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	<title>IL State Rep Greg Harris</title>
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		<title>“Rendezvous With Reality”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coleman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Governor just completed his budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly.  To begin he said we were having a “rendezvous with reality”, and that this year’s budget “contains truths you might not want to hear.”  While he is right that we must face certain unpleasant truths and that there were many... <a href="http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/02/22/rendezvous-with-reality/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Many Tough Choices Ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coleman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I have discussed in previous weeks, the Governor and General Assembly will face many difficult and painful choices in the coming months as we deal with pension and Medicaid liabilities which are major cost centers in our state budget.  Setting our fiscal house in order for the short and long terms will not be... <a href="http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/02/16/many-tough-choices-ahead/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rescue Dog Adoptions, Marriage Equality, Budget Woes</title>
		<link>http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/02/09/rescue-adoption-marriage-equlaity-budget-woes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coleman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rescue Dog Adoption Day   We had rescue cat adoption day….and now the rescue dogs get equal time. Join us at Bridgeview Bank Andersonville this Saturday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. (5117 N. Clark) for rescue dog adoption day with Famous Fido Rescue. Stop by and meet some really great dogs who need a... <a href="http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/02/09/rescue-adoption-marriage-equlaity-budget-woes/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Kos: Marriage Equality Legislation for Illinois</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wed Feb 08, 2012 at 02:02 PM PST Greg Harris (D) introduces marriage equality legislation for Illinois by JGibsonFollow Share3 permalink 3 Comments Looks like marriage equality may be coming to Illinois sooner than we think, if Greg Harris gets his way. My previous diary mentioned that it wouldn&#8217;t come earlier than 2013: Could Illinois... <a href="http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/02/09/the-daily-kos-marriage-equality-legislation-for-illinois/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Huffington Post: State Lawmakers Aim For Marriage Equality</title>
		<link>http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/02/08/illinois-gay-marriage-bill-introduced-state-lawmakers-aim-for-marriage-equality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coleman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of pro-equality Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday filed a bill in the Illinois General Assembly that would legalize same-sex marriage in the Land of Lincoln. &#160; The bill, filed by the state&#8217;s trio of openly gay Reps. Greg Harris, Deb Mell and Kelly Cassidy, would create the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act and... <a href="http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/02/08/illinois-gay-marriage-bill-introduced-state-lawmakers-aim-for-marriage-equality/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Governor&#8217;s State of the State Speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coleman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Quinn just completed his annual State of the State speech to a joint session of the House and Senate, and the constitutional officers of Illinois.  As I listened, I was reminded that there are a great many good things that have happened in Illinois, but that shadow of our still precarious fiscal situation looms... <a href="http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/02/01/governors-state-of-the-state-speech/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing examines allegations of misconduct at DCFS</title>
		<link>http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/01/29/hearing-examines-allegations-of-misconduct-at-dcfs-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coleman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Associated Press &#160; An attorney for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn faced blistering questioning by legislators Friday on why the governor didn’t quickly fire the head of the state’s child agency last year after a report of fraudulent billing under his watch. At a hearing in Chicago, Rep. Jack Franks called it “cowardice” on the... <a href="http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/01/29/hearing-examines-allegations-of-misconduct-at-dcfs-2/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>State investigators say DCFS contract fraud could be worse than known</title>
		<link>http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/01/28/state-investigators-say-dcfs-contract-fraud-could-be-worse-than-known/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Chicago Tribune Political Reporter Monique Garcia 7:45 p.m. CST, January 27, 2012 State ethics investigators say they may never know the full extent of an alleged contracting scheme that they say cost taxpayers at least $18 million and led to last year’s resignation of the head of the Illinois Department of Children and... <a href="http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/01/28/state-investigators-say-dcfs-contract-fraud-could-be-worse-than-known/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Andersonville Story of the Year: Civil Unions…and Respect</title>
		<link>http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/01/27/2011-andersonville-story-of-the-year-civil-unionsand-respect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Unions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Andersonville Daily Some stories land with a bang producing cataclysmic changes.   Andersonville&#8217;s top story for 2011 isn&#8217;t that type of change.  It is one that every day is quietly and fundamentally causing silently profound changes. Civil Unions. It started on January 31st when Governor Quinn signed a bill.  And then moved to... <a href="http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/01/27/2011-andersonville-story-of-the-year-civil-unionsand-respect/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hearings Into Large-Scale Fraud and Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/01/24/hearings-into-large-scale-fraud-and-abuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coleman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Chairman of the House Committee on Human Services, I have called hearings this Friday along with the State Government and Administration Committee into a report of the Executive Inspector General and the DCFS Inspector General which details the perpetration of “large-scale fraud” against numerous state agencies from 2008-2011 in the range of $18 million. ... <a href="http://www.gregharris.org/wp/2012/01/24/hearings-into-large-scale-fraud-and-abuse/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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