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Posts tagged Illinois Politics
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 Cox December 17, 2020 Fair 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
Equality key to fighting sexual harassment
New report calls on political parties to lead by example in changing Springfield culture
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Ted Cox September 27, 2018 Michael Madigan , Susana Mendoza , Melinda Bush , Carol Ammons , Illinois Politics , Illinois Democratic Party , Illinois Republican Party , Brett Kavanaugh , Anita Hill , Clarence Thomas
Everybody hurts
But contrary to public perception, downstate Illinois gets back much more in state revenue than it puts in, with Chicago and its suburbs footing the bill
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Ted Cox August 14, 2018 Bruce Rauner , Michael Madigan , Paul Simon , Paul Simon Policy Institute , Southern Illinois University , SIU Carbondale , Illinois Politics , Illinois Political Divide , Illinois Policy Institute , John Jackson , John Foster
Trump: It's us against them
In president's 'cult of personality,' the media are made the scapegoats
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Ted Cox August 1, 2018 Donald Trump , Bruce Rauner , Kent Redfield , Illinois Politics , Springfield Gridlock , Robert Mueller , Lynn Rohrscheib , Illinois Soybean Growers , John Adams , Vladimir Putin
Opioids and Trump voters
New study links heroin problem areas with Trump bastions
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Across the great divide
Sen. Dick Durbin shames politicians and media that sow divisions in Illinois
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