Rich Miller points out that when judges sue the state, they win
NEWS OF THE DAY The Senate will likely take up legislation this week to restore scheduled cost of living raises that the legislature stripped from judges last year in a budget-cutting move. The Constitution forbids the General Assembly from reducing judges’ salaries, and some jurists have threatened to sue. Since Illinois judges would be handling the case about their own salaries, the outcome is all but assured. So, rather than deal with a no-win court fight, a bill will be run.
* The Senate narrowly approved legislation yesterday that will allow the sale of hypodermic syringes without a prescription.
Strangely enough, this second bill is Rauschenberger’s baby. He sees it as an issue for diabetics and views the drug war restrictions as unreasonable.