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Rauner signs bill shedding light on school district administrative spending
The new law will bring more transparency to Illinois school districts’ administrative costs, which are among the highest in the nation. -
Small business program on the chopping block
Illinois’ locally-owned businesses are the jewels that make rural communities shine. The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program, a farm bill program, helps these small business owners obtain resources resources and training they need. -
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER: New law removes small business barrier
A new law signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner does away with an archaic and burdensome obstacle to small business development throughout the state. -
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE RODNEY L. DAVIS (IL-13): Davis Bill to Protect Religious Liberties Passes House
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) announced that the EACH Act, his bill to protect religious freedom by expanding the religious conscience exemption under Obamacare, passed the House with unanimous support. -
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MIKE BOST (IL-12): Bost Bill to reform VA Hiring Passes House
The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) that would reform hiring for Human Resources positions at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities by a vote of 417-0. -
Say it ain't so Joe
The 1919 World Series was intentionally lost by the Chicago White Sox,fixing the game to appease gamblers and to make a pretty payoff themselves. The scheme unraveled, resulting in criminal prosecutions and a lifetime ban from baseball for the conspirators. -
Rauner vetoes legislation that would have replaced Republican with Democrat at helm of MESD
Governor Bruce Rauner on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have reshaped the Metro East Sanitary District, saying the legislation - sponsored by local Democrat legislators - was a politically-motivated attempt to undercut the board led by Republican Steve Adler. -
Jobs data: After 2017 income tax hike, Illinois slows while nation grows
As national jobs growth kept up a steady clip, Illinois saw jobs growth dip after lawmakers passed a historic tax hike. -
US Supreme Court: Forced collection of 'fair share' union fees unconstitutional, violates workers' free speech rights
Compelling non-union government workers to pay so-called “fair share fees” to unions they do not wish to join violates the First Amendment speech rights of non-union workers and is unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, finding in favor of an Illinois state worker who had sued to end the fees, also known as agency fees, in Illinois and across the country. -
En route to Rauner’s desk: Victories for licensing reform, regulatory rollback and axing golden parachutes
Nearly 600 bills are on their way to the governor, some of which would be encouraging changes to the status quo. -
Gleeson grants dismissal in eye surgery suit; Patient fails to appear
St. Clair County Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson granted dismissal in a suit alleging a patient underwent unnecessary surgery to correct an eye condition. -
State legislature passes bill that reshapes Republican-controlled board in Metro-East
Democrat lawmakers pushed a bill through Springfield last week that will reshape a local government board under Republican control. -
A budget for lawmakers, not Illinoisans
Earlier this week, Wirepoints warned that the eerie silence in Springfield augured bad news for Illinoisans. Sadly, we were right. -
Campaign funder has filed 36 percent of all major civil cases in St. Clair County
BELLEVILLE – Randy Gori’s firm in Edwardsville, currently filing asbestos suits in St. Clair County at a rate of one per day, has contributed $11,526.04 to the judicial campaign of Christopher Kolker. -
Get your act together, Springfield
As the scheduled end of the spring legislative session nears, Illinois government is without its most important tool to manage the taxpayers’ money and provide the services needed for our most vulnerable citizens: the budget. -
Famous Lincoln portrait to be unveiled at Madison County courthouse
A high-quality reproduction of a famous Abraham Lincoln will be unveiled at the Madison County Circuit Court on May 21 at 11 a.m. -
'Confiscatory' tax proposal has critics steaming; Proposal would add 1 percent on top of homeowners' tax bills
A proposal that would make residential property owners pay an additional 1 percent special assessment over and above their existing property tax bills to help bail out five under-funded state pension systems has two conservative politicos steaming. -
How to mislead Illinoisans into accepting higher taxes
A new report would have Illinoisans believe that a progressive income tax means tax cuts and economic growth. Illinois lawmakers’ tax-and-spend tendencies and evidence from all 50 states say otherwise. -
Fair Maps Amendment not called for vote, deadline passes to place it on November 2018 ballot
Illinois voters will not get a chance to weigh in on the question of whether Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and other legislative leaders in the Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly should continue to hold the keys to drawing the state's legislative district maps, after the leaders of the state House and Senate refused to call a vote for a constitutional amendment designed to curtail their influence over the process. -
City officials accused of sharing private business tax information with outside auditors
The Illinois Retail Merchants Association said Monday that it had obtained emails showing that municipal officials illegally shared local businesses tax information with an outside company that makes money auditing businesses on behalf of local governments.