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Rep. Mah: Springfield partisan divide exaggerated, but not on taxes

Fair Tax failure could lead to tax hike combined with new exemptions

Ted CoxNovember 12, 2020Theresa Mah, Illinois Political Divide, Urban vs. Rural, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois House Progressive Caucus, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, COVID-19 Relief, Coronavirus Relief, Earned Income Tax Credit, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, Tammy Duckworth, Pat Quinn, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Illinois Farm Bureau, Adopt-a-Legislator

Big election turnout amplified deep divisions

Fair Tax failure puts state on course to repeat worst of Rauner budget impasse, warns SIU Prof. Jackson

Ted CoxNovember 10, 20202020 Presidential Election, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, John Jackson, Southern Illinois University, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Political Divide, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, J.B. Pritzker, Thomas Kilbride, Dick Simpson, University of Illinois at Chicago, Bruce Rauner, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama

If you don't hear the dog whistle, dogs do

Trib columnist’s anti-Semitism is deliberate and intentional, just like Trump’s racism

Grassroots groups take fair-tax debate to people

Vote Yes for Fair Tax holds six news conferences across state on rescheduled Tax Day

Ted CoxJuly 13, 2020Vote Yes for Fair Tax, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Taxes, Illinois Tax Brackets, Illinois Tax Day, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, Fair Tax Amendment, J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIUC, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Project for Middle Class Renewal, UIUC

Old tactic vs. new tax plan: Divide and conquer

The fair tax isn’t about who benefits most, it’s about providing all areas of our state with the resources they require

Fair tax polls ahead of required 60 percent supermajority

Annual Simon Poll also finds support for millionaire tax, fair maps

Ted CoxMarch 3, 2020Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, J.B. Pritzker, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Simon Poll, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Fair Maps, Gerrymandering, John Jackson, Eric Zorn, Illinois Corruption, Illinois Pensions, Illinois Pension Reform, National Institute on Retirement Security

J.B. volunteers Illinois to go first in prez race

After Iowa debacle, guv tweets, ‘It’s time for the most representative state in the country to be the first in the nation’

Illinois optimism rises, even as residents consider moving

Taxes are everything to some people intent on running the state down

Ted CoxOctober 14, 2019Center 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

Support to legalize pot running high

New poll counters naysayers, finding 60 percent of Illinoisans back legal weed

Ted CoxMay 21, 2019Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Global Strategy Group, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIUC, J.B. Pritzker, Marty Moylan, Bruce Kettelkamp, Dan Linn, NORML Illinois, Think Big Illinois

Invest in teachers, education, says state poll

Brutally honest poll conducted for IEA finds Illinoisans think state is on wrong track, but education funding is key way to turn it around

Ted CoxApril 30, 2019Kathi Griffin, IEA, Bridget Shanahan, Jill Normington, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Pensions, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale

Separatist legislator has 'pants on fire'

BGA finds lies on government funding being spread by state Rep. Halbrook

Ted CoxApril 10, 2019Bruce Rauner, Brad Halbrook, Better Government Association, BGA, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIUC, UIUC, Champaign News-Gazette, Illinois Gun Control, Illinois Abortion Rights, Illinois Immigration, Political Divide

Progressive tax, millionaire tax backed by firm majority across state

Paul Simon Public Policy Institute poll also finds strong support to legalize pot, sports betting

Ted CoxMarch 26, 2019Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Charlie Leonard, John Jackson, John Shaw, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Retirement Income, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Sports Gambling, Illinois Marijuana Legalization

Illinois optimism on the rise

Illinoisans across all areas and demographics find quality of life to be ‘good’

Ted CoxMarch 22, 2019J.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Michael Madigan, Dick Durbin, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Political Divide, Pritzker Approval Rating, Trump Approval Rating, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois Working Families, Illinois Independent Maps, Term Limits, Illinois Quality of Life, John Jackson, Charlie Leonard

Legal pot could take Illinois higher

Recreational marijuana could rake in $525 million in taxes, study finds, with corresponding job gains and cuts in enforcement costs

Ted CoxNovember 12, 2018J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Jill Manzo, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Project for Middle Class Renewal, University of Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Legal Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana, Cannabis, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU

Madigan the boogeyman

Speaker of the House replaces the original Mayor Daley as Republicans’ favorite Chicago whipping boy

Ted CoxSeptember 18, 2018Michael Madigan, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Peter Roskam, Sean Casten, Greg Bales, Mike Bost, Brendan Kelly, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale, Nancy Pelosi, Pat Quinn, Richard J. Daley