State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias said what happened with Naber drives home the point that people need to make sure someone knows their intentions for their assets. [read post]

Legislators in both parties agreed they may have to revisit the question of whether the state's Capital Litigation Trust Fund is too easily abused by trial professionals who tap it.And:State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias' proposal, outlined in a statement to the newspaper, would create a panel to review vouchers submitted to the fund, which pays expenses of defense and prosecution teams in death penalty trials. [read post]