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Challenger pleads with D'Amico to stop the 'suffering' in Illinois
Rep. John D’Amico (D-Chicago) had the chance to keep Illinoisans from suffering any more than they already do, but he ignored it, Amanda Biela said in a press release recently.
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Policy institute exec joins Rauner in crusade to save taxpayers
Gov. Bruce Rauner is bringing in a "champion" to fight for Illinoisans.
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Rauner replaces Chief of Staff Goldberg with Illinois Policy's Rasmussen
Gov. Bruce Rauner has fired his Chief of Staff Richard Goldberg and replaced him with Illinois Policy Institute President Kristina Rasmussen.
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Illinois held down by economic, moral decay, analyst says
While every state around it continues to grow in population and prosperity, Illinois keeps shrinking under the strain of higher taxes and more regulations, Michael Lucci, vice president of policy for the Illinois Policy Institute, said in an article on the institute's website.
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Property taxes described as most critical issue for 2018 elections
A recently revealed disparity in Chicago-area property taxes proves the system is corrupt and should be the prevailing issue in the 2018 elections, a radio show producer said recently.
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Lawmakers call on Chicago phone users to pay for pension woes
Chicagoans could see a 28.2 percent monthly tax increase on land and cell phone lines billed to a city address if Gov. Bruce Rauner signs into law a measure that crept through the Legislature earlier in June.
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Madigan described as pulling Illinois in whichever direction he wants
House Speaker Michael Madigan has a funny way of showing he is opposed to new taxes, Austin Berg argued on the Illinois Policy Institute's website recently.
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Boilermakers offer template for change in Illinois universities, analyst says
Indiana's Purdue University offers a great economics class -- not so much for students, but for every comparable Illinois school, a policy analyst said on a Chicago-based talk show recently.
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Civility, consideration urged in wake of political violence, vitriol
The nation needs to call for civility in political discourse before more violence is committed against politicians, such as the shooting of a congressman in Alexandria, Virginia, earlier this month, a radio show producer said recently.
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Madigan points to previous relationships with governors, says Rauner is the problem
Gov. Bruce Rauner is “attempting to enact an extreme right agenda,” Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan recently told WGN News.
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Independent analyst confirms doomed fate of Chicago Police pension
Mike “Mish” Shedlock, a senior fellow at the Illinois Policy Institute and financial adviser at Washington state-based Sitka Pacific Capital Management, has independently confirmed that Chicago’s police pension is poised to be broke before 2021.
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No magic bullet, including property tax freeze, experts tell House panel
No simple solution exists for the budget and economic woes plaguing Illinois, several experts told a House Subcommittee on Property Taxes on Friday.
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Chicago police union responds to analysis of pension fund
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 7, the Chicago Police Department union, responded to projections estimating the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago will require a taxpayer bailout to pay for retiree benefits in four years.
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Overtaxed Illinoisans also seeing nation's smallest growth in personal income
Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from the Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.
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Chicago State tuition hikes linked to abundance of administrators
Chicago State University (CSU) has the highest administrator-to-student ratio of any Illinois public university, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.
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Illinois Policy writer: Old guard throws barbs as new media grabs awards
Traditional news outlets have been resorting to name-calling and disparagement because they fear their way of controlling the narrative is dying, an Illinois Policy Institute writer said on a radio show recently.
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Democrats said to have odd way of showing they dislike Madigan
Democrats generally go into the voting booth with their eyes open, but when House Speaker Michael Madigan's name comes up, they go blind, a policy pro said on a Chicago radio broadcast recently.
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Political revolt called only way out of CPS financial crisis
It will take a village of angry townsfolk to bring down the three-headed monster that is trying to kill Chicago Public Schools (CPS), a conservative radio talk show host argued recently.
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'Go buy yourself a treasurer's seat,' radio host chides Pritzker
A questionable property tax assessment was problem enough for billionaire businessman and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker, but recent FBI tape revelations are sticking with voters, a conservative radio talk show host said recently.
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All play and no work — yet legislators still draw paychecks, policy pro argues
Lawmakers have spent very little time in their seats, but at least they got to have play time, Austin Berg wrote on the Illinois Policy Institute website recently.