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Coronavirus first, then economic survival

Coronavirus first, then economic survival

Let public health officials dictate COVID restrictions, but Congress must address economic fallout now

Economists cite need for state, local COVID relief

Economists cite need for state, local COVID relief

Police, fire, teachers are not only essential workers, they bolster economy and spur recovery

Ted CoxSeptember 11, 2020CARES Act, Heroes Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, Economic Policy Institute, Heather Long, Mitch McConnell, Bernie Sanders, Dick Durbin, Glenn Hubbard, Josh Bivens, Jason Furman, Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics

12M idled workers lost health insurance: study

12M idled workers lost health insurance: study

Rep. Underwood leads Illinois congressional delegation in calling for insurers to reinvest pandemic profits

Fed to states, counties, cities: No free money for you

Fed to states, counties, cities: No free money for you

Meanwhile, taxpayers backstop debt frenzy for corporate sector

Ted CoxMay 27, 2020Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, Apple Computer, U.S. Federal Reserve Board, Municipal Liquidity Facility, J.B. Pritzker, Economic Policy Institute

Poll backs monthly stimulus payments, rejects biz bailouts

Poll backs monthly stimulus payments, rejects biz bailouts

Roosevelt Institute calls Republican plan on coronavirus ‘a failure’

Ted CoxMarch 23, 2020Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Roosevelt Institute, Mitch McConnell, Economic Security Project, Data for Progress, Mike Konczal, Tammy Duckworth, Economic Policy Institute

Parents face Catch-22 on child care

Parents face Catch-22 on child care

Already spending more than government, parents need to work more to pay for child care that costs more

Ted CoxFebruary 3, 2020Child Care, Day Care, Working Families, Economic Policy Institute, U.S. Census Bureau, J.B. Pritzker

Minimum wage, EITC work hand in hand

Minimum wage, EITC work hand in hand

But Earned Income Tax Credit needs more than just outreach to encourage participation

Ted CoxJanuary 23, 2020Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois EITC, Earned Income Tax Credit, Economic Policy Institute, Milton Friedman, Working Families, Economic Security for Illinois, Harish Patel

School funding remains top education issue, says poll

School funding remains top education issue, says poll

IEA President Kathi Griffin says Pritzker fair tax is long-term solution

Ted CoxAugust 12, 2019PDK Poll, Education Funding, Education, Education Week, IEA, Kathi Griffin, Evidence-Based School Funding, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education, J.B. Pritzker, Ronald Reagan, Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax

Better training could reduce teacher shortage

Better training could reduce teacher shortage

Economic Policy Institute finds teachers need to learn from other teachers

Ted CoxJuly 22, 2019Illinois Teacher Shortage, Teacher Shortage, Economic Policy Institute, IEA, Teacher Training, Emma Garcia, Elaine Weiss, Andy Manar, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Public Education

Teacher shortage 'is real, large, and growing'

Teacher shortage 'is real, large, and growing'

State Sen. Manar moves package including hike in minimum salary to $40K

Ted CoxApril 16, 2019Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Illinois Teachers, Illinois Teacher Salary, Bruce Rauner, Andy Manar, IEA, Kathi Griffin

African-American unemployment doubles state average

African-American unemployment doubles state average

The gap has actually narrowed since before the Great Recession

Ted CoxApril 9, 2019Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Unemployment, Illinois African-American Unemployment

Higher minimum wage hikes pay for workers

Higher minimum wage hikes pay for workers

The forecast for Illinois workers is strong, as study finds states that hiked their minimum wage saw higher pay overall

Ted CoxMarch 19, 2019J.B. Pritzker, Darin LaHood, Illinois Minimum Wage, Chicago Minimum Wage, U.S. Minimum Wage, Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Economic Policy Institute

Wages rise, but inequality worsens, especially by sex and race

Wages rise, but inequality worsens, especially by sex and race

Black-white age gap widens, while men with college degrees get paid more than women with advanced degrees

Ted CoxFebruary 25, 2019Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Working Families, Illinois Working Families, Income Inequality, Minimum Wage, Elise Gould

Got a raise? Give it to health care

Got a raise? Give it to health care

Study finds that rising health costs have far outpaced wage increases over the last two decades

Ted CoxOctober 30, 2018Economic Policy Institute, Josh Bivens, U.S. Health Care, Insurance Premiums, Health Costs, Working Families, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Kaiser Family Foundation, Pew Research Center

'The New Gilded Age'

'The New Gilded Age'

Illinois income inequality tops national average, but Lincoln among most equal U.S. cities

Ted CoxJuly 23, 2018Income Inequality, Working Families, Thomas Piketty, Frank Manzo IV, Estelle Sommeiller, Mark Price, Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Economic Policy Institute