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Saturday, June 5, 2004

Tax reform could help solve Springfield budget mess
Nothing exposes the best and worst of politics like budget negotiations. Basically, this is the process whereby elected officials reach an agreement on how best to allocate limited resources to deliver public services -- a daunting task even in the best of times. In the worst of times, like when the state is running a deficit, it tends to bring out the worst in politics. The brouhaha in Springfield indicates times are very bad indeed.

Saturday, May 15, 2004

The details bedevil the accountability issue
Ah, it's May in Illinois. That means flowers are blooming, folks are planning Memorial Day getaways, and Springfield is engaged in its annual budget bluster. This year, negotiations seem more heated than ever. Charges of chicanery, irresponsible behavior, unreliable numbers, broken deals and questionable fiscal practices are flying left and right, and that's just within the Democratic side of the aisle. Add in the traditional partisan sparring between Democrats and Republicans, and things really get ugly.

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