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Commentary: Is democracy a root cause of the state's budget woes?As the governor and legislature have grappled in a historic death match over their views…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner is replacing several top aides with employees of the Illinois Policy Institute, a libertarian-conservative advocacy organization. It…
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In the November 2014 general election, Illinois voters will have a fairly rare opportunity: to weigh in directly on very significant changes in policy. In…
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Legislative redistricting is the most important political process that most people know the least about. This insider’s game of political baseball…
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Who would want to run? Is elected office so onerous that it threatens quality of American governanceDoes this sound like a job you'd want to apply for? Too bad, because it describes thousands of jobs in Illinois upon which we all depend — those of…
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Why is Illinois borrowing to pay state operating expenses? Will the state employee pension system be solvent after those early retirement deals? How will…