Strict regulations being proposed for plastic bag manufacturers who want to sell plastic bags in Illinois.
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Governor Quinn offered few concrete problems on how to solve our state's problems.
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Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the right-to-work bill without ceremony, making Indiana the 23rd state in the nation with such a law. Indiana also is the first state in the "Rust Belt" of the Midwest and Northeast to adopt the measure.
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With some help from the good folks the Illinois Policy Institute, here are some great ideas for 2012...
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People have come up with a creative and efficient way for people who are busy and non-confrontational to make their voice heard: a sticky note campaign.
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Posted on 12/1/2011 3:58 AM By Eric Bussell |
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This pretty much sums up politics in general. We are paying the price for electing people who want to preserve the status quo and I have the stats to prove it.
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Our potential of our state outshines neighboring states. No doubt about it!
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For a second month in a row, Illinois holds the unenviable position of leading the nation in negative jobs data. This month, the bad news is in the number of unemployed Illinoisans. Data released Sept. 15 by the Bureau Labor of Statistics showed that more people became unemployed last month in Illinois than in any other state in the nation. More than 25,000 additional people were counted as unemployed, bringing the grand total of unemployed Illinoisans to 652,977.
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I've done some analysis. If the State of IL performed as well as surrounding states, we would benefit from at least $11B in additional payroll from an additional 388,000 jobs. Jobs definitely matter.
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WI recall election analysis.
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