Must-Reads for July 30th
Chicago Tribune: Landlord Trashes City over Garbage Bins
Chicago city government botches garbage service.
Real Clear Politics: The 'Tipping Point' of American Debt
You meet with your accountant. She tells you, "A panel of financial planners went over your books. You're living way beyond your means." What would you do?
Wall Street Journal: Cap-and-Trade Bill Would Make Housing Less Affordable
The Kerry-Lieberman bill also calls for zoning restrictions that increase housing prices.
Chicago Sun-Times: Alderman Calls for Rolling Restaurants
An alderman wants to lift the regulation preventing mobile food trucks, which are all the rage in cities like Los Angeles.
Must-Reads for July 29th
Daily Herald: Think Tank's Audit Finds Suburban Government Websites Lacking
The Illinois Policy Institute's local transparency project makes the front page of the Daily Herald.
State Journal-Register: State Budget Hampers Local Job Development, Chamber Officials Say
Illinois’s chronic budget problems have become a significant challenge in efforts to attract companies and jobs to the Springfield.
Chicago Tribune: When Kids Can't Wait
What if Illinois did what D.C. is doing to make its commitment to our children a reality?
Wall Street Journal: Taxes- A Defining Issue
Barack Obama knows taxes define worldview. The GOP should offer voters an alternative.
Wall Street Journal: Public Employees Get Better Benefits
An annual scorecard on benefits shows that public employees continue to have richer benefits than their private-sector counterparts.
Must-Reads for July 28th
WBEZ: Illinois Budget Crisis Worst in Nation
A new study released Tuesday says Illinois' financial situation is worse than any other state in the country.
The Hill: Obama Flubs on Creating More Jobs
Only 39 percent of Americans think that government should be driving solutions to a problem like job creation.
Star Ledger: One Town's Solution- Hopewell, Inc.
Weighed down by state mandates, borough eyes reincorporating as a nonprofit.
Real Clear Politics: A Rhee of Hope
One woman tries to bring accountability to D.C. teachers.
Chicago Tribune: Amid Transformers 3 Filming, Tax Incentives Come Under Scrutiny
As many states woo movie-makers with write-offs, some question whether there are enough financial gains to help strained government budgets.
Must-Reads for July 27th
Market Watch: State Budget Gaps to Total $84 Billion for Fiscal 2011
As revenues improve, states struggle with less federal support for medical aid.
Forbes: Obama's Soft-Core Socialism
Despite White House goal to undo Reagan's legacy, our 40th President may have the last laugh as Americans react badly to Obama's big government bender.
Reason: The Art of the Unbelievable
The trouble with Illinois politics.
The Michigan View: Free Detroit's teachers
Can teachers run their own schools competitively?
Must-Reads for July 26th
Chicago Tribune: Public vs. Private Pay
Nice work if you can get it.
Wall Street Journal: The Democratic Fisc
The White House budget office offers a scorecard on Obamanomics.
Forbes: Students Aren't Allowed to Touch Real Rocks
How the Consumer Product Safety Commission drives parents--and everyone else--crazy.
Washington Post: Deportation of Illegal Immigrants Increases under Obama Administration
400,000 people are expected to be deported this year.
Washington Post: After Bailouts, New Autoworkers Make Half As Much As Veterans in Same Plant
Small steps towards paying market wages.
