August 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Senate overrides Gov. Rauner’s veto of school funding plan – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/education/il-senate-overrides-gov-rauners-veto-of-school-funding-plan/2304079/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Senate Overrides Rauner’s Veto of School Funding Plan – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-override-rauner-veto-senate-bill-1-440193823.html
— Chicago Public Schools Would Lose $463M Under Rauner’s Education Funding Plan: ISBE – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-education-funding-reform-senate-bill-1-440190923.html

 

CBS2
— CPS Funding Crisis Present At Annual Bud Billiken Parade
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/13/cps-funding-crisis-present-at-annual-bud-billiken-parade/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate overrides Rauner school funding veto, but House hurdle remains – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-education-funding-rauner-20170813-story.html
— School funding: How new numbers could nudge Dems to compromise with Rauner’s Republicans – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-school-funding-override-edit-20170813-story.html
— Alleged driver of car that plowed into Charlottesville crowd was a Nazi sympathizer, former teacher says – T. Ress Shapiro, Ellie Silverman, Laura Vozzella and John Woodrow Cox
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-james-alex-fields-charlottesville-driver-20170813-story.html
— White House: Trump’s condemnation includes ‘white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi and all extremist groups’ – John Wagner, Jenna Johnson, Robert Costa and Sari Horwitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-virginia-white-supremacist-condemnation-20170813-story.html
— One group loved Trump’s remarks about Charlottesville: White supremacists – Amy B Wang
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-charlottesville-white-supremacists-20170813-story.html
— Hundreds march in Chicago to denounce white supremacist rally in Charlottesville
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-solidarity-with-charlottesville-march-20170813-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.  Anti-men demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-charlottesville-violence-dahleen-glanton-met-20170813-column.html
— Illinois Senate approves resolution asking police to recognize neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: What about groups that want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-neo-nazi-terrorist-organization-story.html
— How to respond to hate – Editorial (DIERSEN: What about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-charlottesville-car-hate-20170814-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Senate overrides Rauner’s school funding veto – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-senate-overrides-rauners-school-funding-veto/
— Thousands of Europeans are among Chicago’s undocumented – Amanda Svachula
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/thousands-of-europeans-are-among-chicagos-undocumented/
— Public school taxes make private schools unaffordable – Larry Craig, Wilmette  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were filthy rich because they could afford to send my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-public-school-taxes-make-private-schools-unaffordable/
— Roskam faces super PAC billboards from ‘The Nuisance Committee’ – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-roskam-faces-super-pac-billboards-from-the-nuisance-committee/
— Hundreds rally in Chicago against violence in Virginia – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hundreds-rally-in-chicago-against-violence-in-virginia/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-trump-thinks-his-own-fans-are-a-bunch-of-bigots/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-trump-promised-hed-take-america-back-he-didnt-say-where/

 

DAILY HEARLD
— Senate overrides Rauner’s veto of school funding plan – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170813/senate-overrides-rauners-veto-of-school-funding-plan
— Violence in Charlottesville exposes nation’s divisions – AP  (DIERSEN: Those 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 ARE DIVIDED AGAINST 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.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170813/news/308139952/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Charge of government misconduct against Schock goes beyond sex issue – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-13/jim-dey-charge-government-misconduct-goes-beyond-sex-issue.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here’s how local senators voted in the school funding veto override – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article167020232.html

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Senate rejects Rauner veto of school-funding plan – AP
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/illinois-senate-rejects-rauner-veto-of-school-funding-plan/article_57fea9ec-471c-55dc-9bcc-ca769e6e23eb.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House aide: Groups ‘on both sides’ showed up looking for trouble  ‘Groups showed up spewing hate’ – ELI WATKINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-aide-groups-on-both-sides-showed-up-looking-for-trouble/788232595
— Charlottesville mayor Michael Signer on Trump: ‘Look at the campaign he ran’  Michael Singer appeared on television Sunday – ELI WATKINS  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Signer banish from Charlottesville individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/charlottesville-mayor-on-trump-look-at-the-campaign-he-ran/788214313
— Republican Colorado senator on Trump’s remarks: ‘This is a time to lay blame’ Cory Gardner asks POTUS to condemn domestic terrorism – ELI WATKINS (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Gardner banish from Colorado individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/republican-senator-on-trumps-remarks-this-is-a-time-to-lay-blame/788237658
— Who are White nationalists and what do they want? – RAY SANCHEZ (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a White nationalist: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/who-are-white-nationalists-and-what-do-they-want/788252657
— Trump re-election campaign releases ad attacking ‘enemies’  Spot touts economic gains, low unemployment – ELI WATKINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-reelection-campaign-releases-ad-attacking-enemies/788331886

 

CHICAGOIST
— Hundreds March Downtown To Show Solidarity With Charlottesville Victims, Resist ‘Brutal Fascism’
http://chicagoist.com/2017/08/13/hundreds_march_in_chicago_to_show_s.php#photo-1

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Charlottesville Violence: Anti-White Supremacist Protesters March On Chicago  Hundreds turned out for 2 demonstrations that met at Trump Tower on Sunday. – Joe Vince  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for James Alex Fields’ actions.  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://patch.com/illinois/chicago/anti-white-supremacist-protesters-march-response-charlottesville-violence-video

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— FRENCH & FRIENDS INTERVIEWS WILLIAM J. KELLY FOR GOVERNOR
http://www.citizenkelly.com/french-friends-interviews-citizen-kelly-aka-william-j-kelly-governor/

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— MONDAY MEDIA ALERT: “Speak Out Against SB31 Illinois’ Sanctuary State Bill” Rally During Gov. Rauner’s Appearance at WTTW Studios in Chicago
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/monday-media-alert-speak-out-against-sb31-illinois-sanctuary-state-bill-rally

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senate overrides Gov. Rauner’s veto of school funding reform legislation; House up next – Dan McCaleb and Greg Bisho
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/senate-votes-to-override-gov-rauner-s-veto-of-school/article_abec099e-805b-11e7-8083-afaf33c17078.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Ethics Complaint Filed Against Tinley Park Mayor Jacob Vandenberg – KEVIN DUJAN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/ethics-complaint-filed-against-tinley-park-mayor-jacob-vandenberg/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Senate overrides governor’s SB1 AV 38-19  Sen. Sam McCann was the lone Republican to vote against the governor
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/13/senate-overrides-governors-sb1-av-38-19/
— Senate approves EDGE credits, managed care contract controls
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/13/senate-approves-edge-credits-managed-care-contract-controls/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Now Explicitly Condemns Extremist, White Supremacist, Neo-Nazi Groups At Charlottesville – Jonah Bennett
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/13/trump-now-explicitly-condemns-extremist-white-supremacist-neo-nazi-groups-at-charlottesville/

 

BLAZE
— Charlottesville mayor places blame for violence ‘at the doorstep of the White House’ – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for James Alex Fields’ actions.  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.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/13/watch-charlottesville-mayor-places-blame-for-violence-at-the-doorstep-of-the-white-house/
— Micheal Moore cheers ‘last days of white rule’ — it backfires so badly even liberals admonish him – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Democrats will not accept you unless you are anti-White.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/13/micheal-moore-cheers-last-days-of-white-rule-it-backfires-so-badly-even-liberals-admonish-him/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SCARAMUCCI BECOMES NEW MEDIA DARLING  Hits Trump, ties Bannon to ‘white nationalism’ on day of Charlottesville horror
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/scaramucci-becomes-new-media-darling/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Scaramucci: “Political Establishment Class” Trying To “Eject” Trump; Close Door For CEOs Entering Washington System – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/08/13/scaramucci_elements_in_washington_and_the_white_house_are_trying_to_eject_trump.html

 

AOL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for James Alex Fields’ actions.  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.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/13/charlottesville-mayor-chides-trump-names-victim-of-car-ramming/23076075/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— What We Know About James Alex Fields, Driver Charged in Charlottesville Killing – JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH and ALAN BLINDER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/us/james-alex-fields-charlottesville-driver-.html
— White House Acts to Stem Fallout From Trump’s First Charlottesville Remarks – GLENN THRUSH  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/us/charlottesville-protests-white-nationalists-trump.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Scaramucci says Trump isn’t harsh enough on white supremacists – Marisa Schultz
http://nypost.com/2017/08/13/scaramucci-says-trump-isnt-harsh-enough-on-white-supremacists/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Alleged driver of car that plowed into Charlottesville crowd was a Nazi sympathizer, former teacher says – T. Rees Shapiro, Ellie Silverman, Laura Vozzella and John Woodrow Cox (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint you as being a Nazi sympathizer if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/one-dead-as-car-strikes-crowds-amid-protests-of-white-nationalist-gathering-in-charlottesville-two-police-die-in-helicopter-crash/2017/08/13/3590b3ce-8021-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Senate Overrides Rauner’s Veto on School Funding  Budget brinkmanship continues weeks before start of new school year – Quint Forgey and  Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-senate-overrides-rauners-veto-on-school-funding-1502662937

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto of Chicago School Aid – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-13/illinois-senate-overrides-governor-s-veto-of-chicago-school-aid

 

THE WEEK
— Scaramucci says people in the White House ‘want to eject’ Trump
http://theweek.com/speedreads/718147/scaramucci-says-people-white-house-want-eject-trump

January 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SESSIONS SAYS HE’D BE FAIR AS AG, DEFY TRUMP IF NECESSARY – ABC NEWS
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sessions-says-hed-be-fair-as-ag-defy-trump-if-necessary/1695358/
— ‘MURDER BOARDS’ PREP TRUMP’S CABINET PICKS FOR HEARINGS
http://abc7chicago.com/news/murder-boards-prep-trumps-cabinet-picks-for-hearings/1694997/

 

NBC5
— Homeland Security Pick Cites Securing Border as Top Priority  The confirmation of Kelly, a retired Marine general, is almost assured – Alicia Caldwell
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Homeland-Security-Pick-Faces-Questions-on-Wall-Immigration–410263575.html

 

CBS2
— Dillard Recalls Obama’s Early Years – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/10/former-republican-colleague-recalls-obamas-early-years/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— New legislature, same old problem in Illinois: No budget – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/228315069-story
— Mom says daughter racially ‘tormented’ at Elmwood Park middle school – Elizabeth Matthews
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/228313524-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sessions vows to target gun crime, boost cops’ morale in Chicago – FRANK MAIN and FRAN SPIELMAN
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-to-press-attorney-general-pick-as-hearing-opens/
— New poll has Trump approval rating at 37%, Obama at 55% – USA TODAY
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-poll-has-trump-approval-rating-at-37-obama-at-55/
— Bill requiring lead testing in schools heads to governor’s desk – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bill-requiring-lead-testing-in-schools-heads-to-governors-desk/
— Men in KKK costumes disrupt Sessions confirmation hearing – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/men-in-kkk-costumes-disrupt-sessions-confirmation-hearing/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say  “Obamacare repeal game is a disgrace.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-obamacare-repeal-game-is-a-disgrace/
— GOP anxiety is mounting over health care repeal initiative – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-anxiety-is-mounting-over-health-care-repeal-initiative/
— Lipinski aide found dead after ‘domestic fight’ call – Jordan Owen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-woman-found-dead-in-oak-lawn-after-domestic-fight/
— Illinois lawmakers OK tax incentive program extension – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-oks-4-month-tax-incentive-program-extension/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Speaker Paul Ryan: GOP will work on repealing, replacing health law ‘concurrently’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-paul-ryan-obamacare-repeal-20170110-story.html
— L.L. Bean faces boycott for family member donation to Trump PAC – Kim Bhasin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-ll-bean-trump-boycott-20170110-story.html
— Naperville’s annexation-mania echoes past Lake County battles – Dan Moran
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-moran-village-consolidation-st-0111-20170110-column.html
— Before the president from Chicago says farewell, there’s disappointment – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-obama-farewell-speech-kass-0111-20170110-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame “societal oppression,” that is, they blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-missing-black-fathers-obama-20170110-story.html
— More budget nonsense for Illinois – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-stopgap-budget-springfield-edit-0111-md-20170110-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage referendum fix awaiting the governor’s signature – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119898/
— Bill to test school water for lead goes to Rauner – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119931/
— Affordable housing fee could stymie upscale housing project in St. Charles – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119971/
— Conflict forces Glen Ellyn Dist. 41 board member to resign – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119920/
— Kane Co. voters to decide on $50 million tax increase for forest district – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119913/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois moves to regain its Edge
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170110/BLOGS02/170119996/illinois-moves-to-regain-its-edge

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate delays vote on plan that raises income tax – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170109/senate-delays-vote-on-plan-that-raises-income-tax

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois House OKs criminal justice reforms – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/state/2017-01-10/latest-illinois-house-oks-criminal-justice-reforms.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Why a budget won’t fix Illinois – Austin Berg
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511071338-why-a-budget-won-t-fix-illinois

 

WSIL TV
— Lawsuits over Trump business threaten to tie up presidency – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34228146/lawsuits-over-trump-business-threaten-to-tie-up-presidency

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Rep. William Lacy Clay returns controversial painting to Capitol wall, tries to file charges against colleague Duncan Hunter – Chuck Raasch
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/clay-returns-controversial-painting-to-capitol-wall-tries-to-file/article_005d92e8-20a3-513f-8e74-6457f650792f.html
    (FROM THE ARTICLE: Clay also tried to file theft charges against that colleague, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., although Capitol Police had not indicated to him late Tuesday morning whether they will follow through with Clay’s complaint. In a short address in a tunnel between the Capitol and House office buildings, Clay depicted the debate as part of the culture wars dividing the country. “This is really not about a student art competition anymore,” Clay, D-St. Louis, said after he and a handful of colleagues put it back on a wall amidst 400 other winners of a high school art contest sponsored by members of Congress. “It’s about defending the Constitution.” He said this just after passing Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., in the tunnel where the painting hangs. Hunter and Clay, who are good friends and whose congressional offices are next door to one another, didn’t speak to each other as they passed. Hunter, citing 18-year-old artist David Pulphus’s depiction of police as animals, which many have interpreted as pigs, said it was offensive. A scrum of about 15 reporters and photographers who had gathered around Hunter shifted to Clay, who led a handful of Congressional Black Caucus members in putting the painting back up where it originally was. It may not be there for good, however. Congressional Republicans are discussing removing it officially as a violation of congressional rules on the art that prevents the competition from depicting controversial “contemporary” issues. Clay said he’d defend the painting through that process as a First Amendment expression of an 18-year-old constituent. “I don’t have a disagreement with that,” he said of the process. “But there is a procedure to follow. You can’t have culture warriors walking around here like they are in charge of something.” Clay told reporters that he had no opinion on the painting, which police groups and others have criticized as depicting police as hog-like animals. Clay said critics should put themselves in Pulphus’s place, as a teenaged black male, who had witnessed the highly publicized shootings of young black men throughout his teen years. Including, “in his own community,” the shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson when Pulphus was 16. Those shootings, Clay said in an interview with the Post-Dispatch, were “animalistic.” While police groups have criticized the painting, Clay received a local police ally over the weekend in St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson. “Police officers are not art critics,” Dotson said during a discussion Saturday night at Harris-Stowe State University kicking off Missouri’s official events honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He called Clay a “strong supporter” of police and said Clay’s desire to hang the painting is in keeping with protecting the First Amendment. The painting by former Cardinal Ritter High School Senior Pulphus – now a college student – has drawn intense scrutiny after critics noticed that it depicted police officers as animals. Some police groups criticized the painting as divisive and not a true depiction of the shooting death of Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Hunter removed the painting and left it in Clay’s office on Friday, saying it offended him and denigrated police. Hunter told the Post-Dispatch he had gotten “thousands” of calls and social media messages in support, many from police officers or their families. The painting was on display for six months before critics attacked it, in the middle of hundreds of other paintings by high school art contest winners from around the country. Clay Tuesday blamed “alt-right” media for stirring up the problem, and fellow Congressional Black Caucus members depicted the controversy as an extension of Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s attacks on the media. Hunter said he was making a statement and would not seek to remove it again if Clay puts it back up. But other Republicans, upset at the depiction of police, hinted they may seek official congressional action to take it down permanently. Clay would fight that. “I do not agree or disagree with this painting,” Clay said after he helped put it back up. But he noted that statues elsewhere in the Capitol depict slaveholders and avowed racists that offend him, but he hasn’t demanded they be removed. “I will fight to defend this young man’s right to express himself because his artwork is true for him and he is entitled to that protection under the law,” Clay said, referring to Pulphus. At the forum in St. Louis Saturday night, Dotson referred to the painting as the “elephant in the room.” “Sam Dotson can have an opinion and may not like the painting, but Sam Dotson the police chief or any police officer cannot have an opinion about it because that young man has a right to have his voice heard and it’s our job to make sure his rights are protected,” he said.)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Controversial tax credit elicits mixed responses from Illinois leadership, businesses
https://ilnews.org/11653/controversial-tax-credit-elicits-mixed-responses-illinois-leadership-businesses/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURBIN LEADS ATTACK DURING SESSIONS’ AG HEARING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/durbin-leads-attack-during-sessions-ag-hearing.html
— MCHENRY CO CLERK SAYS REFERENDUM OBJECTION BASED ON QUALIFIED SIGNATURE SHORTAGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/mchenry-co-clerk-says-referendum-objection-based-on-qualified-signature-shortage.html
— MCHENRY CO PROPERTY TAX FREEZE REFERENDUM CHALLENGED BY DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/mchenry-co-property-tax-freeze-referendum-challenged-by-deputy-county-clerk.html
— MASSIVE TAX HIKE IN “GRAND COMPROMISE” WOULD BE A DISASTER, IL STATE REP SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/massive-tax-hike-in-grand-compromise-would-be-a-disaster-il-state-rep-says-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP to leaflet outside Madigan re-election event
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/10/ilgop-to-leaflet-outside-madigan-re-election-event/
— Rauner joins push for DeVos
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/10/rauner-joins-push-for-devos/

 

FOX NEWS
— Protesters Interrupt Jeff Sessions’ Senate Confirmation Hearing
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/10/jeff-sessions-senate-confirmation-hearings-attorney-general-protesters

 

BREITBART
— Jeff Sessions on Immigration Law: ‘I’m Going to Follow The Laws Passed By Congress’ – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/10/jeff-sessions-on-immigration-law-im-going-to-follow-the-laws-passed-by-congress/
— Congressional Black Caucus to Re-Hang Anti-Cop ‘Police as Pigs’ Painting in Capital Citing ‘Constitution’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/09/congressional-black-caucus-to-re-hang-anti-cop-police-as-pigs-painting-in-capital-citing-constitution/

 

BLAZE
— Sessions angrily defends his immigration record against Durbin in Senate confirmation – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/10/watch-sessions-angrily-defends-his-immigration-record-against-durbin-in-senate-confirmation/

 

AOL
— Donald Trump beats libel lawsuit over tweets directed at female political strategist – ERIQ GARDNER
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/10/donald-trump-beats-libel-lawsuit-over-tweets-directed-at-female/21652018/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Nominees Financed Senators Deciding Their Fate  Five of Donald Trump’s nominees collectively donated $106,000 to senators on committees conducting their confirmation hearings – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-nominees-financed-senators-deciding-their-fate-1484076076

 

USA TODAY
— Trump wins dismissal of suit over nasty tweets – Nick Penzenstadler
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/10/trump-wins-dismissal-suit-over-nasty-tweets/96402614/