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Downstate senator: Pritzker 'not paying attention' to economic crisis, 'not being genuine' to the public
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is not paying attention to the ancillary problems created by COVID-19, including business closures and job losses, according to a Downstate senator.
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Former General Assembly candidate Babcock: Pritzker's rules forcing businesses to move to Missouri
The state of Missouri is picking up the businesses that Illinois is not able to maintain due to taxes, the COVID-19 pandemic and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s restrictions, according to Mike Babcock, a former Republican state Senate and House candidate.
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Springfield's McClure opposes progressive tax, cites potential job loss
Illinois state Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) says he is starting to see signs of his worst nightmare coming to life.
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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
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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New gas tax is more proof to Metro East activist that state lawmakers are 'not fighting for us'
Metro East conservative activist Doug Dial sees Illinois' new gas tax as an equal opportunity destroyer.
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Downstate drivers sound off on Illinois gas hike
About 15 protesters backed up traffic on Monday along a busy intersection in Collinsville as a statement against the doubling of the state gas to 38 cents as part of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's new $40 billion state budget.
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Madison County voter says lawmakers who accept raises 'are not putting their constituents first'
Doug Dial, a conservative activist in the Madison County area, argues that state lawmakers giving themselves a pay raise as part of the state’s new $40 billion budget proves just how off-course things have become in Springfield.
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Metro East educators 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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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 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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More than 70 retired Belleville-area school employees have earned more than $1M from pensions
Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) reports at least 73 retirees from area school districts have collected more than $1 million since retiring, with seven of them pocketing in excess of $2 million.
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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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Outdated workers' comp laws costly for Belleville
Belleville has spent more than $2.5 million on workers’ compensation settlements since 2013. The city has spent more than $420,000 so far this year, but the report claims that 2016 was the most expensive year for worker payouts with compensation settlements of more than $662,000.
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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.