The President Just Made a Titanic Foreign Policy Shift. The Media Missed It.
Originally published at The Washington Post. May 2017
This newspaper’s legendary former publisher, Philip Graham, famously described journalism as the business of writing the “first rough draft...
The majority of major cities in Illinois are shrinking as the Land of Lincoln depopulates due to massive out-migration to other states.
But while most of Illinois’ cities and towns are continuing to shrink, the majority of cities and towns...
Watch President Donald J. Trump's Weekly Address:
TODAY'S EVENTS
10:20 AM LOCAL / 4:20 AM EDT: President Trump has a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe of Japan
11:45 AM LOCAL / 5:45 AM EDT: President Trump participates in the welcome...
Oregon State Government's $278 Million Self-Promotion 'PR' Machine
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ISRA Thursday Bulletin - May 25, 2017
Executive Director's Message
On Tuesday, May 16, 2017, SB1657 came out of the House Judiciary Criminal Committee (the vote was 7-6). When looking at committee votes don't be fooled by the margin. The margins...
Watch highlights from President Donald J. Trump's visit to Jerusalem and Bethlehem:
TODAY'S EVENTS
10:30 AM LOCAL / 4:30 AM EDT: President Trump participates in an expanded bilateral meeting with European Union leadership
1:00 PM LOCAL / 7:00 AM EDT: President Trump...
Illinois Policy May 2017
Illinoisans feel the strain of the state’s two-year budget impasse, but they are emphatic that tax hikes should not be part of any budget deal. These are the findings of a new poll of likely Illinois...
Call to Action
IL Senator McConchie Outlines the Simplicity of the Budget Crisis
Written By John Biver Two years after the “temporary” income tax expired, rapacious Springfield lawmakers are once again working toward raising our taxes, supposedly in order to solve the state’s...
Lisa Madigan seeks record-breaking 5th term
Austin Berg
Austin Berg is the Senior Writer for the Illinois Policy Institute.
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MAY 17, 2017
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will look to extend her record as the longest-serving attorney general in Illinois history....
Illinois Policy May 2017
Illinois had the nation’s highest black unemployment rate in 2016, according to annual unemployment data released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS. Only 51 percent of black adults reported having some form of work in...
