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Reform for Illinois cheers election process
But more reforms necessary, says ED Alisa Kaplan, and wider ballot access granted in pandemic may not stick
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Ted CoxReform for Illinois, Alisa Kaplan, 2020 Election, 2020 Illinois Election, COVID-19, Vote By Mail, Illinois Ballot Access, Kanye West, Illinois Sunshine, Illinois Campaign Financing, Better Government Association, BGA, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, Jim Durkin, Bill Brady, Thomas Kilbride, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Rodney Davis, Gerrymandering
Trib: Don't blame us for Fair Tax flop
After egging on Republican anti-taxers, newspaper edit board insists voters alone sank graduated income tax
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Ted CoxFair Tax Amendment, Chicago Tribune, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Political Divide, Illinois Politics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Government Finance Research Center, Illinois Flat Tax, Will Guzzardi, Joe Biden, Dick Tuck, Bill Brady, Kenneth Griffin, Richard Uihlein, Jim Durkin, Christopher Mooney, Bruce Rauner, Denny Jacobs
Daily Debunk: The 'conservative bugaboo' of 'tax flight'
St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial backs Fair Tax Amendment
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Ted CoxDaily Debunk, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Illinois Exodus, Tax Flight, Bill Brady, Better Government Association, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Dan Proft, Ralph Martire
Fair tax: Now more than ever
Public education, preschool critical to level social playing field, but require funding, especially in pandemic
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Pritzker Fair Tax, Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Defund the Police, Police Brutality Protests, J.B. Pritzker, Cheri Bustos, Mitch McConnell, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Scott Minerd, Guggenheim Investments, Jay Powell, Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, Bill Brady, Timothy Schneider, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Public Schools, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Preschool
Entire state poised to move on to Restore Illinois
Chicago area lowers positivity rate on testing; governor unveils jobs site while again warning scofflaws
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Chicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Chicago COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Bill Brady, Restore Illinois, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
New one-day high for COVID-19 deaths
Pritzker, Ezike stress ‘invisible enemy,’ lay out regions, phases, requirements to ‘Restore Illinois’
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Restore Illinois, Bill Brady, Lollapalooza, Donald Trump, Abraham Lincoln
Graduated income taxes are actually more stable
Study from 2010s debunks threats that fair tax will be ‘manipulated’ to hit middle class
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, University of Illinois at Chicago, Government Finance Research Center, J.B. Pritzker, Bill Brady, Amanda Kass, David Merriman, Dan Proft, BGA, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
Gov. Pritzker: The first year
A balanced bipartisan budget, legal weed, $15 minimum wage, $45B capital plan, RHA, pension consolidation, education funding, fair tax…
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Kelly Cassidy, CCAP, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Donald Trump, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Teacher Salary, Bill Brady, Reproductive Health Act, Rebuild Illinois, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Gun Control, Illinois Smoking Age, Illinois Pension Reform, Sterigenics
2020 will require clear vision for future
What kind of year will it be? From the presidential race and the fair tax to climate change and the U.S. Census, the decisions are up to us.
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Ted Cox2020, 1984, 2001, Greta Thunberg, Illinois Primary, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Trump Impeachment, Bill Brady, Richard Guebert Jr., Illinois Youth Climate Strike, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legal Marijuana
Something we can all agree on: A fair tax
‘This isn’t about punishing the rich; it’s about creating a system that’s more equitable for everyone’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Dan Proft, Ralph Martire, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Bill Brady, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Fair Tax Calculator, Illinois Policy Institute, William McNary, Citizen Action Illinois
Illinois optimism rises, even as residents consider moving
Taxes are everything to some people intent on running the state down
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Ted CoxCenter Square, Illinois Policy Institute, J.B. Pritzker, University of Illinois at Springfield, Illinois Population Loss, Illinois Taxes, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, SIU Carbondale, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, BGA, Bill Brady
To 500 and beyond: End-of-summer review
Farmers said, ‘Enough,’ the drumbeat for impeachment pounded, bills were signed into law, and Scabby the Rat faced off against Trump
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, J.B. Pritzker, Scabby the Rat, Vose's Korndogs, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Farmers, USDA, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Capital Bill, Reproductive Health Act, Illinois Minimum Teacher Salary, Illinois Education Funding, Paraeducators, Ameya Pawar, Universal Basic Income, Jan Schakowsky, Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood, Brad Schneider, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Bill Foster, Bill Brady, Better Government Association, BGA, EPA
Illinois Republicans embrace Trump
‘We’re proud of our president,’ says GOP state Chairman Schneider
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Timothy Schneider, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Day, Illinois State Fair, Bruce Rauner, Omarosa Manigault Newman, Demetra DeMonte, Darin LaHood, Steve Scalise, Nancy Pelosi, Michael Madigan, J.B. Pritzker, Richard Porter, Jim Durkin, Bill Brady, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax
Pritzker forms task force to reduce property taxes
Guv signs bill on what could be a critical issue for his ‘fair tax’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Andy Manar, Jonathan Carroll, Bill Brady, Illinois Grand Bargain, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Property Tax Relief Task Force, Emily Miller, Cameron Mock, Dan Hynes
Brady 'false' on fair tax, says BGA
GOP senator conveniently confuses middle-class, low-income taxpayers
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Ted CoxBill Brady, J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, BGA, Illinois Taxes, Illinois Tax Rates, Illinois Tax Brackets, Pat Quinn
Brady: Fair tax 'must be defeated'
Senate minority leader lauds bipartisan approach — but only up to a point
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Ted CoxBill Brady, J.B. Pritzker, Jim Durkin, City Club of Chicago, Illinois Capital Bill, Illinois Infrastructure, Illinois Minimum Wage, $15 Minimum Wage, Legal Marijuana, Illinois Legalization, Reproductive Health Act, Illinois Reproductive Rights, Pritzker Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Illinois Pensions, Gerrymandering
Progressives rip 'giveaway' on estate tax
House Dems say attempt at compromise defeats intent of Gov. Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’
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Ted CoxWill Guzzardi, Carol Ammons, Theresa Mah, John Cullerton, Chuck Weaver, Bill Brady, Illinois House Progressive Caucus, Pritzker Fair Tax, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Estate Tax, Elgie Sims, Heather Steans, Delia Ramirez
State GOP head rejects call for bipartisanship
Schneider says ‘our state cannot afford’ new programs, spending
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Timothy Schneider, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Democratic Party, Pat Brady, Ricketts Family, Chicago Cubs, Pete Ricketts, Michael Madigan, John Cullerton, Jim Durkin, Bill Brady, Capitol Fax
