11-term New York speaker sentenced to 6.5 years in prison

07/21/2020

Sheldon Silver’s reign as speaker ended with corruption charges.

New York will make 2% property tax cap permanent

By Amy Korte

04/10/2019

While New York lawmakers have agreed to make the state’s 2% temporary limit on property tax levies permanent, Illinois should take reform farther by enacting a freeze on levies and giving local governments the ability to rein in their spending.

TAGS: Andrew Cuomo, JB Pritzker, new york, property taxes, PTELL: Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, taxes

New York: lax labor laws lead to big corruption

By Paul Kersey

06/05/2013

Among the many problems created by labor law across the country is the temptation for union officials to embezzle funds. A spectacular case came up in Auburn, N.Y., where the late Sally Jo Widmer, who had been the long-time president of the Auburn Teachers Association, was found to have siphoned off $800,000 from the union....

TAGS: corruption, labor, new york

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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11-term New York speaker sentenced to 6.5 years in prison

New York will make 2% property tax cap permanent

New York: lax labor laws lead to big corruption

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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