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Will Madigan’s pension bomb come to the floor tomorrow, Wednesday? Are the swords drawn? | Fred Klonsky

Will Madigan’s pension bomb come to the floor tomorrow, Wednesday? Are the swords drawn? | Fred Klonsky:


Will Madigan’s pension bomb come to the floor tomorrow, Wednesday? Are the swords drawn?

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The Urgent! Call Now! emails are piling up in the in boxes.
Madigan appears ready to bring his nuclear option pension bill to committee and then to the floor of the House.
If he has the votes.
Senate President Cullerton appears not willing to cooperate.
Greg Hinz reports that the each are drawing swords.
Mr. Cullerton’s spokeswoman, Rikeesha Phelon, is out with a statement reacting to the Madigan bill, and it sure looks like the fight is on between the two top Democrats.
“The speaker and Cullerton have the same goal with different approaches,” the