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Illinois has second-highest rate of outbound migration in country

By Michael Lucci
01/27/2014
Why do moving companies love Illinois politicians? Because they keep a heavy traffic flow moving out of Illinois. At the end of each year, moving companies release annual migration trends data based upon a compilation of customers who move in and out of different states. United Van Lines is the largest mover in the country,...

TAGS: outmigration, population

Colorado voters defeat a progressive income tax hike

By Benjamin VanMetre
11/06/2013
On Nov. 5, Colorado voters defeated a progressive income tax increase by a two-to-one margin — more than 66 percent of the voters said no to higher taxes. Colorado’s Amendment 66 was a ballot initiative to swap out the state’s competitive flat rate income tax for a progressive income tax increase. Specifically, lawmakers wanted to...

TAGS: fair tax, flat tax, graduated income tax, income tax, progressive income tax

UPDATE—ObamaCare in the Courts: King vs. Sebelius

By Naomi Lopez Bauman
10/31/2013
This week, the media and public have been sharply focused on congressional hearings on the calamitous ObamaCare rollout and glitch-ridden health exchange websites. But there may be a far more important ObamaCare venue this week: Richmond, Va. On Oct. 31, a federal judge will hear oral arguments in King vs. Sebelius, a case in which...

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, Halbig v. Sebelius, king v. sebelius, King vs. Sebelius

UPDATE—Judge allows suit challenging ObamaCare subsidies

By Naomi Lopez Bauman
10/22/2013
While the media and public are focused on the calamitous ObamaCare rollout and glitch-ridden health exchange websites, several court cases challenging the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, are working their way through the courts. Today, one of those cases could deal ObamaCare a severe legal blow. Judge Paul Friedman of the federal district court for...

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, Halbig v. Sebelius, IRS: Internal Revenue Service, Judge Paul Friedman

Indiana sues IRS over ObamaCare employer mandate

By Naomi Lopez Bauman
10/09/2013
While the media and public are focused on lawmakers’ fight over ObamaCare and the federal budget, a bigger fight is taking place in the courts. On Oct. 8, the state of Indiana, along with 15 school districts, filed suit against the Internal Revenue Service over ObamaCare’s employer mandate. Under the law, large employers are required...

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

Want to criticize your government? Better get permission first.

09/10/2013
If you want to criticize a politician, should you have to check with your lawyer first or get the government’s permission? You wouldn’t think so – at least not in America, where we have a First Amendment that’s supposed to protect our right to free speech. Unfortunately, laws enacted under the guise of “campaign finance...

Mother-daughter duo steals more than $530,000 from bankrupt Detroit Public Schools

By Hilary Gowins
08/08/2013
Detroit is already in a severe economic crisis, with more than $18 billion in total debt. But it turns out that the city has lost even more funds – more than $530,000 – due to government worker fraud. According to a press release from U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade: Sandra Campbell, 57, a former Detroit Public Schools contract accountant...

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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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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014

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

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016