Posts tagged Illinois Legalization
Reefer revenue reaches $175M for first year
Reefer revenue reaches $175M for first year

State takes in record monthly high of $25M in taxes for recreational cannabis in December — and holds it

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Ted CoxIllinois Legalization, Illinois Cannabis Tax Revenue, Illinois Cannabis Sales, Illinois Cannabis, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Revenue, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Department of Revenue, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Liquor Taxes
Sic transit annus horribilis
Sic transit annus horribilis

It was a very dark year, but not without glimmers of hope for the future

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Ted Cox2020 Year in Review, Annus Horribilis, Lorado Taft, Graceland Cemetery, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment, Kamala Harris, Lauren Underwood, Jim Oberweis, Sean Casten, Jeanne Ives, Dick Durbin, Illinois Teacher Shortage, IDES, Illinois Insulin, Women's March Chicago, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery, Fair Tax Amendment, Thomas Kilbride, Michael Frerichs, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Anna IL, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Revenue, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis, Angela Jackson, John Prine, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett, Bruno the Bear, U.S. Census, COVID-19, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine
Recreational reefer revenue resets record
Recreational reefer revenue resets record

As sales rise higher for legal weed, state’s slice of pot pie follows

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Ted CoxIllinois Cannabis Sales, Illinois Cannabis, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Cannabis Tax Revenue, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Department of Revenue, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Illinois Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Marijuana Revenue
J.B. budget commits to kids
J.B. budget commits to kids

Budget proposal meets pledge to ‘make Illinois the best state in the nation to raise young children’

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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Budget, Illinois Working Families, Illinois Education, Illinois Early Childhood Development, Illinois Pensions, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Sports Betting, University of Illinois, Illinois Community Colleges, College Illinois, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Illinois Fair Tax
2020 will require clear vision for future
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
To 500 and beyond: End-of-summer review
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