Author: Illinois. Office of Secretary of State
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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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Author: Illinois
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Illinois. General Assembly. Legislative Reference Bureau
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Category : Legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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Author: United States. Congress
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1196

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Author: Ray Long
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252053486
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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Michael Madigan rose from the Chicago machine to hold unprecedented power as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. In his thirty-six years wielding the gavel, Madigan outlasted governors, passed or blocked legislation at will, and outmaneuvered virtually every attempt to limit his reach. Veteran reporter Ray Long draws on four decades of observing state government to provide the definitive political analysis of Michael Madigan. Secretive, intimidating, shrewd, power-hungry--Madigan mesmerized his admirers and often left his opponents too beaten down to oppose him. Long vividly recreates the battles that defined the Madigan era, from stunning James Thompson with a lightning-strike tax increase, to pressing for a pension overhaul that ultimately failed in the courts, to steering the House toward the Rod Blagojevich impeachment. Long also shines a light on the machinery that kept the Speaker in power. Head of a patronage army, Madigan ruthlessly used his influence and fundraising prowess to reward loyalists and aid his daughter’s electoral fortunes. At the same time, he reshaped bills to guarantee he and his Democratic troops shared in the partisan spoils of his legislative victories. Yet Madigan’s position as the state’s seemingly invulnerable power broker could not survive scandals among his close associates and the widespread belief that his time as Speaker had finally reached its end. Unsparing and authoritative, The House That Madigan Built is the page-turning account of one the most powerful politicians in Illinois history.

Author: United States. Congress
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Author: Jonathan Coppess
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496212541
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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At the intersection of the growing national conversation about our food system and the long-running debate about our government’s role in society is the complex farm bill. American farm policy, built on a political coalition of related interests with competing and conflicting demands, has proven incredibly resilient despite development and growth. In The Fault Lines of Farm Policy Jonathan Coppess analyzes the legislative and political history of the farm bill, including the evolution of congressional politics for farm policy. Disputes among the South, the Great Plains, and the Midwest form the primordial fault line that has defined the debate throughout farm policy’s history. Because these regions formed the original farm coalition and have played the predominant roles throughout, this study concentrates on the three major commodities produced in these regions: cotton, wheat, and corn. Coppess examines policy development by the political and congressional interests representing these commodities, including basic drivers such as coalition building, external and internal pressures on the coalition and its fault lines, and the impact of commodity prices. This exploration of the political fault lines provides perspectives for future policy discussions and more effective policy outcomes.

Author: International Federation of Library Associations. Public Libraries Section
Publisher: München : Verlag Dokumentation
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : de
Pages : 60

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Die International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) ist der führende internationale Dachverband, der die Interessen von Bibliotheken und Informationsdiensten und ihren Nutzern vertritt. Sie ist das weltweite Sprachrohr der Bibliotheks- und Informationsberufe. In der Reihe IFLA Publications wird eine Vielzahl der Möglichkeiten diskutiert, wie Bibliotheken, Informationszentren sowie Angestellte in Informations- und Dokumentationsberufen weltweit ihre Ziele formulieren und ihren Einfluss als Gruppe wahrnehmen, ihre Interessen vertreten sowie Lösungen für globale Probleme entwickeln können.

Author: J.G. Sutherland
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5876844616
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 871

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Including a discussion of legislative powers, constitutional regulations relative to the forms of legislation and to legislative procedure.