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Another federal subpoena issued on Blagojevich's hiring
IDOT to hand over records
By Andy Shaw

October 26, 2005 (CHICAGO) - Another subpoena was issued in a federal investigation into the hiring practices under Governor Rod Blagojevich. The Illinois Department of Transportation is under court order to hand over personnel records.
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The IDOT subpoena is the third one of its kind. A spokesperson said IDOT will comply with it.

On Monday, federal prosecutors subpoenaed Governor Rod Blagojevich office for personnel information going back to March 2002. And a similar subpoena was sent to the state Department of Children and Family Services earlier this month.

Also, the Illinois auditor general said there are still problems at the Department of Central Management Services (CMS), a key state agency that received a harsh review six months ago. Gov. Blagojevich said he's confidant the company fixed its problems.

"What we're talking about are requests for information, period. Nobody in this latest round of these requests has been accused of any wrong doing. And I'm very confident in our system. And I frankly view this as an opportunity to be able to show our systems work," said Gov. Blagojevich.

The governor's political opponents in Springfield believe the new round of grand jury subpoenas and the latest critical reports from the auditor general are further evidence of why Blagojevich doesn't deserve to be re-elected next year.


Ron Gidwitz, (R) candidate for governor.
"I think this is an administration which is incompetent, and perhaps crooked," said Ron Gidwitz, (R) candidate for governor. "Very disconcerting what is happening with our government. And frankly, we must be the laughing stock of the rest of the nation."

The governor says that he's kept his promises to balance the budget, streamline state government, and put more money into education and health care without raising income or sales taxes. Therefore, he expects to be re-elected next year.