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This article was written by Tim Swarens and featured on Indy Star on October 1, 2014. So a reader asked a good question a couple of days ago: What the heck is a “practical conservative?” The query was prompted by the debut of my twice-a-week column through which I plan to explore how conservatism can be applied...
This article was featured on Herald Review on October 1, 2014. Although Decatur’s unemployment rate is dropping dramatically, the area has failed to create new jobs over the last several years. The category called non-farm payroll jobs decreased 8.2 percent between January 2008 and July 2014, a loss of about 4,500 jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau...
This article was written by Steve Moore and featured in Forbes on September 27, 2014. Much of the political spotlight across the country is focused on the economies of two Midwestern states – Illinois and Kansas. These two states have adopted opposite economic growth and jobs strategies. In Kansas, Republican governor Sam Brownback cut income...
Liberty Justice Center legal expert available to comment on Gov. Quinn’s rideshare legislation veto which led to expansion WHAT: Today, Gov. Pat Quinn joined Uber, the popular rideshare company, as it announced that it is expanding its operations in Chicago. The company plans to expand its staff by adding 420 jobs in Chicago in the coming...
This article was written by Matt Porter and featured on Illinois Homepage on September 26, 2014. “Business friendly” may not describe the Land of Lincoln after it ranks second from last in a new study. The Chicago-based research group, American Economic Development Institute, ranked Illinois the 49th worst state for business just ahead of California....
Danville, Granite City, Pekin, Galesburg and others perform poorly in online transparency audit SPRINGFIELD (Sept. 22, 2014) – With the constant advancements of the digital age, keeping citizens informed about their local and state governments’ actions has never been easier. However, recent analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute found that Pekin, Danville, O’Fallon and 15...
Today, complete data showing Illinois’ unemployment levels were released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The new data show the state’s economy is still struggling since the recession, and tens of thousands of the unemployed have stopped looking for work. On Thursday, Sept. 18, the Illinois Department of Employment Security, or IDES, released preliminary,...
This article was written by Naomi Lopez Bauman and featured in Northwest Indiana Times on September 19, 2014. Once Gov. Mike Pence’s Medicaid expansion plan, Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0, or HIP, undergoes required revisions to obtain federal approval, it is not going to be the same plan approved by Indiana lawmakers. As part of the...