Teachers Unions serve the interests of adults. In Chicago and elsewhere, they are in the business of winning better salaries and benefits, protecting job security, and otherwise advancing the interests of their members.
That’s why in 2012 CTU members---some of...
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown And AG Ellen Rosenblum Blaze The Oregon Trail Of Political Patronage
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I cover the “daily greed” of national,...
As many of you may or may not be aware of, a handful of Illinois politicians have moved on a bill that would make an Illinois a sanctuary state so they can get more votes from the Latin Community,...
Eliminating the sick-day perk driving up pension costs
Teachers in Illinois can roll two years' worth of sick days into their total tenure of service to the state. This additional two years of service tacked on to the end of their...
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Published on Feb 3, 2017 Upstream Ideas
Illinois state senators are pushing multibillion dollar tax hikes on struggling Illinoisans as a "solution" to Illinois' budget woes. But on this edition of Illinois Rising, Dan Proft, Illinois Policy's Michael Lucci and...
How do you balance a budget when your population is fleeing?
State and local governments are demanding more from taxpayers – encouraging many of them to leave instead.
January 29, 2017 Illinois Policy
Due to fiscal crises, both state and local governments are...
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It’s Just A Game, State Workers
By Pat Hughes
It’s bad enough that, after decades of Mike Madigan’s leadership, the state can’t pay its bills. But now, his daughter, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, wants to take away the ability of state...
For many Illinoisans, the next recession is already here Illinois Policy January 31st 2017
Illinois lost 11,000 manufacturing jobs in 2016.
Illinois is not working.
Since the end of the Great Recession, most members of the Illinois General Assembly have...
From Illinois Policy February 3, 2017
Editors note:
The tax hike proposal comes despite Illinois’ loss of $14 billion in annual income and hundreds of thousands of people in the wake of the 2011 income tax hike.
Is the increased taxes forcing more...
