In 1982, TransUnion was acquired as a subsidiary of Marmon Group, a holding company formed by Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker. It was spun off as a separate company under Pritzker control in 2005. The wealthy Pritzker family, most famous for owning the Hyatt hotel chain, began divesting the family's assets in late 2001 following the death of Jay Pritzker. Notable major divestitures include Hyatt Hotels Corp. public in 2009 and selling majority stake in TransUnion in 2010.[1] In April 2010, the Pritzker family, with Penny Pritzker as TransUnion Chair, sold controlling interest of TransUnion to a new majority owner, the Chicago-based private-equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners.[2] Madison Dearborn Partners acquired 51 percent stake in TransUnion, and the Pritzker family maintained 49 percent ownership. It is based in Chicago, Illinois.
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Bevin fired back. "There are no taxes that are unpaid, nor were there any taxes that I was responsible for that didn't get paid. This is a smokescreen. This is a charade, and it's typical of Mitch McConnell -- after 30 years, there's nothing in his own record that he feels proud enough of to run on." Bevin said. Last week, McConnell dismissed Bevin's candidacy as a "nuisance."On Wednesday, Bevin vowed to redefine the meaning of the word for McConnell."There is no one in America more qualified to talk about bailouts than Mitch McConnell. He is the master of the bailout, and he knows full well that the bailouts that he's perpetrated on the people of this nation, and the people of Kentucky, are nothing compared to a small grant at the state of Connecticut. A grant is not a bailout," Bevin said. The Kentucky primary is in May of next year, 10 months from now. It will be a bellwether of the GOP's attitude and unity heading into the 2014 midterm general elections. So far, Bevin remains largely unknown in contrast to McConnell, who is a household name in Kentucky.A poll last week by Wenzel Strategies showed McConnell crushing Bevin by nearly 40 points -- 59 percent to 20 percent.The same poll also showed McConnell with an 8-point lead over Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Kentucky secretary of state who officially announced her Senate candidacy last week.
President Obama waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, to meet with the House Democratic Caucus.APPresident Obama sought Wednesday to reassure Democrats nervous about the impact of his health care law and the prospects for immigration legislation, telling them "You're on the right side of history."In the first of two closed-door meetings on Capitol Hill, Obama focused on financial gains as the economy emerges from the worst downturn since the Depression. He was warned about nominating former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers as chairman of the Federal Reserve and faced questions about his health care law. Some lawmakers complained that three years after its passage, the law still baffles many Americans.Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., told the president that tapping Summers to replace current Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would be a mistake.Obama defended Summers, saying he had been treated unfairly by the news media. The president insisted that he had not made a decision on his choice. Summers, a former Obama economic adviser, and Janet Yellen, the Fed's current vice chair, are among the leading candidates for the job.The first major rewrite of immigration laws in a generation and legislation to keep the government running without interruption are paramount issues for Democrats. So is the president's contentious health care law, with uninsured people able to start shopping for a health plan on Oct
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