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Declare Uber, Lyft drivers employees, says study
Only lack of traffic in pandemic got their pay above minimum wage in Chicago
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Ted CoxUber, Lyft, Ride-Hailing, ILEPI, Project for Middle Class Renewal, UIUC, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Via Ride Hailing, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Chicago Minimum Wage, California Ride Hailing
Construction wage theft 'pervasive' in Midwest
Paying ‘under the table’ hurts workers and robs states of critical funding, says new study
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Union construction builds strong economy
Collective bargaining agreements benefit workers, spread impact through local economy, says study
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Ted CoxUnion Construction, Collective Bargaining Agreements, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Jill Gigstad, Mid-American Regional Bargaining Association, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Census Bureau
Responsible Bidder Ordinances pay for selves
ILEPI study finds imposing basic standards on public projects increases bids without hiking costs
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Paid sick leave limits outbreaks, increases jobs, pay says study
UIUC-ILEPI research finds white male workers downstate would benefit
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, Paid Sick Leave, Illinois Paid Sick Leave, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, UIUC, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Project for Middle Class Renewal, COVID-19, Jill Gigstad
Paid family leave would benefit parents, babies, economy
ILEPI-UIUC study says businesses would gain stability, productivity
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Ted CoxILEPI, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Family Leave, Paid Family Leave, Family and Medical Leave Act, Working Families, Illinois Working Families, Amazon, United Parcel Service, Jill Gigstad, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Pew Research Center
Study praises union teacher contracts for improving education
But UIUC-ILEPI report also faults Illinois for poor state funding
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Ted CoxIllinois Teachers, Illinois Teacher Salary, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Robert Bruno, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Jill Gigstad, Kathi Griffin, Evidence-Based School Funding, J.B. Pritzker
Funding schools would relieve property taxes
Fair tax, consolidating townships would also provide benefits, says new ILEPI-UIUC study
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Ted CoxIllinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, UIUC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Robert Bruno, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Education Funding
Trump official throws up hands on student loans
Departing A. Wayne Johnson says it’s time to ‘stop the insanity’ on ‘fundamentally broken’ system
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Ted CoxStudent Loans, Student Debt, A. Wayne Johnson, Betsy DeVos, U.S. Department of Education, Student Loan Forgiveness, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, George W. Bush, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders
Infrastructure now
Conservatives fret over future taxes, but the current ones are financing $23.5B in critical road, bridge improvements
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Ted CoxRebuild Illinois, Illinois Capital Bill, Center Square, Allen Skillicorn, IDOT, Omer Osman, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, ILEPI, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Ray LaHood, I-80 Des Plaines River Bridge, Todd Maisch, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
$15 an hour — now
Lightfoot endorses UIUC-ILEPI study urging accelerated hike in Chicago minimum wage
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Ted CoxRobert Bruno, Frank Manzo IV, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Chicago Minimum Wage, $15 Minimum Wage, Fight for $15, Illinois Minimum Wage, U.S. Minimum Wage, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, John Arena, Jason Ervin, Rahm Emanuel
U.S. House OKs $15 minimum wage
Illinois congressional delegation votes along party lines in effort to carry state minimum nationwide
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Ted CoxMinimum Wage, $15 Minimum Wage, U.S. Minimum Wage, Chicago Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Wage, Cheri Bustos, J.B. Pritzker, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, ILEPI
Car crashes cost Illinois $3.8B a year
ILEPI study calls for ‘smart investments’ in infrastructure
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Ted CoxIllinois Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Department of Transportation, ILEPI, IDOT, Illinois Traffic Deaths, Illinois Road Signs, Distracted Driving, John Greenfield, Mary Craighead, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Infrastructure
Minimum-wage hike would thrive outside Chicago
Illinois Economic Policy Institute finds earnings would rise most in central Illinois, Rockford
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Working FamiliesTed CoxSam Toia, Paul Rumler, Will Guzzardi, J.B. Pritzker, Frank Manzo IV, ILEPI, Illinois Minimum Wage, Chicago Minimum Wage, Kimberly Lightford, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Working Families, Illinois Working Families
Sports gambling could raise $100M in state revenue
But Illinois Economic Policy Institute warns it must first undercut betting on the black market
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Ted CoxILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Sports Gambling, Legal Sports Betting, Napoleon Harris III, Tim Butler, J.B. Pritzker
Missouri shows support for unions
Voters reject right-to-work law sought by Rauner in first public test since Janus ruling
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Eric Greitens, Illinois Policy Institute, IPI, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Mark Janus, Janus, Right-to-Work
Sen. Durbin on higher education
Budget impasse caused 'decline in confidence' in state's college towns
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Dick Durbin, ILEPI, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale, SIU Edwardsville, Western Illinois University, Randy Dunn, Mike Henry, Carbondale, Macomb
Teacher pensions: The full story
Higher property taxes might actually serve as an education investment and increase home values
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Ted CoxIllinois Policy Institute, IPI, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, Robert Bruno, University of Illinois, Illinois Education Association, Bridget Shanahan, Illinois Pension Crisis, Illinois Public Pensions, Tony McCombie
