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Illinois: The Exodus
People are leaving Illinois in droves. Republicans blame the state’s high taxes and its unfunded pension liability, which tops $130 billion. Democrats believe it’s the state’s lack of investment in education and infrastructure. One thing is certain: Illinois’ population has … Continue reading
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Pregnancy No Bar To Pot Smoking
PREGNANT WOMEN SMOKING MORE POT: Marijuana use in pregnancy has doubled among U.S. women and is most common during the first trimester, government research shows. Overall, 7% of pregnant women, or 1 in 14, said they used marijuana in the … Continue reading
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Tagged children, cook county, education, Illinois, marijuana, medical, parents, Roy F. McCampbell, special needs
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How Will Legal Pot Work in the Workplace?
With recreational marijuana becoming legal next year, there are a growing number of questions still to be answered. Here’s what you’re probably wondering… With recreational marijuana becoming legal next year, there are a growing number of questions still to be … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, budget, Chicago, cook county, education, employees, grass, Illinois, marijuana, politics, pot, Roy F. McCampbell
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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
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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
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Tagged #city politics, advocacy, budget, Chicago, cook county, education, Illinois, Madigan, marijuana, medical, politics, Pritzker, Roy F. McCampbell, teamsters, Union
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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
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Tagged #city politics, advocacy, budget, cook county, education, Illinois, Madigan, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Thomas, transparency, Western Illinois University
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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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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
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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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