-opposing-rauners-non-budget-demands-madigan-has-three-his-own#stream/0

CHICAGO READER
— Rahm Emanuel: Trump has transformed the Republican base, and other Chicago news – Kate Shepherd
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/06/26/rahm-emanuel-trump-has-transformed-the-republican-base-and-other-chicago-news

CHICAGOIST
— Photos: Chicago Goes Big For 48th Annual Pride Parade (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/26/photos_chicago_goes_big_for_annual.php#photo-1

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— In matching each other’s words, Madigan, Pritzker called out of sync with Illinois – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511130928-in-matching-each-other-s-words-madigan-pritzker-called-out-of-sync-with-illinois

SANGAMON SUN
— GOP ‘Compromise’ budget decried as barely different from Democrat plan – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511131533-gop-compromise-budget-decried-as-barely-different-from-democrat-plan
— College tuition has little link to state funding, analyst determines – Glenn Minnis
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511127491-college-tuition-has-little-link-to-state-funding-analyst-determines

TERI O’BRIEN
— FBI Corrupted By Democrat Party
https://www.spreaker.com/user/teriobrien/its-official-fbi-corrupted-by-democrat-p

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Madigan offers new demands, says property tax relief part of ‘extreme right-wing agenda’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/madigan-offers-new-demands-says-property-tax-relief-part-of/article_a9692dce-59f9-11e7-ab3a-637e491f7c9b.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Chicago’s “Hays Code” for Theater Criticism – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/chicagos-central-committee-theater-affairs-falsely-accuses-critic-bigotry/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS POLICE GIVE A WARNING ON MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/illinois-police-give-a-warning-on-marijuana-legalization.html
— REEDER: RAUNER FALTERS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have faltered at everything that I have done, that I am going, and that I will do.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/reeder-rauner-falters-.html
— CUT CRIME BY REPEALING USELESS OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REGULATIONS (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/cut-crime-by-repealing-useless-occupational-licensing-regulations.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner criticized for “campaign” trip to Iowa during special session
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/rauner-criticized-for-campaign-trip-to-iowa-during-special-session/

GOPUSA
— Calif. bans travel to 4 more ‘anti-LGBT’ states (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will California officially banish individuals, organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26278
— The ‘Crime of the Century’ is Bad Journalism (DIERSEN: Journalists who promote a political party’s platform, but falsely deny that they do that, should be banished from journalism. I promote the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26292
— Will we now be forced to tolerate ISIS flags in public spaces?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26289

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago Police unable to control thousand-strong gang party lasting hours – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/06/chicago_police_unable_to_control_thousandstrong_gang_party_lasting_hours.html

NEWSMAX
— Trump Breaks With White House Ramadan Tradition – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/trump-no-ramadan-celebration/2017/06/24/id/798048/

POLITICO
— Why Rep. Adam Kinzinger Is Raising ‘Holy Hell’ Over Russia The up-and-coming member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is prepared to wage a GOP rebellion. – SUSAN B. GLASSER
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/26/adam-kinzinger-russia-215309

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— POLL: YOUNGER REPUBLICANS MORE LIBERAL ON IMMIGRATION – DANIEL TRIELLI (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans hint/imply/argue/shout at “younger Republicans” that they should want “cheap labor” and that immigrants only want bad jobs that “younger Republicans” should not have to take. What bad jobs have you had? 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; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_YOUNG_GOP_POLL?SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-06-25-13-48-31

NEW YORK TIMES
— Supreme Court Will Hear Travel Ban Case – ADAM LIPTAK
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-travel-ban-case.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Supreme Court allows limited version of Trump’s travel ban to take effect, will consider case in fall – Robert Barnes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-allows-limited-version-of-trumps-travel-ban-to-take-effect-will-consider-case-in-fall/2017/06/26/97afa314-573e-11e7-b38e-35fd8e0c288f_story.html
— Greater savings options for feds draw praise, while move to cut their retirement looms – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously attack as being far too generous a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, c) my Social Security, d) what GAO paid me 1980-1997, e) what IRS paid me 1971-1980, and f) what the Post Office paid me 1966-1969.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/06/26/greater-savings-options-for-feds-draw-praise-while-move-to-cut-their-retirement-looms/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For federal employees accustomed to elected leaders focused on firing feds faster and bashing their benefits, here’s a little something to cheer. Bipartisan legislation in the House and Senate would update the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a 401(k)-type program for federal employees, by allowing them greater flexibility in withdrawing their funds. This might not sound like much compared to news about federal retirement cuts in President Trump’s proposed fiscal 2018 budget and the movement to undermine civil service protections. Yet this little something could make life easier for the 5 million people with TSP investments worth $490 billion.)
— A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage has bad news for liberals – Max Ehrenfreund
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/26/new-study-casts-doubt-on-whether-a-15-minimum-wage-really-helps-workers/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Supreme Court Allows Implementation of Most of Trump Travel Ban High court grants Trump administration stay of lower court rulings against president – Brent Kendall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-allows-implementation-of-most-of-trump-travel-ban-1498487727
— Gay Pride Movement Faces Growing Pains as It Matures Debate erupts over what its priorities should be in current political environment – Ian Lovett (DIERSEN: From what I see, the top priority for Democrats is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gay-pride-movement-faces-growing-pangs-as-it-matures-1498392003
— When Are Doctors Too Old to Practice? Hospitals test older physicians on mental and physical acuity, raising questions of fairness, scientific validity and ageism – Lucette Lagnado (DIERSEN: For non-veteran White male federal employees, you are “old” and to 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. Extremely few non-veteran White male federal employees make the aforesaid deadlines.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-are-doctors-too-old-to-practice-1498311380
— Congressman, Defend Thyself Many lawmakers have gun permits, but we can’t use them in D.C. – Thomas Massie (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, should all Republicans get gun permits, and especially Republicans who are activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, or political consultants?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congressman-defend-thyself-1498424820
— Exercise Has a Cascade of Positive Effects, Study Finds – Deborah Gage (DIERSEN: Every hour that I might spend exercising means a) the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email goes out one hour later, b) that email will have at least six fewer links to articles, and c) that email will contain fewer Diersen comments.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/exercise-has-a-cascade-of-positive-effects-study-finds-1498442941
— Google’s ‘Trust Us’ Approach Doesn’t Satisfy Pay Gap Skeptics Tech firm’s resistance to release more salary data has ensnared it in larger debate over gender wage gap – Jack Nicas and Yoree Koh (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 that GAO paid me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-trust-us-approach-doesnt-satisfy-pay-gap-skeptics-1498302004
— Colleges Pledge Tolerance for Diverse Opinions, But Skeptics Remain After protests shut down events hosting conservative speakers, schools reassess approach to free speech – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat educators focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” who 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-promise-to-be-less-politically-correct-1498305600

WHITE HOUSE BULLETIN
— Reince Priebus: ‘There’s no reason’ to do background checks on Trump’s nominees (DIERSEN: Many millions have not sought and will not seek federal jobs because the know that they cannot pass a background check and/or a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment test, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://whitehousebulletin.com/reince-priebus-theres-no-reason-to-do-background-checks-on-trumps-nominees-2/

FED SMITH
— What Can Federal Employees Do to Prepare for Proposed Retirement Cuts? – John Grobe (DIERSEN: One obvious answer is to get promoted. While I worked for the federal government, the following helped you get promoted: a) being a Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, b) helping your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and c) not only painting yourself as being a yes-man/woman, but being one. The aforesaid is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/25/what-can-federal-employees-prepare-proposed-retirement-cuts/