AFSCME HEALTH BENEFITS, WAGES OUT OF SYNC WITH WHAT ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS CAN AFFORD
By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner 6/25/2016
Health insurance premiums for the average Illinoisan have risen dramatically over the past several years. Copays have also spiked, and access to doctors...
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s insistence that Chicago Public Schools receive more than its fair share of state education funding is putting any stopgap budget deal at risk.
With the chance for a full-year 2017 budget deal all but dead,...
Chicago's new ordinance will punish visitors to the city with a 21 percent hotel tax bill.
On June 22, Chicago City Council passed an Airbnb ordinance that would increase taxes on short-term rentals to 21 percent. The vote was 43-7.
The ordinance moved quickly...
Puerto Rico is bankrupt: Is your city or state next?
By Andrew Collins
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016
Cracks in the dam
“A new crack has appeared in the dam that restrains a great lake of federal, state, and local debt from inundating the country.”
So...
Supreme Court Decisions: Immigration and Affirmative Action Rulings Today
U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a presidential immigration order and a challenge to use of race in the University of Texas' admission process.
Shared from the Across America, US Patch
By Dennis Robaugh...
Editors note: As an American citizen I understand the failed concept of taking everyone's money and property and putting it into a bowl for everyone to share equally. I also get the concept of power created by the marriage...
After Puerto Rico’s collapse, is your city or state next?
By Jon Cassidy / June 6, 2016 / News / 9 Comments
This island of 3.6 million is losing residents, who are fleeing massive government...
You’re paying big, fraudulent Obamaphone bills
Posted on June 8, 2016 by Sam Rolley
Woman taking photos with her phone
If that hefty cellphone bill you pay every month so that you can keep in touch with family and keep business running...
Republican Governor Fights Teachers Union Using Liberals Tactics
by Kevin Jackson | Jun 7, 2016
Finally Republicans may be starting to get it.
The Republican governor of Illinois, Bruce Rauner is fighting Liberals using their own tactics. He’s doing it for the...
The Return of Made in America
By Jason Stutman
Written Sunday, June 5, 2016
Back in December of 2001, China first joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) after a near 15-year battle to break into foreign trade. The nation's efforts to enter...
