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Rauner meets with legislators to begin budgeting process – ABC Chicago
April 12, 2018
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New plan would guarantee Illinois teacher pay starts at $40,000 a year – INN
April 12, 2018
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Yet another unfunded mandate. The bill doesn’t provide any additional funding to do so.
Rauner traveling to Germany, Poland next week – Chicago Sun-Times
April 12, 2018
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Comment: Stupid.
Hillary Clinton warns Chicagoans of ‘war on truth,’ celebration of racism – Chicago Sun-Times
April 12, 2018
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Presented without comment.
Rauner Signs Legislation That Will Boost Small Cell Technology – WMAY
April 12, 2018
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Brain-damaging lead found in tap water in hundreds of homes tested across Chicago, results show – Chicago Tribune
April 12, 2018
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Tap water in 3 of every 10 homes sampled had lead concentrations above 5 parts per billion, the maximum allowed in bottled water by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Illinois lawmakers move on effort to expand voting from jail – IL Watchdog
April 12, 2018
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More wealthy households are renting – Crain’s
April 12, 2018
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Comment: Smart. Very smart.
Harvey, Illinois’ pension debts trigger first-time withholding of state funds – The Bond Buyer
April 12, 2018
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Sorry, Illinois, Your Taxes Aren’t Going Down Anytime Soon – Bloomberg
April 12, 2018
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Republicans help ERA pass Illinois Senate – Prairie State Wire
April 12, 2018
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Be wary of politicians’ promises about graduated taxes – Opinion – Daily Herald
April 12, 2018
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Thanks to a basic math error, the anti-Fair Tax resolution opposes tax cuts for middle-class IL families – CTBA
April 12, 2018
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From the union-backed Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
It’s happening: The insanity in Harvey, Illinois – Wirepoints Original
April 12, 2018
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Last year, the courts ordered nearly-bankrupt Harvey to hike its sky-high property taxes – even though they are already at confiscatory levels – to pay for pensions. Now the comptroller is confiscating the city’s local tax revenues to pay for them. One or both of those actions may accelerate what needs to happen in Harvey: bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy ‘lite’ for Harvey and beyond – Editorial – Chicago Tribune
April 12, 2018
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Comment: No, the option of full Chapter 9 bankruptcy is what’s needed. Harvey and many other municipalities are far beyond the need for oversight alone. Their debt must be reduced in a fair, rational process, which means Chapter 9.
Why aren’t more Chicagoans putting their houses on the market? – Crain’s
April 12, 2018
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Illinois Prison System’s Budget, A ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ – NPR IL
April 12, 2018
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