Illinois Senate Democrats override Republican governor's veto of $5 billion tax hike

You don't hear much about it, partly because national media rarely takes an interest in state-level politics and partly because they don't like to tell you when liberal policies result in abject disaster. But Michael Madigan may be the most malevolent person in American politics, and nothing appears capable of slowing him down. Madigan is the Speaker of the House in Illinois. He is a Democrat. He is bought and paid for by public employee unions. And during his time as Speaker, spending on pensions and health care benefits for state employees has exploded to the point where it's put Illinois at the brink of complete financial ruin. It's gotten so bad that the state may soon have to stop selling lottery tickets because it can't pay the winners.