From Illinois Policy April 2017
Illinois is a state that could have it all.
The Land of Lincoln has economic potential growing from its farmlands and churning from its factories, in its suburban corporate headquarters and downtown tech start-ups.
But the state’s...
Will IL House bill help prevent a Flint, MI-like water crisis?
Illinois Business Daily Reports | Apr 18, 2017
Are some Illinois communities at risk of a Flint, MI-like water contamination crisis?
That is, in part, the warning issued by a recent...
Want to understand the Deep State? Here is your Deep, Deep State
Posted on April 14, 2017 by Jon RappoportViews: 2,185
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Men behind the curtain?
Men who control the government and its policies from the outside?
Men who have immunity from prosecution?
Men...
Illinois lawmaker proposes taxing landscaping and snow removal
State Sen. Toi Hutchinson wants to tax your lawn.
SB 9 is part of the package of bills that make up the Senate “grand bargain,” which would have hiked taxes by $7 billion.
Just as summer...
Barickman files education funding legislation including true parity for schools
Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Fixing the state’s broken school funding formula could soon become a reality, due in large part to two pieces of legislation filed by State Senator...
From Illinois Policy April 2017
Instead of spending time on the budget, politicians crafted a bill that would apply new rules and regulations on trampoline safety that would add thousands of dollars in costs for equipment, travel and overtime for...
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This is a season of hope for millions of Americans. This week, Jewish families celebrate Passover and retell the story of God’s deliverance of the Jewish people. This Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ and...
Even If You Voted, Your Job’s Not Over By Grant Spooner 4/13/2016
By the time many of you read this, you would have had the opportunity to vote April 4, or before, for one or more races in your communities.
I...
Illinois Supreme Court’s denial of quicker AFSCME appeal means taxpayers still on the hook for millions each month
A recent Illinois Supreme Court order allows AFSCME to continue to stall implementation of a contract for state workers. For each month the contract...
From Illinois Policy April 2017
Illinois’ revenues are falling each month of this fiscal year, and it will be difficult to change course.
Illinois’ fiscal condition is in bad shape and worsening. Jim Muschinske, revenue manager for the Commission on Government Forecasting...
