Regaining California's Leadership Role as America's Opportunity Capital
A troubling perception has taken hold across the financial landscape that California's economy is now stuck in a state of permanent stasis, that we've somehow lost our mojo.
A troubling perception has taken hold across the financial landscape that California's economy is now stuck in a state of permanent stasis, that we've somehow lost our mojo.
Posted 05.25.2011
Bill Brady took his first shots at the new Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, Sheila Simon. The Chicago Tribune's Rick Pearson reported M...
Posted 05.25.2011
As you probably know, Sheila Simon won the Democratic Party's lieutenant governor sweepstakes. But did you know that she rocks out on the bassoon? Tha...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011
Gov. Pat Quinn today said he wants Sheila Simon, the daughter of the late Sen. Paul Simon, to be his running mate for the November general election. ...
Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011
Following a statewide cattle call of more than 100 aspiring lieutenant governors, Democratic party officials picked 17 names to advance to the finals ...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011
Veteran suburban lawmaker Sen. Susan Garrett has emerged as a leading choice of Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn to become his running mate, top party source...
Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011
Gov. Quinn is remaining hush-hush about his choice for lieutenant governor this time -- now that veterans chief/close friend Tammy Duckworth turned hi...
Paul Hogarth | Posted 05.25.2011
Mayor Gavin Newsom has entered the race for Lieutenant Governor, a job he ridiculed while running for Governor -- and his supporters include San Franciscans who figure it's an opportunity to get rid of him.
Posted 05.25.2011
The already bleak future of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in Illinois got a bit bleaker last week with Governor Pat Quinn's new budget announc...
Posted 05.25.2011
Looking for a well-paying job in Colorado? Interested in politics? Job hunters perusing Craigslist for Denver-area job openings may be surprised to s...
AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 05.25.2011
CHICAGO — Illinois' Democratic voters picked a pawnbroker as their candidate for lieutenant governor, and that didn't exactly end well. So perha...
Posted 05.25.2011
The lieutenant governor's office in Illinois is not looking so hot. On the Democratic side, of course, there's the gaping hole on the ticket left by...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011
Gov. Pat Quinn says the public will have a chance to vet his potential lieutenant governor running mates via a web site that will feature biographies ...
Posted 05.25.2011
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's push to eliminate the office of lieutenant governor took one step forward Wednesday, as the House Executive Comm...
Posted 05.25.2011
According to NBC Chicago sources, Tammy Duckworth has called Pat Quinn to turn down his offer that she run as his lieutenant governor. The governor h...
Fox Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011
Chicago - The larger-than-life cardboard cut-out is hard to miss amid the traditional ornate trappings on the third floor of the Indiana Statehouse. I...
Posted 05.25.2011
Pat Quinn told the press on Friday that he has asked Assistant Secretary of Veterans' Affairs Tammy Duckworth to be his running mate. Duckworth, a ve...
Posted 05.25.2011
It's been a crazy season for Lieutenant Governors. In Illinois, just days after winning the Democratic primary for the office, Scott Lee Cohen was fo...
Posted 05.25.2011
After weeks of public scrutiny and many, many interviews; embattled lieutenant governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen officially dropped out of the race Fri...
Posted 05.25.2011
Illinois hasn't had a lieutenant governor in over a year, and following the Scott Lee Cohen debacle, House Speaker Mike Madigan wants to keep it that ...
Shawn Healy | Posted 05.25.2011
Most of lieutenant governors occupy an office equivalent to what former Vice President John Nance Garner once said equated in worth to little more than a "bucket of warm spit."
Posted 05.25.2011
Does Pat Quinn want Tammy Duckworth to fill the recently vacated Lt. Governor spot? A source told Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed that Duckw...
NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011
Quinn and Duckworth? Not likely, say insiders. Governor Quinn wants her to be his Lt. Governor, but Tammy Duckworth is not likely to leave her Wash...
Posted 05.25.2011
It seems that Scott Lee Cohen may not have given up entirely on his career in politics. Cohen resigned as the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Gover...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011
Gov. Pat Quinn and fellow Democratic leaders began the delicate dance of picking a new running mate for Quinn today, while emphasizing there was no ho...
Gavin Newsom | Posted 10.22.2011