Zach Meiborg
Zach Meiborg
“As business owners, we’re constantly up against headwinds at every level of bureaucracy and we’re exhausted from the fight to keep and extend more job opportunities here.”
Ep. 35: Why is tuition going up at Illinois universities?
Ep. 35: Why is tuition going up at Illinois universities?
Tuition at Illinois public universities has skyrocketed over the past 15 years, making college unaffordable for many families. Adam Schuster explains what’s causing this rise and what it means for future students. Host: Hilary Gowins, Vice President of Communications Guest: Adam Schuster, Vice President of Policy
Neighbor states pursue real tax reform as Pritzker offers election-year gimmicks
Neighbor states pursue real tax reform as Pritzker offers election-year gimmicks
While Illinois settles for Pritzker’s temporary relief that mostly expires after the November election, its neighbor states are making long-term changes to help grow their economies.
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WCIA: Republicans criticize Pritzker over LaSalle outbreak CBS Chicago: Gov. Pritzker signs legislation protecting auto accident victims from rogue towing companies The Center Square: Lawmakers pass tax credit to offset liability insurance costs for agritourism business FOX 2: Audit: Illinois DCFS failing to track kids in care2022: Lawmaker pay raise
2022: Lawmaker pay raise
Gina Williams
Gina Williams
Pritzker gas taxes add to $72 fill-up to get kids to sports
Illinois is No. 1 in government units, keeping property taxes sky high
Illinois is No. 1 in government units, keeping property taxes sky high
Illinois has 6,032 local governments, the most in the nation by a wide margin – and that excludes 859 school districts. It’s the main reason Illinoisans pay the nation’s second-highest property taxes.
Union power vote, population loss threaten Illinois’ labor market recovery
Union power vote, population loss threaten Illinois’ labor market recovery
Key indicators show Illinois’ labor market could begin adding jobs faster than the national economy if population decline and Amendment 1 don’t derail the state’s trajectory.
Pritzker defends forcing gas station owners to put his propaganda on pumps
Pritzker defends forcing gas station owners to put his propaganda on pumps
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said making filling stations advertise his temporary gas tax suspension or pay $500 a day in fines was not forced political speech. But an association of 500 small petroleum businesses is suing because they believe otherwise.
Experts: highway camera bills on Pritzker’s desk ripe for abuse
Experts: highway camera bills on Pritzker’s desk ripe for abuse
Two bills on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk would spend $20 million to add license plate monitoring cameras to 6,600 miles of highways in 22 counties. Civil rights groups fret about abuse. Illinois State Police can’t say they increase safety.
Illinois schools push district consolidation to fix teacher shortage
Illinois schools push district consolidation to fix teacher shortage
School board members in rural Illinois said district consolidation will ease staff shortages made worse by the pandemic. A statewide look at district consolidation could cut administrative overhead and put $732 million more into classrooms.
Ep. 34: So sue me: Amendment 1 lawsuit
Ep. 34: So sue me: Amendment 1 lawsuit
The most important issue on the Nov. 8 general election ballot is something most Illinoisans haven’t heard about yet. As it stands right now, when voters head to the polls this fall, the very first question on the ballot will ask if Illinois should amend its constitution to grant Illinois union leaders the most extreme...
Lightfoot reacts to record Chicago speed camera tickets with limited relief
Lightfoot reacts to record Chicago speed camera tickets with limited relief
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced relief for low-income residents just weeks after an Illinois Policy Institute investigation found her lower threshold for speed camera tickets created more fines in 2021 than Chicago has residents.
Illinois college students pay 49% higher tuition to prop up massive pension spending
Illinois college students pay 49% higher tuition to prop up massive pension spending
Illinois spends 27% less on higher education than it did in 2007. University pension spending grew by 510% in that time. It doesn’t take a math major to see why tuition has increased 49%.