Comment: But he still won’t put up any projected revenue or the rates he would support. Why? Because his panacea would be exposed as a myth.

Although Illinois is on a path to a statewide $15 an hour minimum wage, some state lawmakers want to raise pay for publicly-funded home care providers for the disabled to more than $20 an hour.

Federal Signal, like other businesses, has struggled to fill vacancies at some locations. But in Illinois, the company still receives five or six applications from qualified candidates for every opening. “It came down to the quality of the workforce,” the CEO said.

Comment: This academic white paper is truly among the most irresponsible and foolish things we’ve seen yet on Illinois pensions. We’ll write up some thoughts on it soon.

Comment. This can’t be repeated often enough. “Budgets are basically forward-looking rhetorical devices.” Pritzker’s new budget, like all budgets in Illinois, means little. Actual results will once again show Illinois sinking billions further into the red.

Shush. They’ll up the tax.