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First Governor Blagojevich irritated his political opponents with his All Kids Insurance program, and now he is back at it with his Preschool for All program, which would allow all three and four year olds in the state to attend state-funded preschools. Blago estimates Preschool for All will cost $135 million over the next three years and would enroll around 140,000 students. Blago estimates closing corporate tax loopholes and money from Illinois’ special purpose... more ›

Governor Blagojevich was in Washington DC earlier this week in an attempt to turn his All Kids insurance plan into a national program. All Kids, which offers low cost health insurance to Illinois children, was signed into law by Blago last month, and is scheduled to officially begin in July of 2006, although pre-registration is currently underway on the program’s website. All Kids has garnered national attention as other states and the national government... more ›

As we all know, Governor Blagojevich’s poll numbers are bad, his office is being rocked by scandal, he hates the White Sox, and he will most likely face Republican Judy Baar Topinka in the general election. more ›

Governor Blagojevich signed his ambitious yet much maligned All Kids health insurance program into law yesterday. more ›

If you want to get a job with the State of Illinois, it might help to know Representative Dan Reitz, a Democrat from Steeleville. more ›

The Blagojevich administration took another hit yesterday as it was served with a fourth round of subpoenas in a federal investigation regarding its hiring practices. The latest subpoena focuses on the personnel records of the Department of Corrections dating back to March of 2002 when squeaky clean George Ryan was still governor. This follows previous subpoenas seeking similar information from the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Transportation. There is... more ›

Yesterday Governor Blagojevich addressed the Illinois General Assembly and urged them to pass his All Kids legislation, which would provide affordable health insurance to all children in the state. more ›