The Illinois House approved the $50.5 billion spending plan on a 73-38 vote just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday after it passed the Illinois Senate 34-22 early Friday.
It's worth going back in time a few months and remembering why the debt ceiling even still exists. Why wasn't it raised unilaterally by Democrats during the November/December lame duck session? Janet Yellen was certainly in favor. Technically, the debt ceiling could have been increased easily via reconciliation. The procedure is straightforward: It starts with ...continue reading "The debt ceiling fiasco is Joe Manchin’s fault"
Foo Fighters’ return to the stage continued Friday night as the band headlined Boston Calling, where they got some help from family. Just like he did at their opening show in…
In the small town of Watseka, Illinois, there is an interesting story called the "Watseka Wonder." This small town was the site of real events that happened more than fifty years ago.