Report prescribes expired medicine for state’s fiscal sickness
Report prescribes expired medicine for state’s fiscal sickness
Revenues will not solve the problem. Illinois lawmakers need to look at spending.
Quote of the day, January 22
Quote of the day, January 22
How Illinois’ economic development agency flouts the law in plain sight
How Illinois’ economic development agency flouts the law in plain sight
The DCEO’s decision to play by its own rules deserves scrutiny not only because of its monetary cost, but because it involves a fiduciary failure symptomatic of governmental disregard for the rule of law. It exemplifies a political culture that must change if Illinois government is to turn the corner and move toward restoration and renewal.
Quote of the day, January 21
Quote of the day, January 21
Quote of the day, January 20
Quote of the day, January 20
MLK
MLK
Quote of the day, January 19
Quote of the day, January 19
State of desperation: Illinois food-stamp use spikes to new all-time high
State of desperation: Illinois food-stamp use spikes to new all-time high
Illinois’ decades-long experiments with progressive economic policies have thwarted human potential and forced dependency on a massive scale.
Quote of the day, January 18
Quote of the day, January 18
Riding off into the sunset
Riding off into the sunset
Quote of the day, January 17
Quote of the day, January 17
Executive orders strike sharp contrast between Quinn and Rauner
Executive orders strike sharp contrast between Quinn and Rauner
Within hours of being sworn in as governor, Rauner offered a stark contrast by issuing a freeze on all non-essential spending, immediately followed by ethics and transparency executive orders aimed at deconstructing the disappointing status quo of Springfield politics.
Illinois Corruption Watch: December 2014
Illinois Corruption Watch: December 2014
The residential-center horror stories demonstrate that corruption in government often hurts the most vulnerable among us. It also shows that exposing those injustices can lead to change.
Quote of the day, January 16
Quote of the day, January 16