Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
Home rule allows a unit of local government to more easily hike hike certain taxes. Plus it provides additional powers to the unit of government. Think of it as the Local Government Power Rule. And the Avoid Some Referendums Rule. The result of a successful home rule referendum is a more powerful unit of local government, and less powerful citizens and weaker voters within the jurisdiction of that unit of local government. Lyons, Lakemoor, Wauconda, and Bull Valley have Home Rule referendums on the April 4, 2022 election ballot. A common reason for wanting home rule is the unit of… Read more »