Our View: Lame-duck session usually a scary time
Today begins that grand ol’ Illinois tradition where lawmakers, historically, have found ways to screw over the state’s inhabitants.
Yes, it’s the first day of the January lame-duck session.
Don’t let that “lame-duck” descriptor – given because outgoing lawmakers often favor items they wouldn’t if they were facing another election – fool you into thinking the Legislature can’t inflict some damage during the waning days of the 97th General Assembly.
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