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'Zucker Bucks'-type manipulation and its new variants threaten Illinois' November election
Americans overwhelmingly say they oppose allowing government offices that oversee elections to accept funding for their operations from partisan, private individuals and groups – Democrats, Republicans and independents alike. It’s a problem exposed in the 2020 election on which Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife funded an astonishing $419 million in grants to county and municipal voting offices across America for essentially just that to support Democratic voter turnout. “Local election administration” grants are what supporters called it, but “Zucker Bucks” is what it’s more commonly called. -
Who will own economic populism? Biden's new competition order, antitrust policy and their future
“This is from the Biden Administration?” If you’re a believer in free enterprise and the virtues of robust competition, that may be your initial reaction if you read through the fact sheet on President Biden’s new executive order to promote competition in the economy. -
Madison County real estate May 24-28
An Edwardsville residence sold for $1,200,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions May 24-28. -
Madison County real estate Feb. 1-5
An Edwardsville warehouse sold for $74,400,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Feb. 1-5. -
Mayor facing backlash for dining in St. Louis as Belleville bars and restaurants are shuttered
Like many politicians across the country, Belleville Mayor Mark Eckert is feeling the wrath of citizenry for having dined out in St. Louis where Covid restrictions are less severe, while indoor dining in his city is shut down and people are advised to stay home. -
Governor Pritzker should collect and publish critical antibody testing
Just as highly important information on antibody testing has started to come in for other states, Governor J.B. Pritzker recently announced that he will de-prioritize that testing. He's withholding results collected so far in Illinois. -
Senator John McCain seeks to lift strict U.S. preferences in Jones Act amendment
U.S. Senator John McCain recently introduced an amendment to repeal certain restrictions of the Jones Act, a legislation popular in the Madison County Circuit Court due to its close proximity to the Mississippi River. -
Callis campaign presses for support or else 'campaign could be doomed'
Low voter turnout in Democratic primaries this election season has the Party worried, according to a recent article in The Hill - a publication covering the U.S. Congress. -
Parents deny affirmative defenses in tainted peanut butter lawsuit
Parents who claim their daughter ate Peter Pan peanut butter containing salmonella have replied to the defendants’ affirmative defenses, denying all allegations. -
Wind industry must sink or swim on own merits
As noted by Ben Geman in The Hill's Energy Issue Watch Newsletter of December 7, the push for wind credits is in full force on Capitol Hill. The wind industry's lobbying effort is centered on extending the soon-to-lapse wind energy production tax credits before December 31. Without a year-end Congressional "tax extenders" package, the wind industry claims it would lack the money vital to fund new -
Church of the Living God sued in St. Clair County
Church of the Living God in Belleville and the driver of its 1994 Ford Club Wagon are being sued by Vanessa and James Hillier over an accident that took place Dec. 1, 2005.