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Newsletter: The Simple Math of Pension Reform

Newsletter: The Simple Math of Pension Reform

This edition of The Policy Shop is written by Adam Schuster, vice president of policy at the Illinois Policy Institute. The numbers don’t lie. Our recent polling shows 61% of Illinois voters want pension reform. A big factor? Taxpayers contribute 84 cents of every dollar public pensioners receive in retirement. Our elected leaders in Illinois seem...

Illinois adds jobs in May, but in just over half of metro areas

Illinois adds jobs in May, but in just over half of metro areas

Despite a full year of job gains, all Illinois metropolitan areas are missing jobs since the pandemic began and the recovery stalled. While May brought job gains statewide, only eight metro areas saw gains while seven saw losses.

By Bryce Hill

National teachers union pushes mandatory masking, vaccines

National teachers union pushes mandatory masking, vaccines

Delegates to the National Education Association’s annual meeting again called for mask and vaccine mandates, as well as remote learning. On Nov. 8 voters will decide whether to grant Illinois union bosses more power to set school policy.

Mario Conforti

Mario Conforti

"Inflation has definitely been our biggest challenge for the last 18 months or so. Prices have been going up on everything."