High superintendent pay fuels debate over Illinois school consolidation
(The Center Square) – A new Illinois Policy Institute report reignites debate over how schools are run and how much top administrators are paid,... Read More.
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Op-Ed: 340B needs transparency to fulfill Its mission
For the 5,000 people in Illinois living with sickle cell disease, access to affordable medical care and life-saving treatments is necessary. Yet far too... Read More.
Critics warn Illinois’ ‘megaproject’ tax breaks shift costs to taxpayers
(The Center Square) – A Springfield proposal grants major tax breaks to “megaprojects,” which critics warn could leave homeowners and small businesses paying the... Read More.
Illinois quick hits: Report: $17,300 state debt per person; Metro East crime suppression operations
Report: $17,300 state debt per person
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WATCH: Pritzker creates accountability commission amid increased immigration enforcement
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop discusses the executive order Illinois Gov.... Read More.
WATCH: GOP leader calls Pritzker’s accountability commission a ‘political stunt’
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has created a new government commission to document the conduct of federal law enforcement agents, but... Read More.
Battery storage financials remain in question as lawmakers consider energy omnibus
(The Center Square) – State lawmakers are expected to include battery storage as part of an energy omnibus bill at the Illinois Capitol next... Read More.
Illinois quick hits: Pritzker praises credit upgrade; Cook County approves $20M quantum grant
Pritzker praises credit upgrade
Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded... Read More.
Op-Ed: Main Street businesses, customers would bear brunt of a tax on services
Even as lawmakers reconvene in Springfield for the fall veto session, special interest groups continue to press for higher taxes on everyday services –... Read More.
WATCH: Illinois leaders on both sides send Bailey family condolences for loss of 4
(The Center Square) – Leaders on both sides of the political aisle are sending condolences to former state Sen. Darren Bailey’s family after four... Read More.
