Illinois
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Budgets/TaxesEconomicsFeaturedLibertyPodcastTaxes
In The Tank (ep113) – Zombie Awareness Month, Free Speech Survey, Local Income Taxes
by Donald Kendal November 3, 2017John Nothdurft and Donny Kendal present episode #113 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Cato Institute, the Illinois Policy Institute, the Washington Policy Center and the Reason Foundation.
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All the available evidence suggests a Supreme Court majority is now poised to deliver a death blow to a 40-year-old precedent that has allowed public-sector unions for decades to pick the pocketbooks of non-members to pay the costs of union bargaining.
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EconomicsEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedLibertyPodcast
In The Tank (ep97) – 2017 Fiscal State Rankings, Think Tank News, and Carbon Neutral Vacations
by Donald Kendal July 14, 2017John Nothdurft and Donny Kendal present episode #97 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Mercatus Center, The Heartland Institute, and the Center of the American Experiment.
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/EnergyFeatured
‘We Are Still In’: Rahm Emanuel’s Futile and Stupid Virtue Signaling
by Timothy Benson July 13, 2017Emanuel, like Daley before him, will end up getting exactly what he wants: to take a victory lap and be feted for being an enlightened, progressive environmental steward, and to have no one notice when it all turns out to be a sham.
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EconomicsFeatured
Illinois’ $15-per-hour Minimum Wage Proposal Is Just ‘Pie in the Sky’
by Nancy Thorner July 3, 2017If the government dictates an increase in the cost of labor, employers have two options. They can raise prices, or they can try to get by with fewer workers.
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Climate ChangePolitics
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Officials Demand More Climate Hysterics
by Nancy Thorner and Ed Ingold June 30, 2017Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner must ignore Illinois’ “Dumbocrats” who are intent on imposing Chicken Little nonsense on the citizens of Illinois, as it’s a recipe for disaster.
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Budgets/Taxes
Higher Property Taxes, Lower Home Values and Increased School Spending Plague Illinoisans
by Nancy Thorner June 27, 2017According 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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Budgets/TaxesEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedHealth CarePodcast
In The Tank (ep94) – Yankee Institute, Illinois Approaches Budget D-day, and State Led Health Care Reform
by Donald Kendal June 23, 2017John Nothdurft and Donny Kendal present episode #94 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Yankee Institute for Public Policy, the Illinois Policy Institute, and the Buckeye Institute.
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Cities across the nation have passed tax increase on sugar content in sweetened beverages. Despite the good intentions, research has shown efforts by companies have already reduced sugar and offered alternative options to informed consumers, making them unnecessary.
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Education
How Left-wing and Racist Radicals Are Infiltrating Our Children’s Minds
by Teresa Mull January 20, 2017Once upon a time in America, parents could send their children off to school—even to public schools—and presume accurately their little ones were being taught simply “the three Rs.” No longer.
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GovernmentHealth CareLegal AffairsLibertyPolitics
Conservative Heritage Foundation Optimistic About Trump Presidency
by Nancy Thorner November 22, 2016Just two days after Donald Trump won his bid for the presidency, representatives from the conservative Heritage Foundation debriefed Chicago area supporters about their organization’s optimism and their opportunity to play a key role in transitioning from the Obama Administration to Trump’s.
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Budgets/TaxesHealth Care
In The Tank (ep62) – Obamacare Premiums Skyrocket, the Chicago Cubs, and Halloween Candy
by Donald Kendal October 28, 2016John and Donny continue their weekly exploration of think tanks across the country in episode #62 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from The Heartland Institute, the Galen Institute, the Illinois Policy Institute, and MacIver Institute.
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EducationFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Lennie Jarratt: Illinois Board of Education Adopts Common-Core-Aligned SAT Testing
by Lennie Jarratt July 20, 2016In today’s edition of the Heartland Daily Podcast, we listen in to Terry James Radio Show where Heartland Project Manager for Education joins the show to talk about the Illinois State Board of Education’s decision to drop PARCC testing for high school.