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Illinois’ misguided push to ban Google Glass continues

By Bryant Jackson-Green
05/23/2014
Illinois Sen. Ira Silverstein wants to ban Illinois drivers from using Google Glass, even before complaints about drivers using it have become an issue. Silverstein has been pushing a Google Glass ban for some time, even before it became available for the general public to buy, and this week representatives from Google went to the...

TAGS: google glass

Why are regulators so out of touch?

By Bryant Jackson-Green
03/11/2014
Why are regulators so out of touch? At a Chicago City Council committee hearing on ride-sharing services last week, taxi-industry lobbyist Matthew Daus, president of the International Association of Transportation Regulators, reportedly said that “millennials” were responsible for the rise of companies such as Lyft and Uber because they care more about “cost” than about the public...

TAGS: energy drinks, Lyft, millennials, nanny state, Uber

What Millennials want

By Bryant Jackson-Green
03/08/2014
Why are regulators so out of touch? At a Chicago City Council committee hearing on ride-sharing services last week, taxi-industry lobbyist Matthew Daus, president of the International Association of Transportation Regulators, reportedly said that “millennials” were responsible for the rise of companies such as Lyft and Uber because they care more about “cost” than about...

TAGS: millennials, nanny state

Google Glass app for government waste

By Justin Hegy
02/06/2014
While the Illinois General Assembly debates outlawing the use of Google Glass while driving, others are creating innovative apps to fight government waste and corruption using Google’s groundbreaking new technology. Have you ever walked down the street, stared at a government building and wondered how much it costs to operate? Imagine eyeing the elegant copper...

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Digital outreach expands impact of liberty movement

By Chris Andriesen
12/31/2012
We often hear stories from Illinoisans who find comfort in knowing others are working to advance liberty in our state — some are shocked to learn such a community exists and that it is ranked #1 among State Policy Network organizations.

Digital Learning in Illinois

By Chris Andriesen
04/26/2011
by Collin Hitt The Chicago Tribune carried a good story over the weekend about online learning in the Chicago area. Technology-led learning will be playing a larger role in education in the area. Included was a quote from yours truly, regarding the uneven spread of online learning statewide. “There is no real, robust, state-led effort in online...