Wealthy donors pump $2 million to Missouri candidates in last blitz
Wednesday was the last day donors could cut six-figure checks to candidates before new campaign contribution limits kicked in
Comptroller: State employee bonuses on hold during impasse
CHICAGO (AP) – Comptroller Susana Mendoza says state employees promised bonuses will now have to wait to receive them during the ongoing budget impasse. The office that controls Illinois’ checkbook announced Wednesday that payments to social services and public safety come first. Mendoza, a Democrat, took office this week after ousting Republican Leslie Munger in…