A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign
“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”
The taxpayers are helpless as politicians negotiate on behalf of unions not taxpayers.
Major transparency and other reforms are needed.
Union and labor friendly state legislation is a big source of Michael Madigan power. Although he does not directly negotiate union contracts, typically, union and labor friendly legislation makes it through the House Rules committee, and non union friendly legislation does not. Such legislation could be collective bargaining, Dept of Labor, Labor Relations Board, workers compensation, and a whole host of other legislation and the resulting laws impacting labor, much of which is noted in the Turnaround Agenda. Also, the previous comment was not directed at the current Governor Rauner but previous Governors and many local politicians (board members and… Read more »