Illinois’ weak economic growth and population loss may signal the beginning of a financial death spiral.   Illinois Policy Institute The number of Illinoisans fleeing their home state has garnered the attention of Moody’s Investors Service, an agency that assigns ratings to...
State of the State                 Despite the current political climate, Governor Rauner gave an upbeat State of the State to the entire Illinois General Assembly last week.  In his third annual State of the State Address, he indicated that he...
News From State Representative Mark Batinick   For Immediate Release                                                                      Contact: Debbie Kraulidis January 30, 2017                                                                                                     (815) 254-0000   Batinick unveils outline for “1-2-3” state budget solution   PLAINFIELD – State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) today announced his outline for a “1-2-3 State Budget Solution”...
Let Madonna, Judd, and Cyrus Fund Planned Parenthood Written By Laurie Higgins   |   01.26.1 19:00 minutes into this Video http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZzltN2EYIQ Let’s see, Planned Parenthood provides age-inappropriate, Leftist dogma packaged as sex “education” to children and kills incipient human life in the...
Illinois held hostage to a Grand Bargain By Jeanne Ives 1/29/2016 No one should be surprised that group think instead of rational choices surround the 13 interconnected bills of the “Grand Bargain.” It is wholly predictable given the longevity of the...
How to defeat the globalist system Posted on January 24, 2017 by Brandon SmithViews: 2,556 137 Shares In my last two articles, How globalists predict your behavior and How to predict the behavior of globalists, I explained the base fundamentals behind a...
A “Trumpian” Approach to Balancing the Budget The following is adapted from my January 17th speech at the Heritage Foundation, which can be viewed in full here. As a candidate, Donald Trump repeatedly stated that balancing the budget would be a...
2017 State of the State Response By Matthew Besler   “These problems are ours to solve. We can and we must do better.” Governor Rauner delivered his annual State of the State address, re-emphasizing his commitment to growth, opportunity, and empowerment for...
Court Grants Judicial Watch Request, Orders Top Obama DOJ Official to Preserve Podesta Email Communications --- "Judicial Watch announced that U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan granted Judicial Watch’s Motion to Preserve emails of a U.S. Department of Justice assistant attorney"...READ MORE Judicial...
Workers' comp reform a top priority for Rauner in 2017 Will County Gazette | Jan 20, 2017  Illinois Policy Institute Getting Illinois back on its feet has been a top priority for Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner since he took office...

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