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Watch “Leyden 212 Presentation on Vaping at Leyden Parent University” on YouTube
According to the CDC, more than 3.6 million middle and high school students used e-cigarettes over a 30-day span in 2018. That figure includes 4.9% of middle schoolers 20.8% of high schoolers. See the Leyden High School presentation on “vaping”. … Continue reading
Posted in #420day, #madigoon, #mentalhealthmonth, #taxation, Crime, e cigarettes, East Leyden, Education, Elections, illinois politics, Leyden, Leyden High School Dostrict 212, Mannheim School District 83, marijuana, Roy F. McCampbell, Social Media, Union, vaping, weed, West Leyden
Tagged #leydenpride, advocacy, Board of Education, Chicago, Illinois, Leyden, Leyden High School District 212, parents, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, school, school district., vaping
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Illinois police authorities will be in “a tough spot” when the recreational use of marijuana becomes legal on Jan. 1.
Illinois law-enforcement officials are “incredibly unprepared” for the potential upswing in impaired driving that could result from legalization of recreational use of marijuana. That view of the impact of House Bill 1438 came from a Chicago-area police officer spearheading a pilot program … Continue reading
Posted in #420day, #madigoon, #taxation, cancer, Crime, e cigarettes, Elections, Health, health risk, Medical, mental health, mike madigan, News, politics, Pritzker, Rauner, referendum, robert martwick, Roy F. McCampbell, senator durbin, senator Mulroe, Social Media, Taxation, vaping, weed
Tagged #city politics, advocacy, budget, Chicago, cook county, Crime, education, Illinois, marijuana, medical, politics, Pritzker, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell
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Illinois Pot Industry Buzzing With Union Drives—-Union Label on Weed
The marijuana industry is expected to generate thousands of high-wage jobs in Illinois over the next decade, and there’s a strong chance cannabis growers and sellers will be hiring union labor. Legislation (H.B. 1438) legalizing cannabis for recreational use Jan. … Continue reading
Posted in #420day, #madigoon, #taxation, Education, Elections, Finance, Health, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, illinois politics, marijuana, Medical, mike madigan, News, political satire, politics, Pritzker, Rauner, referendum, robert martwick, Roy F. McCampbell, senator durbin, senator Mulroe, Social Media, Union, vaping
Tagged #city politics, advocacy, budget, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, Madigan, marijuana, medical, politics, Pritzker, Roy F. McCampbell, teamsters, Union
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States Attorneys Across Illinois Continue to Prosecute Cannabis Cases
A Montgomery cancer patient who ordered 42 pounds of THC-infused chocolate to his home in 2014 began serving his 4-year prison term Friday, expressing his gratitude to the judge for accepting a guilty plea on a lesser charge. I happened … Continue reading
Posted in #420day, #madigoon, #mentalhealthmonth, #taxation, marijuana, Medical, politics, Pritzker, referendum, robert martwick, Roy F. McCampbell, senator durbin, senator Mulroe, Taxation, vaping, weed
Tagged #city politics, advocacy, budget, Chicago, cook county, Illinois, Madigan, marijuana, politics, Pritzker, Roy F. McCampbell, transparency
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Inflated Costs Boost Costs to End Users as Trucking Companies are Hit Hard by Increased Taxes in Illinois
Drivers aren’t the only ones frustrated with the increase in the Illinois gas tax, trucking companies also fear this tax increase could cost them thousands. Illinois lawmakers voted to increase the fuel tax, to pay for the $45 billion capital plan.That … Continue reading
Posted in #madigoon, #taxation, Elections, gasoline, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, illinois politics, Illinois Tollroad, infrastructure, mike madigan, News, political satire, politics, Pritzker, Rauner, referendum, Roy F. McCampbell, senator durbin, senator Mulroe, Social Media, Taxation, Transportation
Tagged #city politics, budget, Chicago, cook county, Illinois, income tax, infrastructure, Madigan, politics, Pritzker, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell, transparency, work force
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Western Illinois University President Is Forced To Resign and Gets 2 Years of Paid Salary and a Professorship—-Don’t You Just Love Illinois Government !!!
Western Illinois University President Jack Thomas said his final day on the job will be June 30, 2019, ending a presidency marred by employee layoffs, declining student enrollment, and increasing tensions between the administration and faculty. Dr. Thomas made the … Continue reading
Posted in #madigoon, #taxation, Chicago, College, Economy, Education, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, illinois politics, political satire, politics, Pritzker, robert martwick, Taxation, Western Illinois University
Tagged #city politics, advocacy, budget, cook county, education, Illinois, Madigan, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Thomas, transparency, Western Illinois University
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Illinois Gasoline Tax May Be 43.5 Cents Per Gallon In 2025….Think About That…..
Illinoisans will see the state gas tax double starting July 1. But that’s not all: the tax will be tied to inflation, meaning it will automatically rise in future years so lawmakers are shielded from motorists’ ire. Based on current … Continue reading
Posted in #madigoon, #taxation, Chicago, Elections, Finance, gasoline, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, illinois politics, Illinois Tollroad, Taxation
Tagged #city politics, advocacy, budget, Chicago, commercials, cook county, gasoline tax, Illinois, income tax, politics, Pritzker, Rauner, Rosemont, Roy F. McCampbell
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Willis Tower SkyDeck ledge cracks under visitors’ feet
Visitors to the Willis Tower’s SkyDeck got an extra scare Monday when the attraction’s protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces. — Read on http://www.cnn.com/2019/06/12/us/willis-tower-skydeck-cracks-trnd/index.html
Posted in Health, health risk, Illinois, illinois politics, News, politics, Roy F. McCampbell
Tagged advocacy, advocates, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, observation desk, parents, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Willas Tower
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Is this something Rosemont should consider…..with the addition of Harley Davidson renting motorcycles in the Entertainment District…….Ready or not, here come 2,500 electric scooters as Chicago chooses 10 vendors.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration on Tuesday chose 10 companies to run a four-month, 2,500 electric scooter pilot and launched a quickie education plan to persuade Chicago residents and visitors to abide by the rules of the road. Bird, Bolt, gruv, … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, divy, Health, I 294, Illinois, infrastructure, motorcycles, politics, Rosemont, Roy F. McCampbell, scooters, Social Media
Tagged Chicago, cook county, divy, entertainment district, Harley Davidson, Illinois, left, Nike’s, politics, Rosemont, Roy F. McCampbell, scooter
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New Trier, other wealthy school districts shifting their built-in pension spiking costs to taxpayers statewide……….OUCH…….!!!
To spike their pensions, New Trier high school teachers, a few years from retirement, had six percent annual bumps in salary written into their 2016-2019 contracts. We are noting the automatic salary increases in a recent analysis of a quiet legislative maneuver … Continue reading
Posted in Taxation
Tagged advocacy, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, politics, Roy F. McCampbell
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