The fiscal nail in the single-payer coffin

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

12/26/2014

Health-care access and affordability are important goals. But they will never be achieved with a single-payer system – and that isn’t bad news.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, health care, health insurance

SEIU lies to home-based caregivers to stymie flow of opt-outs

By Jim Long

12/22/2014

SEIU officials are telling caregivers they will lose all benefits, including health insurance and the Medicaid stipend that helps them care for their loved ones, should they opt out of paying union dues, according to training attendees.

TAGS: labor, SEIU: Service Employees International Union

At caregiver ‘trainings,’ first handout is a union card

By Paul Kersey

11/26/2014

Mandatory training sessions for Illinois caregivers are little more than union membership drives.

TAGS: labor, SEIU: Service Employees International Union

Proposed law would force parents to attend union-led ‘training’

By Paul Kersey

11/18/2014

Union recruiters have been relentless in making sure that caregivers get to hear the union’s pitch.

TAGS: Harris v Quinn, labor, Pam Harris, SEIU: Service Employees International Union

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

Caregivers forced to attend union-led training sessions deserve to know their rights

By Paul Kersey

11/07/2014

The Quinn administration ordered that all caregivers must attend a training session hosted by SEIU in order to continue receiving Medicaid benefits.

TAGS: Harris v Quinn

Illinois Corruption Watch, October 2014

By Brian Costin

11/01/2014

In October, we found 52 different stories of potential public corruption in Illinois, including a trio of stories related to the election. An Illinois Policy investigation into emails from a group of Kankakee County superintendents revealed potentially illegal activities to pass a countywide sales-tax hike for school facilities. Documents obtained suggest illegal actions by superintendents...

TAGS: good government, waste

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...

Top 10 facts on labor policy in Illinois

10/20/2014

Top 10 facts on labor policy in Illinois Unions are often presented as the plucky defenders of the working man or woman, whose only interest is seeing that workers get a fair shake on the job. But in reality, unions are well financed and powerful. And in government, at least, union influence goes beyond the...

The top 10 things every Illinoisan should know about ObamaCare and Medicaid

10/20/2014

The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, commonly known as ObamaCare, is failing to deliver on its promises to provide health-care access and affordability. While some Illinoisans now have coverage, it has come at the expense of people like Michéle who lost her employer-based coverage as a result of the law and now struggles to find...

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The fiscal nail in the single-payer coffin

SEIU lies to home-based caregivers to stymie flow of opt-outs

At caregiver ‘trainings,’ first handout is a union card

Proposed law would force parents to attend union-led ‘training’

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

Caregivers forced to attend union-led training sessions deserve to know their rights

Illinois Corruption Watch, October 2014

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

Top 10 facts on labor policy in Illinois

The top 10 things every Illinoisan should know about ObamaCare and Medicaid

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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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