Legislators Run Through Surprises On Old Rules And Images
In Springfield Gov Daniel Walker backs labor leaders as they head to the Senate to press unemployment compensation. The session features factional politics, power swings, and lobbyist influence shaping bills amid a divided Democratic majority and Daley era tensions.
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Springfield
Daniel Walker
Illinois
Illinois Senate
Robert Johnson
United Auto Workers
UAW
Organized Labor
79Th General Assembly
Senate
The
Angels
Paul Neal
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Cecil Partee
Lawrence Reinhold
Ilinois Federation of State
County and Municipa
House
Reinholds
Tom Duffys
Paul Neals
Duffy
Weight Watchers, Inc
Reinhold
Walker
Illinois Medical Society
Don Addeston
Richard B. Ogilvie
W. Robert Blair
Partee
Richard Daley
Daley
Ronald Stackler
Department of Registration and Education
U S
Abner Mikva
Norton Kay
Downstate
Kay
William Redmond
DuPage County
Clyde Choate
Anna
Daley Democrats
Richard M. Daley
Sam Vadalabene
Dedwardsville
Edwardsville
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Decatur
Robert W. McCarthy
Ddecatur
John Dunn
Choate
Rep
Rolland Tipsword
D-Taylorville
Gilbert Deavers
Normal
Sen
Terrell Clarke
Western Springs
Clarke
Budget bills clear panels as gas tax fuels debate
Lawmakers push 1976 state budget amid fuel tax fights with bonds proposed to ease Road Fund pressure. Senate and House move key Walker capital bills, while concerns grow over local funding shifts and potential gas tax increases before the 1976 election.
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Roger Hughes
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
General Assembly
Daniel Walker
Chicago
Illinois
State
Walker
State Senate
Walker Capital
House
Senate
Office of Collective Bargaining
Office of Special Investigations
Sinois Information Service
Governor’s Office of Human Resources
Clarke
Appropriations
Walker Agency
Appropriations Panels
Department of Public Aid
Capital Development Board
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Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers
Illinois General] Assembly
Richard Icen
Daley Organization
Gerald Bradley
D-Bloomington
Everett Steele
Glen Carbon
Ralph Dunn
DuQuoin
Wyvetter Younge
East St. Louis
Daniel L. Houlihan
Richard J. Daley
Cook County
Chicago Democrat
Appropriations Committee