State legislators are too isolated in their districts. Isolation prevents elected officials from hearing views from a variety of different Illinoisans. I have a solution for this breakdown in communication. My idea will encourage elected officials to understand the impact of the legislation they propose. I propose requiring upstate legislators to trade places with downstate […]
Adonnis Shaw
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Why Democrats will rule Illinois for the next 40 years
James Carville’s book, 40 More Years: How the Democrats will Rule the Next Generation, was probably written with Illinois in mind. After Gov. Dan Walker left office in 1977 Republicans would dominate Illinois politics for the next 26 years. It wasn’t until the mid-1990s that Democrats started to make a comeback in Illinois, taking control […]
