Apr
30
They’re hiding key records from you
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by Daily Herald Editorial Board
A strong majority of Illinois senators, including many from our suburbs, sent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn a bill Thursday that would make it much more difficult for taxpayers to evaluate the public employees whose salaries they fund.
In a state that is a laughingstock because of its public employee malfeasance, your elected [...]
Apr
29
Not a fan of Bill Foster
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I agree with the letter Gilbert Slaw wrote for the April 10 Daily Herald of his disappointment with Congressman Foster.
And Mr. Slaw, I too am retired and will spend from my resources to unseat Foster in the next election. As a retiree I will have the time to go door to door and hand out [...]
Apr
29
By BlogProf
To ’serve and protect’ has become ’serve and collect.’ 4 years ago Public Act 85 was passed that required all municipalities in Michigan to conduct studies to set proper speed limits. Most Michigan municipalities from cities to villages to townships have not complied. Thus, there are plenty of speed [...]
Apr
29
Mexico’s Drug War Leaves 22,000 Dead as Violence Spreads to U.S. — Democrats Side with Drug-Lords and Demand Open Borders
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By Doug Ross Journals:
The scale of the three-year old drug war raging in Mexico — and bleeding into the United States — is difficult to comprehend. It takes a few illustrations to help make the point.
Thanks to the Los Angeles Times’ Drug War project, the scope of the problem is [...]
Apr
28
Rivadeneira: What’s a state to do?
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by Rafael Rivadeneira
For almost a week now, I’ve watched and listened to the criticisms of and threatened boycotts of Arizona. I’ve seen the Left go nuts, the Hispanic media go nuts, and frankly, I’m left feeling like I’m going a little nuts. Albeit for a totally different reason: namely, because I [...]
Apr
28
Healthcare’s John Galt
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by Christine Nikol
After Obama won the 2008 election, copies of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged were flying off the shelves even faster than usual. It seems readers saw something familiar in the President’s [...]
Apr
27
by Kristina Rasmussen
The Wall Street Journal’s William McGurn takes a closer look at an important bipartisan effort underway in Illinois:
Contrary to all the obituaries, hope and change and a new spirit [...]
Apr
27
Tax-raiser Jim Edgar Calls for Income Tax Increase as He Lines His Pockets
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By Jim Tobin
CHICAGO–Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar (R) is endorsing an increase in the state income tax while he is enjoying lavish, gold-plated pension benefits paid by Illinois taxpayers, charged Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI).
“It’s no wonder he wants to raise our taxes,” said Tobin. “He [...]
Apr
27
By Dennis Constant
For decades, taxpayers funding public schools with their property taxes have been taken for a ride — and not a particularly pleasant one. Student achievement has stubbornly refused to improve significantly despite the billions of dollars being poured into government school systems.
Between 1960 and 2005, per-pupil spending in the United States quadrupled, adjusting [...]
Apr
27
As you read this, state representatives in the Illinois House are considering a critical piece of legislation that could save thousands of children from the state’s worst-performing schools (you can read today’s Wall Street Journal commentary on the bill here: https://illinoispolicy.org/news/article.asp?ArticleSource=2500). We need your help to make Senate Bill 2494—a voucher program targeted at 22,000 [...]
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