Update on Illinois Bill

[mshalen]

Bill is currently stalled in the House.

Article in the Herald News:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/business/415433,4_3_JO06_CASINOS_S1.article

[Tarheel]

Link no good but i'm pretty sure that the republicans were not letting this through.

[mshalen]

Sorry I'll try and fix the link. And for the record it is the Democrats that are the problem.

[Legislurker]

In the states I am seeing a lot of push coming from Republicans to expand gambling as a non property tax increase method of raising revenue. If we keep up grass roots lobbying efforts, the states should be the next phase. Passing a budget, some corrupt pork included, without a property tax increase keeps state legislators in office and fast tracks ambitious governors to national pretensions.
States with a lot of rural districts with small numbers of voters tend to produce the religious nuts because it only takes a small number of reliable votes to stay in office.
Republicans from more urban/suburban districts in state office tend to be more pragmatic.