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...election year in Illinois, which means time for big - really big - promises. And Democratic governor Rod Blagojevich is trying to deliver on pledges that are reaching, judging by his own words, near-biblical proportions. Beginning Saturday, the state will activate its ambitious - some say unrealistic - All Kids plan to provide health insurance to virtually every child in the state...
...years after Ryan's unilateral move set off a wave of capital punishment reforms nationwide, conservative prosecutors throughout the state are hoping a change at the Governor's Mansion this fall can usher back the death penalty. While Democratic incumbent Rod Blagojevich has said Ryan's moratorium should remain in place, at least for the foreseeable future, his Republican challenger and state treasurer Judy Baar Topinka has hinted that enough safeguards have now been put into place for the death penalty to be reinstated...
...worst record in the country in terms of sending innocent people to Death Row,? said Gov. Blagojevich's spokeswoman Abby Ottenhoff. ?We have enacted major reforms here to prevent future injustices, but a system that was so obviously broken can?t be fixed overnight...
...that the verdict on Ryan is in, it is sure to play a role in this year's gubernatorial race. Current Gov. Rod Blagojevich will likely say it proves that the Democrats are the only party capable of protecting the integrity of state government. Meanwhile his opponent, state treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, will probably argue that Blagojevich, whose administration is also being probed, is definitely not the man for that job. "We'll see the commercials very soon," said Roosevelt University political scientist Paul Green. "Each will manipulate this for their own purposes." Just as history shows so many Illinois...
Illinois In November Governor Rod Blagojevich set up an office to study immigrants contributions and needs; a new law allows illegal immigrant children to obtain health insurance...