Veto session week 1 recap: minimum-wage hike, mandatory caregiver training still up for grabs

By Donovan Griffith

11/22/2014

Ridesharing regulations, ObamaCare exchange and extension of the 2011 tax hikes all lay dormant.

The right to quit could give teachers unions their credibility back

By Paul Kersey

11/21/2014

What could be a lively debate among educators has become a dull monologue directed by entrenched union officials. Teachers unions have a lot to learn from other professional groups.

TAGS: labor, teacher salaries, unions

Why Illinois should forgo state-based health exchange

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

11/19/2014

A new Illinois Policy Institute report lays out the many reasons why a state-based exchange is not only unnecessary, but also harmful to the state.

TAGS: health insurance

ObamaCare no sirve a las necesidades de la comunidad latina

By Jane McEnaney

11/14/2014

Si la administración del presidente Obama quiere proporcionar la cobertura de cuidado de salud a los latinos, tiene que hacer cambios significativos.

ObamaCare a bad fit for Latino community

By Jane McEnaney

11/14/2014

If the Obama administration wants to provide health-care coverage to Latinos, it needs to make significant changes.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act

State must triple enrollment to approach original ObamaCare goal

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

11/11/2014

In order to meet its original enrollment goal of 692,000 enrollments for 2015, Illinois would need to more than double its previous enrollment during the upcoming open enrollment period, thus tripling total enrollment.

Top 10 reasons Illinois should reject a state-based health-insurance exchange

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

11/07/2014

Not only is a state-based ObamaCare exchange not required by federal law, but it also contains many drawbacks for Illinois consumers and taxpayers.

TAGS: health care

ObamaCare is heading back to the Supreme Court

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

11/07/2014

If this Supreme Court strikes down the IRS subsidies in states without a state-based health-insurance exchange, Illinois employers and employees would see much-needed relief.

TAGS: U.S. Supreme Court

Is ObamaCare heading back to the Supreme Court?

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

11/05/2014

A Supreme Court ruling striking down the IRS subsidies in all 50 states would provide an important opportunity for reform.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, health care, U.S. Supreme Court

The top three things McHenry County taxpayers need to know about ‘free’ ObamaCare money

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

10/29/2014

The McHenry County Board recently took a brave stance by voting to reject “free” money for Affordable Care Act enrollment, but it’s unclear whether the board’s decision will stand. At issue is almost $585,000 in grant money that is being doled out by the state (but originated with the federal government) to the McHenry County...

Affordable Care Act

Veto session week 1 recap: minimum-wage hike, mandatory caregiver training still up for grabs

The right to quit could give teachers unions their credibility back

Why Illinois should forgo state-based health exchange

ObamaCare no sirve a las necesidades de la comunidad latina

ObamaCare a bad fit for Latino community

State must triple enrollment to approach original ObamaCare goal

Top 10 reasons Illinois should reject a state-based health-insurance exchange

ObamaCare is heading back to the Supreme Court

Is ObamaCare heading back to the Supreme Court?

The top three things McHenry County taxpayers need to know about ‘free’ ObamaCare money

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students