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Illinois consumers will only be able to use controversial, short-term health insurance plans for about six months at a time now that the state legislature has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bill that sets that limit.
Comment: The new law raises the liability cap for all tort claims against the state, not just Legionnaire’s victims. Huge win for trial lawyers. As Rep. Peter Breen said, we have no idea how much this will cost taxpayers.
Must watch.
Comment: “Less bad” is good, perhaps. This monthly index is the most accurate reading on home prices — arguably, the only accurate index. And this author always has a smart analysis of it.
Ted was on WJPF earlier this week with Tom Miller discussing the role Gov. Jim Edgar had in creating Illinois’ pension crisis and the can-kick “solutions” politicians are going to promote in the coming months.
Comment: Spineless politicians blowing in the wind.
“One thing that it’s important to recognize is that they chose D.C. I think the reasons behind that are not only because it’s close to government operations where Amazon might be able to make a lot of B2B inroads. I think it’s also a recognition of the power of a central government. That’s too bad.”
Jimenez was doing errands last Monday afternoon when he and his partner followed the police cars that were racing to the hospital after a report that a gunman had shot someone in the parking lot.
We should subsidize employment, not joblessness, and target efforts where they are most needed.
Pritzker can’t give in to AFSCME’s demands if he’s serious about putting dollars back in ordinary Illinoisans’ pockets. If he gives the union what they want, he’ll have to take dollars instead.
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