State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Ill.)
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Several local legislators took money from taxi cab lobby to help ban ride-sharing
Chicago's taxi cab cartel donated $180,750 to 61 state legislators in 2014-15, including state Reps. Lou Lang (D-Skokie), Elaine Nekritz (D-Buffalo Grove), Camille Lilly (D-Oak Park), Fred Crespo (D-Streamwood), David Harris (R-Arlington Heights), Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and Carol Sente (D-Buffalo Grove) and state Sen. Kim Lightford (D-Maywood), encouraging them to help preserve their traditional monopoly by banning ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft in Illinois.
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30 state lawmakers, including Fine, Bellock, Biss, leaving office
The Illinois General Assembly will see 30 lawmakers not return, including Reps. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) and Patti Bellock (R-Hinsdale) and Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) from north Cook County.
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Biss reverses course, kicks Ramirez-Rosa off ticket
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) has dropped Carlos Ramirez-Rosa as his running mate, according to the Chicago alderman's Facebook page.
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Schneider changes course on Biss, withdraws support
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) recently withdrew his support for Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) in Illinois’ gubernatorial race, according to a Facebook post.
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Schneider opponent attacks backing of Biss and 'Socialist' running mate
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) wants a Socialist to be the next lieutenant governor of Illinois, Jeremy Wynes said in a recent Facebook post.
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Biss says he wholeheartedly backed veto override on K-12 funding
Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), a contender in next year’s governor race, said he unequivocally supported the Senate’s override of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto of the state's K-12 funding measure, according to Capitol Fax.
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Biss backs bipartisan effort to keep groundwater safe
All the clamor over a lack of agreement on a state budget has mostly kept a bipartisan effort to ensure the safety of Illinois' drinking water silenced.
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'Privilege tax' bills described as Illinois exit signs
Rather than bring in more money for the state, a pair of bills would probably drive more businesses out of Illinois, the founder of a financial website says.
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Governor hopeful Biss paid 24x more property tax than income tax
Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), candidate for Illinois governor, paid $8,439 in property taxes in 2016, or 26 percent of his $32,568 adjusted gross income, according to tax returns he made public this week.
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Biss announces governor bid, puts budget onus on the rich
State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) wants Illinois to finally pass a budget and says the best way to do that is to strap it to the backs of the state's most wealthy citizens.