Monthly Archives: June 2019
House skirts lawmaker salary-freeze vote, in line for $1,600 increase
The House surprised the Senate by slipping a pay raise into budget legislation, then refusing to take action on the Senate’s attempt to reverse it. Illinois lawmakers are in line for a $1,600-a-year salary increase after the House surprised the … Continue reading
Illinois Residents Face a Massive Tax Increase To Pay For the Illinois General Assembly Spending Spree
It was a tax massacre in Springfield! They doubled your gas tax and passed a budget with out of control spending that will likely lead to a massive future tax hike. I thought I would give a brief review one … Continue reading
Before you light up your joints, there are some things you should know.
Recreational marijuana will soon be legal in Illinois after a plan passed both the state House and the Senate this week. But before you light up your joints, here are five things you should know: What still needs to happen? … Continue reading
WARNING……This Opening of the Constitutional Amendment Could Be Very Harmful to Public Employee Retirees and Future Retirees
WARNING….THIS OPENING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT COULD BE VERY HARMFUL TO RETIREES AND FUTURE RETIREES, BESIDES TO THE TAXPAYERS. THE POLS IN SPRINGFIELD WANT US TO TRUST THEM….HA,………. HOW DID THAT GO BEFORE .?……THE CHICAGO FIBUNE ARTICLE IS CALLING FOR … Continue reading
Legalized marijuana linked to a sharp rise in car crashes
There has been an increase by up to 6 percent in the number of highway crashes in four of the states where the recreational use of marijuana has been legalized. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/legalized-marijuana-linked-sharp-rise-car-crashes-n921511