House Votes To Fire Employees Hired By Disgraced Governors Ryan And Blagojevich

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois House is trying to get rid of political cronies who were given state jobs by two disgraced former governors.

The House approved legislation Thursday that targets about 750 people hired by Republican George Ryan and Democrat Rod Blagojevich.

The legislation says they'll be fired unless new Gov. Pat Quinn specifically reviews their performance and decides they deserve to stay.

The legislation passed 116-0 and now goes to the Senate.

House Speaker Michael Madigan says he introduced the legislation because Quinn wasn't moving quickly enough to clean up state government.

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The bill is SB1333.

On the Net: http://www.ilga.gov

-ASSOCIATED PRESS

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[ebanks84]

Well, if the people hired knew they were getting their jobs underhandedly, then this bill will right that wrong. However, if some did NOT know they were chosen for reasons unknown to them, then that could be a problem. Each employee should be thoroughly investigated first just to find out if there is a connection between the person and the boss.