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Illinois’ $15-per-hour Minimum Wage Proposal Is Just ‘Pie in the Sky’

written by Nancy Thorner

Environment/Energy
Bottom-Up Cronyism – No Better Than Top-Down Cronyism

by Seton Motley June 30, 2017

Government cutting special deals for special friends – is always obnoxious, obnoxiously bad policy.

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Budgets/Taxes
Higher Property Taxes, Lower Home Values and Increased School Spending Plague Illinoisans

by Nancy Thorner June 27, 2017

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois averaged more than 40,000 permits for new single-family houses per year prior to the so-called Great Recession.

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Environment/Energy

A Tale Of Two Governors: Massive Cronyism And Other Terrible Policy

written by Seton Motley

Blowing 4 Factual Holes in the Biden Gun Control Agenda March 2, 2021
Biden is pushing politically divisive measures that would turn the right to keep and bear arms on its head without meaningfully making the nation any safer.
Why The Virtual Golden Globes Fell Flat March 1, 2021
A quasi-virtual presentation replete with technological hiccups and flat punchlines, Sunday’s Golden Globes left much to be desired. We saw the inside of Aaron…
‘Just Asking’ for Censorship - WSJ March 1, 2021
Democrats expand their effort to shut down speech by targeting newsrooms.
From ‘Until There Is A Vaccine’ To ‘Until We Are All Vaccinated’ – Michigan Capitol Confidential February 26, 2021
Gov. Whitmer’s ever-moving target for normalcy
The Censorship Party - WSJ February 26, 2021
House Democrats use a hearing to target conservative media.
How Baby Boomers Ushered In Our Narcissistic Age February 26, 2021
The book, 'Boomers: The Men and Women Who Promised Freedom and Delivered Disaster,' offers a damning look at a generation that put America on a path to ruin.
No More School - American Greatness February 24, 2021
Schools this past year have finally managed to combine teaching nothing with simultaneously keeping children in isolation. Now is the time to dispense with the…
More Green Blackouts Ahead - WSJ February 24, 2021
Biden’s regulators are ignoring the electrical grid’s vulnerability.
Democrats Send Insane Letter to Cable Carriers and Big Tech, Demanding a Ban on Conservative Media by Katie Pavlich February 23, 2021
House Democrats are officially harnessing the force of the federal government in an attempt to bully cable carriers and big tech platforms into banning…
Coronavirus: Anthony Fauci Is a Public Health Official, Not Our Parent | National Review February 23, 2021
His job is to relay information to the public, not threaten doom, or coax or trick us into doing things.

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