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Metro Transit should be put in charge of suburban bus services
A couple of weeks ago, I submitted testimony to the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee in support of HF 4111. Below is an edited version of my remarks. The problem The Met Council’s February report “High-Subsidy Transit Route Analysis”…
What Stanley Black & Decker’s Plant Closure Says…
Stanley Black & Decker’s decision to close its last manufacturing plant in New Britain, Conn.,…
What Stanley Black & Decker’s Plant Closure Says…
Stanley Black & Decker’s decision to close its last manufacturing plant in New Britain, Conn.,…
A recession would quicky sink Illinois’ unemployment…
State unemployment insurance could withstand less than three months in an economic downturn.…
House Bill 904 — Single-family home, foreign persons…
Bill Description: House Bill 904 would prohibit voluntary transactions involving the sale of…
Ellison returns fraud-linked donations
The re-election campaign for Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison has now returned $12,500 in campaign donations made by five (5) men associated with the infamous Feeding Our Future fraud scandal. The returned donations are reflected in a report…
Xcel Says It Can’t Shut Down its Coal Plants by 2030.…
Xcel Energy’s March 2 filing with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) reads like a…
House Bill 936 — Property protection (-2)
Bill Description: House Bill 936 is a trailer bill, which would significantly weaken the private…
Teacher strike threats highlight fact that Illinois…
Illinois is among the minority of states allowing teachers to strike. None of Illinois’…
Senate Bill 1416 — Approp, spec and mineral, add’l (0)
Note: This year IFF rated maintenance bills according to a more refined system. This is an…
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