House Democrats and Republicans still playing hardball

[updated Feb. 4, 2013] With the Chicago Teachers Union having waged a largely successful strike against the Chicago Public Schools, we can expect to see other public school unions, and maybe other government employee unions, following their example. Strikes allow unions to preserve costly wages and benefits, or block needed reforms, by shutting down...

Want more transparency? Union says “no”

05/03/2012

For the second time in as many months, AFSCME opposed a measure that would bring more transparency to Illinois.

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Did your legislator stand up for the kids? Or did they stand with the union lobbyists?

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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House Democrats and Republicans still playing hardball

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