Rich Miller

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a Senate Banking Committee hearing Dec. 1, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

As Biden seeks to boost working class, Fed chair Powell may be key ally

December 1, 2020 at 9:49 p.m.

President-elect Joe Biden wants to reverse the decadeslong trend that has seen workers get an ever smaller piece of the economic pie. And no matter which political party ends up...

Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks at a news conference on the first day of a special session on education funding at the state Capitol, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Springfield, Ill.

Miller: Madigan, Garcia score big primary wins

December 14, 2018 at 11:13 p.m.

The oddest political couple in all of Illinois did pretty well in last Tuesday's Democratic primary. Two years ago, progressive firebrand Cook County Commissioner Chuy Garcia helped lead Bernie Sanders...

Miller: Candidates should promise to veto any legislative redistricting that isn’t truly independent

December 14, 2018 at 10:11 p.m.

House Speaker Michael Madigan cares most about three House votes: The votes every two years for both the next Speaker and the House rules; and the vote every 10 years...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy participates in a debate Friday, March 2, 2018, in Chicago.

Miller: Pritzker’s campaign runs negative ads against Kennedy

December 14, 2018 at 9:12 p.m.

Sources in both parties said recently that their tracking polls were showing a dip in support for Sen. Daniel Biss and a trending increase for Chris Kennedy in the Democratic...

Gov. Bruce Rauner at a press conference Feb. 8, 2018.

Miller: Rauner’s budget leaves questions

December 15, 2018 at 4:04 a.m.

Last year's state budget caused some real consternation among local government leaders because the General Assembly cut their funding. The budget slashed their share of the state income tax by...

Miller: Women’s Facebook posting impacts Springfield

December 18, 2018 at 7:19 a.m.

I don't think I've ever seen House Speaker Michael Madigan move faster to get in front of a legislative issue than he did when he vowed action to address the...

Miller: Pritzker’s campaign spending is paying off in gubernatorial contest

December 18, 2018 at 6:21 a.m.

Democrat JB Pritzker spent $21 million on his gubernatorial campaign through the end of September and recently opened his 10th campaign field office. The billionaire spent more money on staff...

Gov. Bruce Rauner holds a press conference at the State of Illinois Building in Chicago on Sept. 28, 2017.

Column: Rauner’s campaign fund transfers over $4M to state party

June 2, 2018 at 2:47 a.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner's campaign fund recently transferred $4.45 million to the Illinois Republican Party to bankroll a new effort to focus voters' attention on House Speaker Michael Madigan. The state...

Miller: Toxic atmosphere, political exhaustion are causing many House retirements

June 2, 2018 at 6:22 a.m.

If it seems to you that more legislators are announcing their retirements than in the past, you're right, at least about the House. With the recent retirement announcement by Rep....

Column: Rauner needs to regain credibility

June 2, 2018 at 8:46 a.m.

One reason why Gov. Bruce Rauner promised to veto HB40 last spring was to prevent a House Republican revolt on the state budget. The bill deletes a so-called "trigger" provision...

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