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• Illinois should suspend, repeal hospital bed limit law to address COVID-19 crisis

  By Bill Reveille, Illinois Policy Institute | Tuesday, Mar 31, 2020 @ 11:16am

  Health care institutions need flexibility to prepare for infection rates that could overwhelm current hospital bed capacity.

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• Illinois is No. 3 for most state regulations, report finds

  By Ben Szalinski, Illinois Policy Institute | Wednesday, Nov 27, 2019 @ 12:00pm

  A new report confirms what many Illinoisans already knew: the state is one of the most heavily regulated in America, with nearly 260,000 state rules.

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• Illinois is not prepared for the next recession

  By Ted Dabrowski, Illinois Policy Institute | Tuesday, Jan 19, 2016 @ 7:44am

  Sky-high debt and a meager rainy day fund make Illinois the second-least prepared state in the U.S. for its capacity to weather a recession.

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