Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin says he doesn’t know if Amy Coney Barrett is qualified for Supreme Court – Chicago Tribune*

Durbin voted against Barrett’s nomination to the appeals court both on the Judiciary Committee and on the Senate floor.

Durbin’s previous opposition to Barrett was due to her lack of judicial or courtroom experience as a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. He also questioned an academic writing which raised the issue of whether a Catholic judge should recuse themselves from capital punishment cases due to their faith. Barrett, a staunch Catholic, said then that her faith would

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Here’s what really happens when states raise taxes on millionaires – Crain’s*

The question now: How likely is a massive flight of millionaires if Illinois voters approve the proposed constitutional amendment allowing graduated tax rates? The experience of other states that have jacked up taxes on the wealthy offers some insight. While millionaires haven’t abandoned those states en masse, there’s some evidence that the loss of a small number of top earners can have a big impact on the revenue generated by such a hike.

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