| | 41: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 August | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 2012 the Illinois Presidential Primary was an important strategic victory for Mitt Romney in his march to the Republican Presidential nomination. It was a timely victory set at an important juncture in the complicated nominations calendar and one which helped boost his claim to be the party's favorite and the strongest candidate for the fall contest with President Obama. | | | | Date Created: | 08-01-2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Paper # 32 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054671 Original UID: 176082 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 42: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 October | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 1972 a group of Illinois legislators and a lobbyist were indicted for taking bribes from Material Services Corporation to insure the passage of a bill that would help the company transport heavy materials on Illinois roads. In what became known as the Cement Bribery Trial four legislators, including a former Speaker of the House, and a lobbyist were convicted in October of 1976. Two legislators and Lester Crown, the chief executive of Material Services, testified against the defendants.i The company executive was granted immunity and not indicted, while the two legislators were sentenced under plea agreements. Twenty other members of the General Assembly were linked to the bribery scheme by testimony at the trial, but were not indicted. | | | | Date Created: | 10-22-2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Paper # 33 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054672 Original UID: 176083 FIRST WORD: Lessons | |
| 43: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 February | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This paper describes and analyzes President Obamas 2012 election victory in Illinois and compares it to his earlier victory in 2008 in his home state. It also extends the analysis back through the 2004 and 2000 presidential elections and shows how those results were similar and where they differed. It primarily relies on the county and county election returns supplemented by U. S. Census data as the unit of analysis. The paper sets Illinois into a national electoral context describing what is happening in an era of deep partisan polarization coupled with the prospects for a partisan realignment. | | | | Date Created: | 02-14-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | Paper # 34 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054673 Original UID: 176084 FIRST WORD: President | |
| 44: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 April | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Despite repeated reform efforts by a variety of activists and reform groups, the process by which reapportionment is accomplished in Illinois falls far short of the ideal. A set of cosmetic reforms was enacted at the end of the last decade, but the process is not transparent and still easily hijacked for partisan and incumbent advantage by the leadership of the General Assembly. The system falls even farther short of ideal when compared to the relatively apolitical and efficient system employed in neighboring Iowa. This paper demonstrates the anti-democratic nature of the current process and examines the mechanisms by which reform efforts have been thwarted in the recent past. The continued abuse of the apportionment process serves to perpetuate the control of a power elite in Illinois, which, in turn, prevents consideration of policy proposals that hold the potential to alleviate the host of other problems that plague the state. | | | | Date Created: | 05-15-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | Paper # 35 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054674 Original UID: 176085 FIRST WORD: There's | |
| 45: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 April 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The question of whether a legislator should have his or her years of service capped by term limits is an issue that demands attention because of significant voter support in Illinois. Legislative term limits have long been a popular response to perceived corruption or inaction in politics. Almost eight in ten [voters] (78.7 percent) favor, and more than half [of voters] (54.0 percent) strongly favor term limits.1 However, since term limits are not currently incorporated into any article of The Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 (hereinafter Illinois Constitution), those supporting term limits must amend the constitution to include them. This task is easier said than done. | | | | Date Created: | 04-21-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | Paper # 36 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054675 Original UID: 176086 FIRST WORD: Voter | |
| 46: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 June | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Since 2008 the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has conducted an annual statewide survey of Illinois voters. The purpose of these surveys has been to document and analyze the views and values of the people of the Prairie State. These surveys now have become an accumulated data collection that allows us to track public opinion in the state for several consecutive years. This is a report of that longitudinal perspective on public opinion in Illinois for the volatile and interesting half decade between 2010 and 2014. | | | | Date Created: | 06-11-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | Paper # 37 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054676 Original UID: 176087 FIRST WORD: Climate | |
| 47: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 September | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | During the fall of 2012, Decatur residents were subjected to a barrage of political ads promoting and attacking the two candidates for the 48th District seat in the Illinois Senate. Decatur Mayor Mike McElroy, the Republican candidate, and Andy Manar, who at the time was the Chairman of the Macoupin County Board, spent more than $2.5 million and saturated the airwaves with commercials. Without an incumbent on the ballot, this newly drawn Senate district was a priority for both political parties. | | | | Date Created: | 09-12-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | Paper # 38 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054677 Original UID: 176088 FIRST WORD: Partisanship, | |
| 48: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 1997 Fall | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 10-27-2003 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054678 Original UID: 176094 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 49: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 1998 Winter | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 10-27-2003 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054679 Original UID: 176095 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 50: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 1998 Summer | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 10-27-2003 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054680 Original UID: 176096 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 51: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 1999 Spring/Summer | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 10-27-2003 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054681 Original UID: 176097 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 52: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2000 Winter | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 02-01-2005 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054682 Original UID: 176098 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 53: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2000 Summer | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 02-01-2005 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054683 Original UID: 176099 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 54: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2001 Spring | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 02-01-2005 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054684 Original UID: 176100 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 55: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2001/2002 Fall/Winter | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 02-01-2005 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054685 Original UID: 176101 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 56: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2002 Fall No. 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 02-02-2005 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054686 Original UID: 176102 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 57: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2003 Winter No. 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 02-01-2005 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054687 Original UID: 176103 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 58: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2004 Winter No. 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 02-01-2005 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054688 Original UID: 176104 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 59: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2005 Spring Issue 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 03-11-2005 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054689 Original UID: 176105 FIRST WORD: Review | |
| 60: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2006 Spring Issue 13 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The newsletter of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. | | | | Date Created: | 06-15-2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000054690 Original UID: 176106 FIRST WORD: Review | |
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