Agency directors were asked to help the governor promote All Kids where they can, |
Because Patti is a private businesswoman, we won't dissect the deals and the business that she does. |
Gov. Blagojevich believes in not raising taxes and using the money we have for schools, health care, job creation and law enforcement. The treasurer apparently believes we should take the people's money and use it to hire more employees. |
He has demonstrated a strong commitment to ISU. He works in the best interest of the university. |
It was a good meeting. The leaders are not that far apart. |
It was a good meeting. They made some initial progress, agreed to meet again, and learned the House speaker, Senate president and governor are not that far apart. |
It was a good meeting. This is a process of give and take. |
Patti was able to work much more this year than she has in recent years, ... For one, she wasn't pregnant and she didn't have a newborn at home. |
So many things in the environment affect children's health, ... There's an obvious link there. |
Stem cell research has the ability to save lives. In the long run, we feel like everyone will benefit from this research in one way or another. |
The budget is a process of give and take. |
The governor hasn't ruled anything out, but I would characterize that as a distant option. |
The governor is committed to passing a capital bill and we think this bill that we are talking about leaves little room for excuses to not to consider this plan. What we are saying here is every city, every town, every county in Illinois needs a capital program. They have school needs, they have road needs, they have mass transit needs and they need jobs. This bill addresses all of those areas. We think this is a bill that both sides of the aisle should seriously consider for the health and the benefit of their districts. |
The governor meets thousands and thousands of people every year, takes pictures with many of them and unfortunately just can't remember every person he encounters. He does not recall meeting Sister Muhammad and, by extension, was not aware of her religious affiliation. |
The governor thinks Tim Martin is the right guy to lead that agency. |