At a critical juncture, Quinn says
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By Laurel White/MEDILL
Gov. Pat Quinn seemed like a candidate for re-election, sounding a theme of working with residents to make "our Illinois" better.
Joining the gun control chorus
by Laurel White
Governor Pat Quinn called for an Illinois ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips, as well as strengthened background checks and a law requiring the reports of lost and stolen weapons in his annual State of the State address.
A minimum wage at the maximum
by Ananth Baliga
Gov. Pat Quinn supports legislation to increase the minimum wage to $10 per hour as a way to help small businesses. Will this increase in wages, in the current economic scenario, adversely affect small businesses and be a counterproductive move by the governor?
COLA freeze as part of pension reform
by Tanya Basu
In his State of the State speech Wednesday, Gov. Pat Quinn called for freezing cost of living adjustments as part of pension reform.
