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Ailing insurance industry only going to get worse in Illinois, broker maintains
Health insurance options for those on plans under the Affordable Care Act are dwindling in Illinois, and things are only going to get worse without taxpayer intervention, C. Steven Tucker, founder and principal broker of HealthInsuranceMentors.com, contends.
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Illinois blocks small businesses with 'not welcome' signs, researcher says
The only thing occupational licenses do is give some businesses a license to try to prevent other businesses from existing, Dick Carpenter, the director for strategic research at the Institute for Justice, said on a Chicago radio program recently.
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Measure called a must for continuing help to disabled in Illinois
Direct support professionals who take care of people with disabilities in Illinois barely earn a living wage, but they won't see that change at least until fall, when the House is expected to again take up Senate Bill 955, which passed the Senate in May.
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Rauner urged to drive his message home: 'I am on your side'
Illinois' Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner needs to get on TV and in the public eye with a new narrative to win re-election next year, a conservative pundit said during a recent conservative radio talk show.
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Legislators need to know how much measures will cost, pundit argues
It's time for fiscal notes -- effectively the price tag on new legislation introduced into the General Assembly -- to be required in Illinois as a common sense way for lawmakers to understand how much new laws will cost taxpayers, a conservative pundit said during a recent radio talk show.
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Linking Dem gubernatorial hopefuls to Madigan called strategic mistake
GOP attempts to tie presumed Democrat 2018 gubernatorial front-runners J.B. Pritzker and Chris Kennedy to Illinois' powerful State House Speaker Mike Madigan and his high-tax programs will not help re-elect Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, a conservative pundit said during a recent radio talk show.
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Non-profit offers little slice of America to troops abroad
Pizzas 4 Patriots recently returned the favor to those who deliver for America.
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Skynyrd brings Southern flavor to concert for troops
Lynyrd Skynyrd will headline an upcoming concert meant to thank those who keep Americans "free birds."
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Sangamon County taxpayers to pay an extra $47M with passage of tax hike law
Sangamon County taxpayers will see a total of $47 million in state income tax increases after SB 9, a tax hike measure, passed the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate to become law.
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Chicago Drum website wants to refocus conversations on black community
Charles Thomas, former political reporter for ABC 7 in Chicago is now the founder of a new website called the Chicago Drum which he hope will change the narrative regarding the black community in Illinois.
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Pennsylvania points way for Illinois pension fix, analyst says
Illinois’ pension crisis is dire but will ultimately follow the precedent set by Pennsylvania, which has passed bipartisan legislation to deal with its own such crisis, a think tank analyst from that state said on a radio talk show recently.
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Property tax breaks could also break Rauner, Kennedy hopes, radio host says
The sweetheart deals the two Democrat favorites for Illinois governor got on their property tax assessments could well come back to bite them, a radio show co-host said recently.
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'Panicked' Democrats fear House downfall after approving school funding bill, radio host says
Democratic state lawmakers showed their true colors in May when they demanded an investigation into an article about apparently doomed school funding legislation, a radio show co-host said recently.
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Democratic lawmakers, lobbyists have no interest in helping state taxpayers, Ives contends
Democratic legislators were not acting for the good of Illinois when they orchestrated the most recent failure to reach a balanced budget, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said on a Chicago radio show recently.
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Taxpayers say 'reform,' but lawmakers hear 'more taxes,' policy pro says
Illinois lawmakers betray their ignorance of the needs and opinions of taxpayers when they pass huge tax increases as a way out of the ongoing budget impasse, a policy expert said on a radio program recently.
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Rauner tells people: Power of change is in your hands alone
Gov. Bruce Rauner told listeners of "Chicago's Morning Answer" radio show that they'd better not rely on entrenched politicians to save them.
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As Illinois' economy heads south, so does a view of its possible future
Puerto Rico is 2,000 miles from Illinois, but their similar financial failures make them look like next-door neighbors is some respects.
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Sangamon County taxpayers would pay an extra $47M if Democrats’ tax hike becomes law
Sangamon County taxpayers would see a total of $47 million in state income tax increases if a tax hike measure passed by the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate becomes law.
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Dems keep reaching into taxpayer pockets rather than reaching for reforms, Ives says
Senate Democrats think it's easy to reach into taxpayer pockets and pull out $5.4 billion, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said on a Chicago-based radio show following Tuesday's vote on Senate Bill 9.
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Dems accused of tossing party into potty in attempt to reach Trump voters
Michelle Obama once gave her fellow Democrats advice on how to deal with Republicans: “When they go low, we go high," she said.