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The following is a commentary from Dr. Robert Smith, Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Illinois Springfield.…
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If you've got kids, you may have gotten the call to come to the school immediately because your child forgot to wear a belt, or lost his asthma inhaler,…
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The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the biggest labor union representing Illinois state workers, has reached a contract deal…
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An Illinois labor union is suing Gov. Bruce Rauner over an Illinois law. The case — filed Thursday afternoon in federal court — expects bad news for labor…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner is declaring victory after the House failed to override a key veto. The bill was a priority of organized labor.Rauner wants local…
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The Illinois House dealt a series of rebukes to Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday, as Republicans joined Democrats to override nearly a dozen of the…
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Before he ran for governor, Bruce Rauner described a plan to use funding for social services as a “wedge” issue to persuade Democrats to support…
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Labor unions are attacking Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner for several vetoes issues late last week. The Republican governor rejected measures that would have…
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Bipartisan working groups are currently trying to find a way out of the budget impasse. But the crisis could have been prevented long before the battle…
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The future of labor depends in large part on which view prevails: that of business, so neatly represented by Gov. Bruce Rauner, seeing unions as past…