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State's 'illegal' streaming tax described as rerun from Chicago

By Karen Kidd | Apr 26, 2017

lllinois failed to learn from a court-challenged Chicago ordinance when it tried to tax streaming services as part of the failed "grand bargain" in the Legislature, an attorney with a Libertarian justice advocacy group said recently.

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Good grief! GOP said to finally see comical Dem strategy

By Karen Kidd | Apr 26, 2017

Playing political football with the "grand bargain" budget is a Democratic strategy to keep Republicans in the General Assembly in a super-minority while at the same time not getting blamed for raising taxes, the CEO of a conservative think tank said.

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Rauner chided for being more 'so what?' than 'so that'

By Karen Kidd | Apr 26, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner, who recently donned a flannel shirt for a 2018 campaign ad, is badly off message, and he and his team need to regroup, the CEO of a Chicago-based think tank said on a radio broadcast recently.

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Aurora, Algonquin upset victories may indicate trend, radio host says

By Karen Kidd | Apr 23, 2017

Upset victories in Aurora and Algonquin Township may indicate a possible trend of unseating incumbents in state level and municipal elections, co-hosts of a Chicago-based radio talk show said during a recent episode.

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Radio hosts lament missed opportunities for voters

By Karen Kidd | Apr 18, 2017

Less than a quarter of eligible voters turned out to cast ballots in Illinois elections this month despite very good reasons to do so, the co-hosts of a Chicago-based radio talk show said recently.

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California public employee near-strike experience not easily compared with Illinois, public policy advocate says

By Karen Kidd | Apr 17, 2017

As Illinoisans watch the ongoing tussle between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the state's largest public employee union, some are considering what California's response was to a looming strike in December, a public policy official from that state said during a recent interview.

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Choice is easy: Get out or go broke, Illinois radio hosts say

By Karen Kidd | Apr 10, 2017

Bad policymaking has punched holes in Illinois' borders and people are escaping at alarming rates, the co-hosts of a Chicago-based conservative radio talk show said recently.

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Obama birthday bill called another bumbling effort

By Karen Kidd | Apr 9, 2017

A failed proposal in the Illinois House to make former President Barack Obama's birthday a state holiday is another example of Springfield legislators wasting time when they have better things to do, a conservative pundit argued on a radio broadcast recently.

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'Dark money' bill's real aim is blacklisting, radio hosts say

By Karen Kidd | Apr 3, 2017

An Illinois Senate bill that proponents say would close a "dark money" loophole in political campaigns is actually intended to undermine constitutional freedoms for all IRS-designated nonprofit policy organizations, the co-founders of one such agency said during a recent radio broadcast.

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Medicaid, education must be key budget planks, former senator says

By Karen Kidd | Mar 26, 2017

Lawmakers in Springfield hammering out the so-called Grand Bargain need to restore the faith of business in Illinois, a former state senator turned technology and manufacturing advocate said during a recent Chicago-based radio talk show appearance.

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Bill would have translated into huge waste of money, radio host says

By Karen Kidd | Mar 24, 2017

A Democrat-proposed $1.5 million translation bill that was shot down after Republican lawmakers pointed out the service can be done for free illustrates how casually state representatives spend money, the co-host of a Chicago-based radio talk show said during a recent broadcast.

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Rauner urged to call AFSCME's 'bluff'

By Karen Kidd | Mar 13, 2017

Three conservative activists took to the airways recently to offer their support to Gov. Bruce Rauner's decision to seek replacement workers in advance of a possible strike by the state's largest public employee union.

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Obama connection to Chicago props up Illinois politics as usual, communications director says

By Karen Kidd | Mar 12, 2017

For better or worse, Chicago informed former President Barack Obama at least as much as Obama informed Chicago, a communications director for a Chicago-area political group said during a radio broadcast.

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Rauner must veto proposed budget compromise, activist says

By Karen Kidd | Mar 12, 2017

While the vote on an apparently bipartisan proposed budget deal is expected in the Illinois State Senate next week, Illinois' Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner can't agree to it, the cofounder of a political group said during a recent radio broadcast.

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School vouchers, 'Art of the Deal' on conservative spokeswoman's wish list for Trump's first 100 days

By Karen Kidd | Mar 10, 2017

A communication director for a Chicago-based conservative political group has a wish list that includes scholarships for local kids, which she'd like to see in Illinois during President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.

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Blagojevich casts shadow over budget proposal, ex-senator says

By Karen Kidd | Mar 7, 2017

A former Illinois state senator says the "grand bargain" budget being debated in the General Assembly has its roots in the administration of one of Illinois' most corrupt former leaders.

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State rep calls for deeper investigation into Illinois Auditor General's campaign finances

By Karen Kidd | Mar 6, 2017

Over a year after reports of questionable campaign expenditures on behalf of Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino were first revealed, one state representative is still calling for a more robust investigation.

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Tennessee pension case might carry message for Illinois

By Karen Kidd | Mar 5, 2017

A Chicago think tank says the message sent by a recent federal appeals court ruling in Tennessee could have relevance in Illinois.

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AFSCME members could lose their jobs in a strike, labor attorney warns

By Karen Kidd | Feb 26, 2017

Should members of Illinois' largest public employee union decide to strike, they might work-stop their way out of their jobs, a conservative think tank labor attorney said during a recent interview.

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Hughes: Radogno's poor showing in Grand Bargain should cost her leadership post

By Karen Kidd | Feb 26, 2017

The framers of the Grand Bargain budgetary deal that's being slowly hammered out in Springfield, especially the Senate Republican leader, received sharp criticism from the co-founder of a Chicago-based conservative group during a recent talk radio show.