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Posts tagged University of Illinois at Chicago
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
Big election turnout amplified deep divisions
Fair Tax failure puts state on course to repeat worst of Rauner budget impasse, warns SIU Prof. Jackson
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Ted Cox2020 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
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: 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
U.S. News ranks U. of C., NU in top 10, UIUC 47th
UIC makes leap to tie Loyola; Lake Forest College among leaders for social mobility
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Ted CoxU.S. News & World Report, U.S. News University Rankings, U.S. News College Rankings, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, UIUC, UIC, Lake Forest College, Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University, Illinois Institute of Technology, IIT, Illinois State University, Illinois State Universities, Southern Illinois University, Wheaton College, Knox College, Illinois Wesleyan, Principia College, Augustana College, Princeton University, Harvard University, Columbia University, MIT, Yale University, Stanford University, Penn, Johns Hopkins University
U. of I. leads enrollment increases despite COVID
State universities defy pandemic to welcome more students this fall
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Ted CoxUniversity of Illinois, University of Illinois at Springfield, University of Illinois System, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, UIUC Enrollment, UIC Enrollment, Illinois State University, ISU Enrollment, Northern Illinois University, NIU Enrollment, Southern Illinois University, SUIC Enrollment, Eastern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, Illinois Public Universities, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Tim Killeen, Robert Jones, Lisa Freeman, Austin Lane, Martin Abraham, Jana Albrecht
Economic recovery depends on COVID recovery
Without federal coronavirus relief, gov’t austerity layoffs could ‘drag down the economy’ in a ‘vicious cycle’
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, University of Illinois at Chicago, Daniel La Spata, David Merriman, Michael Pagano, UIC CUPPA, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Amanda Kass, Mitch McConnell, Municipal Liquidity Facility
Lightfoot holds summit in War on Poverty
Chicago mayor says, ‘If we don’t do something now, I fear we’re going to lose another generation of kids’
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Graduated income taxes are actually more stable
Study from 2010s debunks threats that fair tax will be ‘manipulated’ to hit middle class
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, University of Illinois at Chicago, Government Finance Research Center, J.B. Pritzker, Bill Brady, Amanda Kass, David Merriman, Dan Proft, BGA, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
Office technology indicates economic vitality
Some office jobs might be lost, but specialization suggests larger gains to be had
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Ted CoxUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, Eliza Forsythe, Marcus Dillender, Automation, White Collar Jobs, Office Support Jobs, Illinois News Bureau, Mad Men, Income Inequality
UIUC enrollment tops 50,000 for first time
UIC hits 33,000 as U. of I. System sets record for seventh straight year
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Ted CoxUniversity of Illinois, University of Illinois System, UIUC, UIC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Springfield, University of Illinois at Chicago, Tim Killeen, J.B. Pritzker, University of Illinois Enrollment, UIUC Enrollment, UIC Enrollment, U.S. News University Rankings, John Marshall Law School, University of Chicago, Northwestern University
Chicago election post mortem: In battle of progressives, reformer won
It was Lightfoot’s ‘reform vs. experience,’ says Dick Simpson, and ‘the voters weren’t buying it’ from Preckwinkle
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Ted CoxLori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle, Dick Simpson, Constance Mixon, Melissa Mouritsen, Chicago Mayor Election 2019, University of Illinois at Chicago, Elmhurst College, College of DuPage, Bill Daley, Edward Burke, Joe Berrios, Rahm Emanuel, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Susana Mendoza
Lt. Gov. Stratton takes 'community-building' to state
‘I am proud to stand before you as our state’s first black lieutenant governor’
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Sixth straight record for U. of I. enrollment
Highest in-state freshman enrollment in a decade shows efforts to keep students home is paying off
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Ted CoxTim Killeen, Bruce Rauner, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois, University of Illinois at Springfield, Illinois Higher Education, In-State Students, Illinois Enrollment, Champaign News-Gazette
Illinois revives in college rankings
UIUC returns to top 50, but ISU and SIU drop in U.S. News rankings
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Ted CoxUIUC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago, UIC, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University, SIU Edwardsville, SIU Carbondale, U.S. News & World Report, Northwestern University, Northern Illinois University, Loyola University Chicago, Wheaton College, Knox College, DePaul University
