Smash the Old Molds: Lt. Governor Candidate Evelyn Sanguinetti Will Surprise When You Hear Her – WP Original

October 13, 2013   Today I heard an important newcomer to Illinois politics speak: Evelyn Sanguinetti, candidate for lieutenant governor and Bruce Rauner’s running mate. These are my impressions of how she comes across live and my take on reaction from the roughly 40 people she spoke to.   For some background, throw out the usual correlations and cross tabs for this one. This is a female, Hispanic, Republican who’s not afraid to talk about the need for safety net programs. Her mother was a refugee from Castro’s Cuba who had her at age 15. She grew up in poverty

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News and Investigations Not All Government Consolidations Work – Better Gov. Ass.

And the sheer magnitude of government in Illinois — we have more than 7,000 separate taxing bodies, most in the country by far — cries out for consolidation. But merging services can have unintended negative consequences when new sources of money and power end up in the wrong hands, creating new opportunities for abuse. via News and Investigations Not All Government Consolidations Work.

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