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* Illinois News Network…
Illinois Republicans want to take back state road money that’s been dedicated in the budget for former President Barack Obama’s presidential center in Chicago.
Actually, it’s just four Illinois House Republicans (David McSweeney, Jeanne Ives, John Cabello and Brad Halbrook). Lots of Republicans in both chambers voted for the omnibus appropriations bill this year, which means they’re on record supporting the expenditure.
Sen. Sam McCann has introduced a similar measure in his chamber, but McCann is flip-flopping because he voted for the budget.
* Tribune…
The white-tailed deer is so beloved in Illinois that schoolchildren voted to make it the official state animal in 1980. So proposals to mess with the health and habits of the forest-dwelling does and bucks tend to generate ferocious debate.
Such is the case with a bill that would launch a trial program to see what might happen to the state’s wild herd if Illinois lifts a 15-year-old rule that makes it illegal to feed deer. In a five-year experiment, feeding deer would be legal in some parts of the state in a study gauging the health effects of doing so.
Supporters, including the makers and distributors of deer feed, say the test will show whether the wild animals could better fight off some illnesses if they are given a nutritional feed infused with supplements like proteins, vitamins and minerals. […]
Foes fear that establishing feeding stations would attract large gatherings of the animals, making healthy deer vulnerable to catching and spreading a variety of diseases. The most worrisome is chronic wasting disease, often known by the shorthand CWD. It’s an infectious, debilitating condition that wrecks a deer’s nervous system. It is present in deer saliva, urine and feces. And it is fatal. […]
“It opens the door to statewide devastation of the deer herd, and no one knows the human or livestock implications,” said Brent Manning, a leading opponent who formerly served as director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. “This is the biggest wildlife bungle the General Assembly could possibly make.”
The bill passed with overwhelming majorities in both chambers. It was sent to the governor a few days ago and is currently awaiting his action.
* Tina…
FYI Rauner said he signed a bill this morning that allows kids to be able to use medical marijuana in schools. Paperwork still being filed, gov’s office says.
— Tina Sfondeles (@TinaSfon) August 1, 2018
* Other stuff…
* Rauner signs law providing protection for EpiPen prescribers: The original law provided legal liability protection to police officers who administer so-called EpiPen injections to those suffering allergic reactions. The new law protects doctors and others who write standing EpiPen prescriptions for police agencies to carry them.
* Democrats belatedly pressure Gov. Rauner over election security as officials meet about voter data Wednesday: Six Democratic members of the state’s congressional delegation sent a belated letter to Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office, expressing concerns over his veto of legislation that would have removed Illinois from a controversial voter-database system.
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Aug 1, 18 @ 1:30 pm
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==which means they’re on record supporting the expenditure==
No, this is so wrong. You’re playing into the dishonest political ads that suggest a vote for a budget is a vote for every item of spending in that budget or that a veto of a budget means you oppose every line item (saw a lot of that nonsensical thinking during the impasse).
Lawmakers who chose to support the budget did so for many reasons, most of which had nothing to do with the Obama library.
Due the way this thing was negotiated, most of them had no idea that money was even in there.
Comment by Phil King Wednesday, Aug 1, 18 @ 1:33 pm
Two more requests. No season or limits on squirrels. Raise the bobcat state quota.
Comment by BlueDogDem Wednesday, Aug 1, 18 @ 1:36 pm
===most of them had no idea that money was even in there===
LOL
Stupidity is not a very good excuse.
Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Aug 1, 18 @ 1:38 pm
==Lots of Republicans in both chambers voted for the omnibus appropriations bill this year, which means they’re on record supporting the expenditure.==
This is absurdity. No one thinks this way except political insiders hoping to trap the other side. You don’t get to have the stance of both “politicians should compromise for the good of the state” and “everything you sign can be used against you when convenient.”
Comment by Chris Widger Wednesday, Aug 1, 18 @ 1:42 pm
===“politicians should compromise for the good of the state” and “everything you sign can be used against you when convenient.” ===
Sorry, but that’s the rule. It’s why governing is so difficult. No good deed goes unpunished.
Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Aug 1, 18 @ 1:45 pm
Phil
It’s all or nothing. You don’t get to vote on pieces of it.
Comment by Demoralized Wednesday, Aug 1, 18 @ 1:46 pm
=== ==Lots of Republicans in both chambers voted for the omnibus appropriations bill this year, which means they’re on record supporting the expenditure.==
This is absurdity. No one thinks this way except political insiders hoping to trap the other side. You don’t get to have the stance of both “politicians should compromise for the good of the state” and “everything you sign can be used against you when convenient.”===
(Sigh)
Mutual self destruction.
That’s why structured roll calls and overwhelming veto proof majorities are cobbled.
In those cases, it’s not about the gotcha, it is about understanding why they were “Green” or why they weren’t.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 1, 18 @ 1:47 pm
Reminds me of “I was for it before I was against it” as well as “You need to pass the bill to see what’s in it” on the national scale. Stuff like this can and will be used against you if hay is to be made.
Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Wednesday, Aug 1, 18 @ 1:52 pm
Has any state money ever been spent on the Reagan home in Dixon
Comment by Not It Wednesday, Aug 1, 18 @ 2:39 pm
Brent Manning sounds like he knows what’s what with the white-tails.
Comment by walker Wednesday, Aug 1, 18 @ 7:03 pm