Madigan now wants voter fraud legalized

by:  Diane Benjamin According to this Associated press article, Mike Madigan wants a Constitutional Amendment to make sure Voter ID is NEVER required in Illinois!  An ID is required for almost everything we do today, but protecting voter integrity is suppressing the vote.  Sure Mike.   Madigan’s voting rights amendment advances By Kerry Lester, Associated […]

Coliseum: Management working for you?

by:  Diane Benjamin I’ve written before about Bart Rogers, but now it’s getting funny!  Somebody is in full CYA mode. The contract the City of Bloomington has with Central Illinois Arena Management says the General Manager of the Coliseum must have ONLY the job of General Manager: According to the 2004 contract Bloomington has with […]

Bloomington: You NEED to see this:

by:  Diane Benjamin I have written many times about the potted plants on the City Council.  Only 2 council members bother to ask questions on most issues, the rest sit back and cheer for whatever is proposed. Meanwhile, Mayor Renner has been vilifying the Council for not approving his tax increases or proposing their own […]

Bloomington: 2 budget points of view

By:  Diane Benjamin This week both Mayor Renner and Alderwoman Stearns were interviewed on WGLT.  The 2 points of view are very different.  Listen to both, then comment below. Mayor Renner:  http://wglt.org/wireready/news/2014/03/09381_03-31rennerqa_web_154436.shtml Alderwoman Stearns:  http://wglt.org/wireready/news/2014/04/09397_04-01stearnsqaWEB_102634.shtml