ABC7
— Gov. Rauner urges Illinois House not to undo budget plan veto – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-urges-house-not-to-undo-budget-plan-veto/2185657/
NBC5
— Illinois House to Vote on Possible Veto Override Thursday – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-House-to-Vote-on-Possible-Veto-Override-Thursday-432718343.html
CBS2
— Agency Of Gov. Rauner’s Wife Supports Budget Veto Override
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/05/governors-wife-budget/
— House Sets Vote To Override Budget Veto; Rauner Calls Tax Hike “Two-By-Four Across The Foreheads”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/05/illinois-state-budget-veto-override-vote-rauner-madigan/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gov. Rauner urges House not to undo budget plan veto – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/265745912-story
WLS AM
— Illinois House adjourns, will consider Rauner tax hike override on Thursday. – John Demspey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/07/05/illinois-house-adjourns-will-consider-rauner-tax-hike-override-on-thursday/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Facing a veto override, Rauner continues call for ‘fundamental reform’ – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/facing-a-veto-override-rauner-continues-call-for-fundemantal-reform/
— Madigan sets Thursday vote to override Rauner’s veto of budget package – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-adjourns-again-without-voting-to-override-budget-vetoes/
— Illinois to delay Trump commission voter data request until August – Lynn Sweet and Sam Charles (DIERSEN: Of course, this makes it look like Rauner is anti-Trump, anti-Pence, and anti-Republican, and that he wants to get rid of voters in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Pence supporters, and/or Republican.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-to-decide-on-trump-commission-voter-data-request-in-august/
— Rauner on his high horse, where he’s most comfortable – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-on-his-high-horse-where-he-is-most-comfortable/
— Let’s go to town on cutting wasteful township governments – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lets-go-to-town-on-cutting-wasteful-township-governments/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘HookyGate’ at the Illinois House: Why are dozens of lawmakers no-shows? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-tax-increase-house-madigan-edit-0706-jm-20170705-story.html
— Rauner: Tax hike ‘a 2-by-4 across the forehead’ – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-met-0706-20170705-story.html
— Illinois election officials get letter requesting voter data – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-illinois-elections-met-0706-20170705-story.html
— Chicago commits $100 million to investment fund aimed at low-income areas – Peter Matuszak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-catalyst-fund-met-20170704-story.html
— TREASONOUS: Cook County ID card proposed for people living in the U.S. illegally as city tries its own – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-id-card-met-20170705-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— What would a state income tax hike cost you? – Jamie Sotonoff
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/what-would-a-state-income-tax-hike-cost-you
— Illinois officials undecided on Trump’s request for voter information – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, this makes it look like Rauner is anti-Trump, anti-Pence, and anti-Republican, and that he wants to get rid of voters in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Pence supporters, and/or Republican.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/illinois-officials-undecided-on-trumps-request-for-voter-information
— Two key suburban House Republicans (David Harris and Steven Andersson) still favor tax hike – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170705/two-key-suburban-house-republicans-still-favor-tax-hike
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Moody’s throws curveball into state budget debate – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170705/BLOGS02/170709975/moodys-throws-curveball-into-state-budget-debate
— Illinois balks at vote fraud panel’s data request – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Of course, this makes it look like Rauner is anti-Trump, anti-Pence, and anti-Republican, and that he wants to get rid of voters in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Pence supporters, and/or Republican.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170705/BLOGS02/170709989/illinois-balks-at-vote-fraud-panels-data-request
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Add Illinois to the list of states that are balking at turning over massive amounts of voter data that is normally kept private to a commission chaired by Vice President Mike Pence. In an interview, Ken Menzel, general counsel to the Illinois State Board of Elections, said the board this morning finally received a written request from the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. The commission says it’s trying to prevent voter fraud; Democrats say it is attempting to drive down voter turnout among progressive voters. The request was mistakenly sent to Secretary of State Jesse White, whose office passed it on to the board. Menzel said the matter will be researched and referred to the board for possible action. But the board doesn’t meet until Aug. 22, Menzel added, so nothing is going to be happening soon. And it’s clear that at least some requested data will not be going to the feds. “They’re certainly not going to get the last four numbers of (each registrant’s) Social Security number,” he said. “We don’t give that out to anybody.” Some other information—the commission asked for past military records, felony convictions and other data—may be possible, Menzel indicated. But even that’s not sure. “This (request) doesn’t fit neatly into what our laws provide.” I’d look for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to jump into this fray.)
— Inside Illinois’ new budget and tax plan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170705/BLOGS02/170709993/inside-illinois-new-budget-and-tax-plan
DNA INFO
— A View From The Outside: Chicago Violence Stuns Australia’s ’60 Minutes’
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170704/grand-crossing/view-from-outside-australias-60-minutes-looks-at-chicago-violence#new_tab
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: ‘Do not override my veto’; House schedules vote – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170705/rauner-do-not-override-my-veto-house-schedules-vote
— Rep. Jimenez explains ‘tough decision’ amid ‘nastiness’ – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170705/bernard-schoenburg-rep-jimenez-explains-tough-decision-amid-nastiness
— Work isn’t over for Statehouse once budget becomes law – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170705/our-view-work-isnt-over-for-statehouse-once-budget-becomes-law
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Trust a state lawmaker to best know how to spend your $1,205 – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article159784569.html
SOUTHERN
— Income tax hike a necessary evil in quest to fix state’s woes – Editorial
http://thesouthern.com/opinion/editorial/voice-of-the-southern-income-tax-hike-a-necessary-evil/article_439d0955-d1c6-54bc-87da-7030cf9e0c7f.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Gov. Rauner urges House not to override budget package veto – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-rauner-urges-house-not-to-override-budget-package-veto-07-05-2017
PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Two House Republicans (David Harris and Steven Andersson) Still Favor Tax Hike; Rauner Vows To Block Veto Override
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/two-house-republicans-still-favor-tax-hike-rauner-vows-block-veto-override#stream/0
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Floor Leader Steve Andersson Saying He Will Vote for the 32% Income Tax Veto Override
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/05/republican-floor-leader-steve-andersson-saying-he-will-vote-for-the-32-income-tax-veto-override/
— Which Republicans Will Be Chumps for Mike Madigan?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/05/which-republicans-will-be-chumps-for-mike-madigan/
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois House returns to Capitol day after having no quorum – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/for-second-straight-day-house-session-adjourns-because-no-quorum/article_1ece5b72-6187-11e7-90aa-2fe277bfaf1c.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Massive Tax Bill Rejected by Governor Rauner; Back to the House – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/higher-tax-bill-headed-governors-desk/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CITIZEN GROUPS CALL ON TAXPAYERS TO DEMAND IL REPUBLICANS NOT TO OVER-RIDE GOV’S VETO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/citizen-groups-call-on-taxpayers-to-demand-il-republicans-not-vote-to-over-ride-governors-veto.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Mrs. Rauner’s group urges budget veto override
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/05/mrs-rauners-group-urges-budget-veto-override/
— Rauner vows “everything possible” to stop override, lashes out at Madigan, shrugs off possible junk bond rating
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/05/rauner-vows-everything-possible-to-stop-override-lashes-out-at-madigan-shrugs-off-possible-junk-bond-rating/
GOPUSA
— Assimilation is essential to the unity of America (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups fight assimilation: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/assimilation-is-essential-to-the-unity-of-america/
— Texas forces Donald Trump to pick sides on Dreamer amnesty
http://www.gopusa.com/texas-forces-donald-trump-to-pick-sides-on-dreamer-amnesty/
— CNN Under Fire for Threatening Private Citizen (DIERSEN: How vulnerable are you to threats? Most often, those who threaten people hint/imply/argue/shout that if they do not succumb to them, they will cut, if not eliminate, their sources of income. My critics/opponents were beyond furious that GAO paid me $122,991/year in today’s dollars in 1997 and they are beyond furious that I have a) a $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) a $17,288/year federal health/dental/vision insurance subsidy, and c) $2,028/year Social Security that they cannot cut or eliminate. Therefore, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might hire me to do anything. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They are consumed with hatred of me. Should I write a book about them?)
http://www.gopusa.com/cnn-under-fire-for-threatening-private-citizen/
FOX NEWS
— New Poll Shows More Americans Trust the White House Than the Media
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/07/05/poll-more-americans-trust-trump-white-house-media-journalists-press
— Trump Critics Claim ‘Racism’ Because They’re ‘Desperate’ to Destroy Him – Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson (DIERSEN: If you are a member of any of the following groups and someone calls you a racist, a sexist, a bigot, a etc., you should consider suing them for slander: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, if you are a member of any of the aforesaid groups, being called a racist, a sexist, a bigot, a etc. is like being called Jew in Germany during the 1940s.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/07/04/trump-racism-claims-democrats-desperate-destroy-him-jesse-lee-peterson-said-tucker
FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois Budget Deal Would Leave Many Problems Unaddressed — Update – Quint Forgey and Heather Gillers
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/05/illinois-budget-deal-would-leave-many-problems-unaddressed-update.html
NEWSMAX
— Don’t Count on Pension Plans for Your Retirement – Trevor Gerszt (DIERSEN: Beginning in 1966, when I was 18 years old, to promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents stressed to their operatives and to their dupes that I was earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, to promote even more hatred against me, my critics/opponents have stressed to their operatives and to their dupes that I have been getting a CSRS pension since 1997 when I was 49 years old, currently $50,856/year.)
http://www.newsmax.com/TrevorGerszt/Pension-Plans-Retirement-gold/2017/07/04/id/799736/
DAILY CALLER
— The Establishment Media’s Mission: Police The Public – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/05/the-establishment-medias-mission-police-the-public/
— Under Trump, More Central American Migrants Resettling In Mexico – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/05/under-trump-more-central-american-migrants-resettling-in-mexico/
BREITBART
— Official Who Released Criminal Aliens into U.S. for Obama Now Directing ICE – BRANDON DARBY & ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/07/01/official-released-criminal-aliens-u-s-obama-now-directing-ice/
— Swedish Feminists To Organize ‘No Men’ Music Festival To Prevent Sex Assaults – CHRIS TOMLINSON (DIERSDEN: Under the Democrats, how soon, if not already, will we see signs in America that say “NO Trump supporters, NO Protestants, NO conservatives, NO Republicans, NO Americans, NO Whites, NO males, NO older people, NO rich people, NO gun owners, NO German Americans, NO draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or NO those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?”)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/05/swedish-feminists-organise-no-men-music-festival-prevent-sex-assaults/
— CNN Blackmails Source of Donald Trump Wrestling Video – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/07/04/cnn-blackmails-source-donald-trump-wrestling-video/
— ‘CNNBlackMail’ #1 Twitter Trend As Network Threatens to Reveal Reddit User’s Identity – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/07/04/cnnblackmail-1-twitter-trend-as-network-threatens-to-reveal-reddit-users-identity/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Northwestern wants ‘social justice education’ for frats, sororities – Toni Airaksinen (DIERSEN: To promote “social justice” is to promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9368
CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: White House to schools: ‘Affirm students’ preferred transgender pronoun’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups promote sexual confusion: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.christian.org.uk/news/white-house-schools-affirm-students-preferred-transgender-pronoun/
THE HILL
— Kobach: Reports about voter commission problems are ‘fake news’ – BEN KAMISAR AND JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/340740-kobach-rips-reports-about-voter-commission-problems-fake-news
— Voter fraud commission may have violated law – LYDIA WHEELER AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I violated law when I submitted sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969, when I claimed partial day per diem in 1973 and 1974, and when I deducted educational expenses 1972-1978.)
http://thehill.com/regulation/other/340738-voter-fraud-commission-may-have-violated-law
REUTERS
— Possible Illinois Budget Fix Poses Big Financial Questions – Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2017-07-05/possible-illinois-budget-fix-poses-big-financial-questions
— Illinois House sets Thursday budget veto override vote – Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN19Q2P1
CNBC
— Illinois could be downgraded to junk even if state passes budget, tax hike – Reuters
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/05/illinois-could-be-downgraded-to-junk-even-if-state-passes-budget-tax-hike.html
WASHINGTON POST
— At parades and protests, GOP lawmakers get earful about health care – David Weigel, Murray Carpenter and Julia O’Malley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/at-parades-and-protests-senators-get-earful-about-health-care/2017/07/04/ab675938-5de2-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13_story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Budget Deal Would Leave Many Problems Unaddressed House expected to take up veto override on Thursday, breaking two-year stalemate – Quint Forgey and Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-budget-deal-would-leave-many-problems-unaddressed-1499284214
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Houston’s most Republican and Democrat neighborhoods – John D. Harden (DIERSEN: Which are the most Republican and Democrat neighborhoods in your precinct, in your municipality, and in your county? (DIERSEN: In Illinois, hard-core Democrats hypocritically move into and hypocritically stay in Republican neighborhoods to hypocritically take advantage of the safety and prosperity that Republicans created there. These hard-core Democrats count on Democrat success in driving out of Illinois members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Houston-Republican-and-Democratic-neighborhood-11256158.php
FED SMITH
— Money, Manpower, Morale, and Motivation – Robbie Kunreuther (DIERSEN: Measuring job performance is extremely subjective. My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used that subjectivity a) to retain and to promote their Democrat employees and especially those who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/05/money-manpower-morale-motivation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What motivates you? We know that your work to get paid and meet your needs, but what makes you take extra time and effort to do a job well? Why do people work for the government and why do some contribute so much more than others? As a former HR specialist these are questions that I am motivated to examine. Clearly, there are carrots and sticks to consider when looking at what makes Feds go. This article focuses on the most commonly considered carrot – money. Memories and motivation There is ample reason to believe that the General Schedule will be abolished over the next few years and replaced by a pay-for-performance (PFP) system. It will likely be shaped by “pay bands” in which new hires are placed when hired. After that, annual salaries will only be increased based on performance reviews.)
