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AM 560 The Answer: ‘The Wall Street Journal calls out Gov. Pritzker and Illinois Democrats’
AM 560 The Answer radio station recently called out Gov. J.B. Pritzker for lavishing raises on public sector employees through their union American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31.
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Op-ed: Step one for fixing Illinois schools must be full recognition of a problem
Most of America now seems to have recognized that something has gone badly wrong in our schools.
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Northwest Side GOP Club: 'The Democratic definition of efficient government in Illinois is now lawmaking without judicial review'
The Northwest Side GOP Club is bashing the Pritzker administration and state Democrats for passing legislation that will limit the ability of opponents to challenge unconstitutional legislation.
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Reports surrounding police consent decrees usually flawed, law enforcement expert says
A recent report showing that the Chicago police were nine times more likely to stop Blacks than Whites over 2018 and 2019 presents an incomplete and potentially misleading profile of law enforcement practices in the city, says Jason Johnson, president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund out of Washington D.C.
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Ida Crown alum Feigenholtz votes ‘yes’ on budget that lets scholarship program expire
Despite having attended a private school, Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) voted for a budget that lets the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program expire.
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Gordon Tech High alumnus Andrade voted for budget removing tax scholarship program
Despite having attended a private school, state Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-Chicago) voted for a budget that lets the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program expire.
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‘We were to be in a position of influence': University of Chicago Lab School alum Slaughter votes to slash funding for scholarship program
State Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-Chicago) has not shown support for extending the Invest In Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program.
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Chicago's Gill votes for budget denying continuation of scholarship program helping over 9,000 students; Pritzker says: 'It's not something that's in the budget'
State Rep. Mary Gill (D-Chicago), a graduate of Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, is among several Illinois legislators who did not choose to extend the Invest In Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program. She voted for a budget that will end the program.
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Proft: ‘Privately-funded tax credit scholarships aren't in the budget’
Radio host Dan Proft is questioning how the Catholic church will react to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s comments noting the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program is not included in the latest budget.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused of censoring Townstone Financial: 'The CFPB’s action violates the First Amendment'
Townstone Financial is being pursued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for comments made by Townstone owner Barry Sturner on the Townstone Financial Show—a weekly radio program and podcast.
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Wallace: ‘The team at FTX Foundation had resigned. The entire team. We haven’t heard anything since’
Richard Wallace, executive director of local non-profit Equity and Transformation (EAT) shares a recent experience with FTX.
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Police pension fund changes bring questions from GOP House panel members
Illinois' budget being depleted deleted daily by the pension crisis had Republicans seriously questioning Democratic-sponsored retirement legislation.
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Crime is the problem, empowerment is the answer, Chicago police officer says
Chicago Police Officer Dean Angelo Sr. discussed the rise in violent crime with Chicago City Wire and why there are as many murders in the city now as there were in some cities in the 1990s when drug wars were taking place.
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As a high property tax state, Illinois is not attractive, CNN economist says
Stephen Moore, a CNN senior economist, predicts that getting Illinois lawmakers to slow the flood of rising property taxes won’t be a pretty scene.
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Ives says Illinois taxpayer flight a result of Rauner's broken promises
State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is pointing to a recent Wall Street Journal article that Gov. Bruce Rauner's betrayal of taxpayers on fiscal issues.
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Durbin, Feinstein criticized for bringing religion into court hopeful's hearing
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) have drawn the ire of national commentators for suggesting that a U.S. circuit court nominee is unsuitable for the position because of her religious faith and how it could affect her legal interpretations, according to the Illinois Republican Party.
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Editorial: Is it time for Crain's Chicago Business to change its name?
You'd think a publication with a name like “Crain's Chicago Business” would be a booster for free enterprise and limited government, but you'd be wrong.
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Study linking legislator pay to fundraising may prompt calls for pay cuts
A newly released study that indicates higher-paid legislators spend more time fundraising than legislating prompted a conservative think-tank founder to ponder whether Illinois voters should consider reducing legislator pay.