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Illinois’ New Budget Has A Shortfall of $4 Billion Dollars
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois’ budget is balanced ”for the first time in decades.” That’s the claim he made upon signing Illinois’ $40 billion budget for 2020. Pritzker’s claim is simply not true. According to the state’s own actuarial calculations, … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, budget, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, pensions, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park, transparency
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Illinois Capital Projects Plan All About Pork Barrel Projects Such as Dog Parks and Pickleball Courts, Not About Collapsing Bridges and Road Potholes
Pickleball courts, dog parks and grants for an arts program led by House Speaker Michael Madigan’s wife are on a lengthy list of lawmakers’ pet projects paid for by a massive gambling expansion and tax hikes on smoking and parking. … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, budget, capital projects, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, infrastructure, politics, pork, Roy F. McCampbell, transparency
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Illinois Teacher Pension Costs Continue to Soar After the Current General Assembly Session to Placate the Unions At Taxpayer Costs
Sen. Jim Oberweis compromise plan ignored as teacher pension spiking provision slips through State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) believed he had a gentleman’s agreement with his Democratic counterparts to keep a cap in place that prevented teachers from spiking … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism Awareness Month, Chicago, cook county, East Leyden, education, IEP, Illinois, income tax, ISBE, Madigan, Norridge, Norridge School District 80, politics, Pritzker, Rosemont, Roy F. McCampbell, school district.
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Turmoil in the Governance Of Western Illinois University
Increasing enrollment and retaining students are critical to the success of the City of Macomb and Western Illinois University; but now turmoil in the governance of Western Illinois University is rampant and the blame game persists without solutions. Signs seeking … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, Chicago, cook county, education, Enrollment, Illinois, Jack Thomas, Macomb, McDonough, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Western Illinois University
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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
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Tagged #city politics, advocacy, Chicago, cook county, Crime, education, Illinois, Madigan, marijuana, McCampbell, politics, Pritzker, Rauner, Roy McCampbell
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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
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Tagged #city politics, advocacy, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, Leyden, marijuana, politics, Pritzker, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell, Roy McCampbell
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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
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Tagged budget, Chicago, cook county, Illinois, marijuana, McCampbell, medical, politics, Pritzker, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell
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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
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Tagged #city politics, advocacy, Chicago, cook county, grass, Illinois, income tax, Madigan, Mari juana, medical, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Roy McCampbell, traffic arrest, transparency
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SURPRISE……..STAND BY…….Governor Pritzker has just announced that he isn’t finished and told the General Assembly to stay and work through the weekend…….WOW!!!….And Illinois House approves marijuana legalization bill backed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Illinois is one signature away from joining the 10 other states that have legalized recreational use of marijuana. With a bipartisan vote of 66-47, the House approved a bill Friday that would allow residents age 21 and older to legally possess 30 … Continue reading
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Graduated income tax question makes it to ballot; House OKs constitutional amendment
The Illinois House, on partisan lines, voted to approve a constitutional amendment to ask voters in 2020 if the flat tax structure should be removed from the constitution. Landing Gov. J.B. Pritzker a huge win, the Illinois House — on … Continue reading
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