Hard times for Illinois, but not for governor’s staff
Gov. Pat Quinn, D-Illinois, has been raising staff members’ salaries, while cutting back spending costs, the Associated Press reports. -SMD AP News July 7, 2010 By JOHN O’CONNOR SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has handed out raises — some of more than 20 percent — to his staff while proclaiming a message of “shared sacrifice” and planning spending cuts of $1.4 billion because the state is awash in debt. The Democrat has given