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Posts tagged Richard Uihlein
Uihlein funded U.S. Capitol protest group
Democratic attorneys general call on GOP counterparts to reject contributions from ‘mega-donor’ Uihleins
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Ted CoxU.S. Capitol Assault, Richard Uihlein, Elizabeth Uihlein, Democratic Attorneys General Association, Tea Party Patriots, Rule of Law Defense Fund, Republican Attorneys General Association, Bruce Rauner, Jeanne Ives, Dan Proft, Sheldon Adelson, WBEZ, Sean Rankin, Donald Trump, Trump Impeachment
Trump's Capitol putsch was years in the making
If government is perceived as the enemy, it’s only a matter of time before people try to overthrow it
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Trump Putsch, U.S. Capitol Assault, Ronald Reagan, Bruce Rauner, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Succession, COVID-19, Coronavirus Pandemic, Grover Norquist, Adolf Hitler, Mary Miller, World Wrestling Entertainment, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Mike Bost, Scott Walker, Ken Griffin, Richard Uihlein, Joe Biden
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 CoxFair 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
The headless horseman of Illinois politics
Ghost of Bruce Rauner’s austerity agenda rose up, financed by Ken Griffin, and rode roughshod over the state, but how did it sway voters?
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Ted CoxHeadless Horseman, Bruce Rauner, Kenneth Griffin, Richard Uihlein, University of Illinois at Chicago, Christopher Mooney, Thomas Kilbride, 2020 Presidential Election, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Citizens for Judicial Fairness, Illinois Sunshine, J.B. Pritzker, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19 Relief, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Donald Trump
Daily Debunk: Wheel of Billionaires
Vote Yes for Fair Tax launches website lampooning disinformation campaign funded by wealthy anti-taxers
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Ted CoxCoalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment, Vote Yes for Fair Tax, Vote Yes for Fairness, Sam Zell, Kenneth Griffin, Richard Uihlein, Billionaires Against Fair Tax, Citadel Investments, Daniel Biss, Quentin Fulks
Daily Debunk: Tax income where it's growing — with the wealthy
Some are profiting mightily during COVID collapse
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Ted CoxCoalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment, Daily Debunk, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Flat Tax, Barack Obama, Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, Ralph Martire, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Kenneth Griffin, Citadel Investments, Richard Uihlein, Sam Zell, Daniel Biss, Joseph Stiglitz
Daily Debunk: The shadow politics
Republicans seek win on Fair Tax Amendment even as ‘nobody knows it’s their thing’
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Ted CoxRichard Uihlein, Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment, Kenneth Griffin, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Christopher Mooney, David Merriman, University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Joe Biden, Thomas Kilbride, Illinois Party Politics, Jim Durkin, Illinois Policy Institute, Tax Flight, Illinois Exodus
Labor leads off long weekend, campaign season with pitch for fair tax
125 Illinois unions with 1M members back graduated income tax
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Steve Hughart, IBEW, Dan Montgomery, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Bill Hamilton, UAW, United Auto Workers, Greg Kelley, SEIU Healthcare Illinois, Tim Drea, Illinois AFL-CIO, Bob Reiter, Chicago Federation of Labor, Nancy Alverio, National Nurses United, Michael Madigan, Richard Uihlein
IPI: Rich to pay more under Pritzker fair tax
The conservative anti-taxers find rich folks who live alongside other rich folks in rich towns are apt to pay more on a graduated income tax
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Why can't a Democrat be more like a Republican?
At least when it comes to crafting — and sticking to — a compelling narrative on taxes
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Ted CoxIllinois Policy Institute, IPI, J.B. Pritzker, Bernie Sanders, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Bruce Rauner, Richard Uihlein, Grover Norquist, Rupert Murdoch, Donald Trump, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Ronald Reagan, Better Government Association, BGA
Saving House and homes, but not Republicans
Dan Proft’s stealth campaign touting property-tax opponents won seven races but lost 12, including GOP House floor leader Peter Breen
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Ted CoxMichael Madigan, Dan Proft, Bruce Rauner, Terra Costa Howard, Liberty Principles, Richard Uihlein, Donald Trump, Peter Breen, Randy Hultgren, Lauren Underwood, Peter Roskam, Breitbart, Local Government Information Services
Follow the Uihleins' money
Lake Forest couple among top GOP 'mega-donors,' especially in Illinois
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Richard Uihlein, Elizabeth Uihlein, IPI, Illinois Policy Institute, Inside Philanthropy, Center for Responsive Politics, John Bolton, Jeanne Ives, Liberty Principles, Illinois Opportunity Project, Capitol Fax, Rich Miller, Federal Election Commission, Illinois State Board of Elections
IPI working to bust teacher unions
The conservative Illinois Policy Institute, affiliated with Gov. Rauner, is urging teachers to abandon their unions
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Illinois Policy Institute, IPI, Janus, IEA, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, Richard Uihlein, Erika Wozniak, Education, Unions
Supreme Court spikes union fees in Janus ruling
Illinois Education Association calls the case 'an assault on public unions'
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Janus v. AFSCME, Janus, Neil Gorsuch, Merrick Garland, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, U.S. Supreme Court, Mark Janus, Richard Uihlein