Day: December 9, 2014

A referendum on Rahm – The Economist

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“If his tenure as mayor is ever to be judged a success, he will need to reduce violent crime and defuse the city’s pension time-bomb as well.” Comment: The Economist is certainly right about pensions, but wrong about violent crime. The fact is that murders are less than half what they were not long ago, and the murder rate is much lower than many other cities.     http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2014/12/chicago-politics

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A bad Illinois eavesdropping law replaces another bad one – Illinois Policy

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Comment: The right to electronically record a conversation now requires you to determine the other party’s “reasonable expectation of privacy.”  Courts are often confounded by that same, circular standard. Expecting everybody else to figure out what it means is ridiculous. http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=7fe208d3c85ffa1d03aeaade4&id=25306c9407

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DuPage County Looking to Save $80 million: Local Government Consolidation – Part 2 – WP Original

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  By: Nancy Mathieson*   Dan Cronin, DuPage County Board Chairman, thinks consolidating and streamlining special purpose taxing bodies doesn’t have to do with the county absorbing their duties. The real issue he says is, “who really wants to take them on?”   DuPage is the second largest county in the state, and Cronin’s well-known streamlining efforts cover 900 employees in 24 agencies with budgets totaling $300 million. “Everyone wants the best in their towns,” he said in a recent interview. “The goal is to put aside individual wants, take initiative and collaborate.” A major motive behind DuPage’s efforts is

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The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead – Newgeography

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Better manufacturing methods, cheaper energy and abundant human capital drive the potential comeback. http://www.innovationamerica.us/index.php/innovation-daily/42916-the-rustbelt-roars-back-from-the-dead-newgeographycom?utm_source=innovation-daily—your-daily-newsletter-highlighting-global-innovation-news-and-trends&utm_medium=gazetty&utm_campaign=12-09-2014

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