Illinois House balks on real workers’ compensation reform By Heather Weiner 06/07/2015 Illinois’ economy remains hamstrung by a broken system. TAGS: Jay Hoffman, Jim Durkin, Mike Madigan, Ron Sandack, turnaround agenda, workers compensation
Who’s afraid of term limits? By Austin Berg 06/02/2015 Illinois and Chicago should make career lawmakers a thing of the past. TAGS: term limits
Corruption Watch: April 2015 By Shawn Tonge 05/08/2015 April saw two major players in Illinois education ensnared in charges of cronyism, among more than 60 other corruption-related stories. TAGS: good government
Legislative Agenda for Entrepreneurs: An update on Illinois’ comeback story By Michael Lucci 05/04/2015 The bipartisan path toward putting entrepreneurs first. TAGS: small business, taxes
Illinois Senate to vote on historic transparency bill By Jim Long 05/01/2015 House Bill 2717 is the type of good-government reform Illinoisans are thirsting for.
Closing imaginary loopholes in Illinois’ public-records law By David Giuliani 04/24/2015 While the Freedom of Information Act is abundantly clear, secrecy-obsessed bureaucrats often claim exemption. TAGS: College of DuPage, FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
Bill repealing ban on ex-offender employment in schools passes Illinois House By Heather Weiner 04/24/2015 HB 494 empowers employers to find the best match for their school based on full information of a job applicant’s history.
Proposed law could save terminally ill patients in Illinois By Heather Weiner 04/19/2015 Right-to-Try laws empower patients whose lives are on the line. TAGS: right to try
Illinois House passes nation’s most competitive crowdfunding rules By Michael Lucci 04/17/2015 Illinois is poised to lead the crowdfunding revolution. TAGS: crowdfunding, investment
Illinois unions wrote the laws they blame in ‘fair share’ debate By Heather Weiner 02/28/2015 Unions say state law forces them to represent all government workers – even those who don’t want to belong to a union. The catch? That’s what unions asked for. TAGS: fair share, labor