Category Archives: robert martwick
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
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
Exodus from Illinois Assures the Loss Of Two Seats in Congress
An Illinois congressman said the latest census estimates pretty much solidified Illinois will be losing two congressional seats when the 2020 census is completed. “I’m not surprised that Illinois is now looking to move from possibly losing two seats to … Continue reading
Norridge SD 80 Moves Forward on Leaving LASEC
Let’s Face Reality About The Illinois General Assembly, They Perpetuate The Poor Governance Of Illinois
What is sad about this and all the rest of legislative work in Illinois is that the Dems can decide to pass a bill, the ERA, that will have no impact on equal rights because current laws and regulation mandate … Continue reading
Schools Should Take Heed and Deal Very Severely With Young Students Vaping
The popularity of e-cigarettes among younger Americans should pose a great concern to parents and is drawing mounting scrutiny from federal regulators. Citing a wish “to better understand the youth appeal of these products,” the Food and Drug Administration said … Continue reading
Is Illinois’s Budget Real ? Or a Political Convenience ?
Illinois budget watchdog groups are skeptical over whether the $38.5 billion fiscal 2019 state budget that passed Thursday is truly “balanced” . Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle should restrain their self-praise about the budget plan given that it … Continue reading →