Jerry Brown faces tax revolt legacy in Prop 13 era
Brown rode to national prominence promising smaller government yet now faces a budget squeeze as Proposition 13 curtails revenues. The piece compares his stance to Daniel Walker’s 1970s shift and warns long term harms to schools and public services if short term tax relief persists.
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California
Jerry Brown
Brown
Plymouth
Jimmy Carter
Illinois
Daniel Walker
Walker
Regionalism Undermines School Aid Plans in Illinois
The Illinois legislature faces a tight funding year for school aid and the debate centers on proposed structural changes to the aid formula. Critics warn that many plans favor one region over another, arguing that increasing overall funding without altering the formula would better ensure fairness. If revenue grows, the system should prove its effectiveness before any changes are made.
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James Thompson
Illinois
Ordination of practicing homosexuals discussed
Letter from a youth advisory delegate at the United Presbyterian Church General Assembly in San Diego clarifies that the released study urged no unconditional ordination. It allowed presbyteries to ordain practicing homosexuals if they chose, while noting most would not. The core issue was guidance to presbyteries on this practice amid civil rights support.
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Southern Illinoisan
General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church
San Diego
General Assembly
RFK Ten Years Dead and the Pantry Left Bare
A retrospective on Robert F Kennedy ten years after his assassination surveys the Ambassador Hotel kitchen, the 1968 campaign, and how Kennedy might have steered the Vietnam War and urban policy. It contrasts Ted Kennedy’s current caution with the era’s urgent reform mood and national reevaluation.
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Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Los Angeles
Robert Kennedy
California
Ambassador Hotel
Kennedy
Sirhan Sirhan
John
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Nixon
Humphrey
United States
Saigon
National Liberation Front
Ted Kennedy
Debates test Bakalis against incumbent Thompson in Illinois
The first of four gubernatorial debates between Michael Bakalis and incumbent Jim Thompson raises stakes for Bakalis. Analysts note debate outcomes, fundraising, and media coverage could sway undecided voters, with history showing incumbents often hold edge.
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Robert E. Hartley
Lindsay Schaub
Jim Thompson
Otto Kerner
Thompson
Michael J. Bakalis
Bakalis
Michael Howlett
Illinois
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