Illinois Policy Institute 1/6/2017
Illinois lost 150,000 university students from 2000-2014
Misplaced priorities in education funding have driven students out of the state and skyrocketed tuition costs.
The U.S. Census Bureau recently revealed that Illinois, in its third consecutive year of population...
Tribune: Illinois residents aren't frogs, won't remain in Madigan's boiling pot
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Will County Gazette | Jan 9, 2017
Invoking an old wives’ tale referring to ambivalent, “average" amphibians, the Chicago Tribune recently created an analogy between disinterested Illinois taxpayers and...
U.S. Senate Sees First Win in Obamacare Fight in Budget Vote
Written By John Biver From Illinois Family Institute
Yesterday a Washington Times headline read “GOP wins first Obamacare fight in Senate budget vote.” Katie Pavlich reported this at Townhall.com:
Republicans eager to show quick action against Obama’s...
The Other Half of ‘Jobs, Jobs, Jobs’ By Newt Gingrich
Originally published at Fox News.
President-elect Trump said his administration will be focused on three very important words: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs.
He has outlined a bold agenda to achieve 4 percent economic growth...
Originally published at Fox News
In Washington when people say they want to put an idea "on the table" it’s important to ask on whose table will it be.
All too often Republicans win elections only to lose their negotiations in...
Posted on January 5, 2017 by Sam Rolley
Audit the Fed supporters say there’s no excuse to stall the bill any longer
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5uedxZD_qg
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) have just reintroduced legislation for an audit of the Federal...
County board member urges Governors State to bar illegal immigrants
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Will County Gazette
Michael Carroll | Jan 1, 2017
County board member Steve Balich urges Governors State to bar illegal immigrants. | File photo
A Will County board member this week called...
Posted on December 27, 2016 by Sam Rolley
Obama’s last ditch effort to derail Trump deregulation
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to walk back Obama administration environmental regulations to make U.S. industry more competitive—but President Obama is forging ahead to finalize...
Illinois Policy 12/5/2016
Real reform to help overtaxed Illinoisans – such as a property-tax cap and aggressive government consolidation – would be the gift that keeps giving the whole year round.
2016 was a tough year for the owners of 671...
Posted on December 20, 2016 by Brandon Smith
Federal Reserve is now initiating the economic end game
For years, alternative economic analysts have been warning that the “miraculous” rise in U.S. stock markets has been the symptom of wider central bank...
