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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

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Lawmakers are a bigger financial-stability risk than climate change.
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A reminder that solar and wind power aren’t cost or risk free.
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Everyone is still waiting as the Sept. 30 deadline looms.
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Biden reassures the public but won’t lift the official Covid emergency.
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Bruce Rauner

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

Bottom-Up Cronyism – No Better Than Top-Down Cronyism

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

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