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The seminar will be held from 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m., Dec. 3 at Richland Community College in the Shilling Center,
One College Park in Decatur.
Individuals attending the seminar will receive information on how to
apply for positions at state agencies under the jurisdiction of the
Governor. Representatives from other state agencies may also be
available to provide information about positions specific to their
agencies.
Employment applications will be available
at the seminar or can be downloaded from the CMS Web site at http://www.state.il.us/cms/download/pdfs/app_cms100.pdf
. For more information, call my office at 309/664-4440.
REPUBLICANS OUTRAGED AT DEMOCRATS’ DEMANDS
Illinois Senate Republicans expressed their
outrage Nov. 21 at Democrat lawmakers’ attempts to force them to
overlook campaign violations in exchange for putting President George
Bush on the ballot in Illinois.
The most ludicrous aspect of the legal maneuvering is that it came just
14 hours after lawmakers passed comprehensive ethics reforms, late in
the evening on Nov. 20.
On Nov. 21, lawmakers were debating Senate
Bill 82, which authorizes the State Board of Elections to certify – for
2004 only – the results of any national nominating convention prior to
Election Day, which is on Nov. 2 in 2004. However, Senate Republicans
objected to language that had been added in the House of Representatives
that authorizes the State Board of Elections to, at any time, dismiss
fines for campaign violations levied under earlier ethics reforms.
Senate Bill 82 failed to receive sufficient
votes to pass the Senate.
LAWMAKERS APPROVE COMPREHENSIVE ETHICS REFORMS
After months of work, Illinois lawmakers
have approved a comprehensive package of ethics reforms that allows more
public scrutiny of the governmental process.
The reforms approved Nov. 20 include many
new provisions suggested by Senate Republicans Oct. 16 after the four
legislative leaders met with the Governor and his staff in Chicago.
The bipartisan manner in which lawmakers
stepped up and passed this legislation is heartening. Thanks to the
tireless work of Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson, the wraiths of
shadow government will be required to show themselves for who they are.
The reform package includes a disclosure of
“shadow government” by requiring unpaid government advisors to file
economic interest statements; a ban on government-paid campaign
materials, new reporting requirements for executive branch employees,
and greater public access to Statements of Economic Interest by posting
them on the Internet.
The legislation now moves to the Governor’s
desk where it will become law with his signature.
Senator Bill Brady says, “I wish you and your family a happy
Thanksgiving holiday. Let’s keep in our hearts those who are unable to
be with their families because they are working to bring peace to all
people.”
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