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Illinois Policy urges Illinois residents to protect their votes this election year
Illinois Policy says it is more important than ever to verify that your mail-in or early ballot is being counted.
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New bill aimed at lawmakers' honor system 'necessary' because of 'flawed people,' Rep. Caulkins says
In some ways, Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) considers it a slap in the face to be presented with a new bill that would require lawmakers to disclose conflicts with certain legislation and even recuse themselves from voting on certain issues.
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From Chambana Sun
As population plummets, Rep. Caulkins calls on voters to restore Illinois
State House Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) thinks it is time for Illinois voters – at least the ones who remain in the state with the greatest population loss in the U.S. over the last decade – to start taking some accountability.
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From Prairie State Wire
New session will reveal how serious Pritzker is about independent mapmaking
All eyes will be on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the start of the new session to see if the Democratic leader has any intention of making good on his pledge to bring fair electoral mapmaking to the state.
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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois property taxes continue to stifle housing market, IPI reports
Housing sales in Illinois continue to lag below the national average as the state's rising property taxes have all but crippled the market.
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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois’ pension debt remains worst in the nation
Illinois’ record-setting 2017 income tax hike has done little to slow the state’s rising pension costs, leaving state taxpayers on the hook for nearly $250 billion in unfunded public pension liability.
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From Prairie State Wire
Motorists get no relief from periodic efforts to eliminate Illinois' toll system, IPI reports
The prospect of Illinois' tollways becoming “freeways” has proven to be an agonizingly slow process that still has not come close to fruition.
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From Prairie State Wire
State spending 36 percent of money allocated for education on pension costs
Illinois Policy recently released a new study detailing how pension costs are negatively impacting budgets throughout the state’s school districts.
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From Prairie State Wire
IPI report illustrates just how unsustainable are Illinois' broken pension systems
Over the last 30 days, Illinois’ already overtaxed state-run pension systems have added at least 651 retired government workers that are projected to average $1.3 million in lifetime pension benefits, according to an Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) report.
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From Chambana Sun
'Springfield can't get out of its own way,' laments Rep. Caulkins on Illinois' property tax crisis
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) fumes about the way the state legislature in Springfield has become the enemy in the eyes of people it is supposed to serve.
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2 high-paid McLean County administrators oppose Illinois school efficiency bill
More than 130 Illinois public school administrators who signed witness slips in opposition to a bipartisan bill that aims to consolidate Illinois school districts make six-figure salaries, according to an analysis compiled this week.
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IPI launches Leave My Union for public sector
McLean County teachers thinking about opting out of their union following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court last summer have options to help them do so.
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From Prairie State Wire
Federal probe into Pritzker's 'scheme to defraud' could land him in unfortunate company, IPI reports
With news that he is now under federal review, newly elected Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker finds himself in dubious company.
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From Chambana Sun
Rep. Caulkins puts trust in 'fair tax' voters who are 'informed about all this terrible legislation'
Newly elected state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is starting to feel that all the hard work of Republican lawmakers in Springfield may pay off after all.
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From Prairie State Wire
Coming up short: Illinois Policy Institute picks apart Pritzker's 'false promise'
An Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) review finds Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new progressive-tax plan might not be everything it’s being promoted to be.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Only 3 other states, District of Columbia have $15 minimum wage
If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.
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From Prairie State Wire
IPI: FBI's secret Madigan recordings in affidavit reveal nothing new about speaker's operations
Illinois's powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), earlier today revealed to be a target in the same FBI investigation that led to an extortion indictment against a Chicago alderman, is not accused of anything new, a think tank reported.
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From Chicago City Wire
Madigan funding ensures key votes, Illinois Policy Institute reports
House Speaker Mike Madigan has provided a combined $15 million in funding to dozens of state representatives currently holding office, the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) reports.
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From Prairie State Wire
Moving survey shows outmigration up in Illinois
Illinois ranks fourth nationwide in terms of outmigration, according to recent data from Stevens Worldwide Van Lines.
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From Chicago City Wire
Have you opted out of a public sector union? We want to hear about it
The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that approximately 5 million government workers nationwide should not be forced to pay dues to public employee unions.