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Beyond the 2,300 jobs at stake, the Byron School District’s budget relies on $19.1 million a year in property revenue generated by the plant. That accounts for more than 70% of the school district’s budget.
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Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
Dont worry about a thing folks. All that electricity generated by the nuke plants will be covered by solar and wind turbines. Does anybody out there wanna buy a bridge, or believe in the Easter bunny or the Tooth Fairy?
If 25% of overall electric sales must come from renewable energy by 2025 then the mandate is really a cap on electric sales. Rolling blackouts coming soon to your neighborhood just like CA.