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Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Law - Illinois landfill bill stirs ire anew in 1st family
"Landfill bill stirs ire anew in 1st family" is the headline to a story today in the Chicago Tribune. See this Feb. 3, 2005 ILB entry for background to this family saga.) Some quotes:
A new push by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to tighten regulation of landfills has stoked a feud with his father-in-law, Ald. Richard Mell, and prompted some of the governor's fellow Democrats in Springfield to question whether he is trying to divert attention from more pressing state problems."The governor's office had to be aware that this legislation would resurrect the previous family battles," said Rep. John Fritchey (D-Chicago). "That simply leaves the question why they want to revisit those issues at a time when southern Illinois is clamoring for medical malpractice reform, northern Illinois is clamoring for regional transportation funding and all of Illinois is looking for education funding reform."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 13, 2005 12:50 PM
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