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Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – Holiday Greetings Old and New
For me, the holidays are always a time for reflecting on the things for which I am grateful, and my hopes for good things...
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Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – The best ‘Bump Stock’ ban options are still on the table
Some of the best times in my life have been spent in our great outdoors, many with a fishing rod or a shotgun in...
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Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – The facts on school funding reform
There has been quite a bit of information circulating about the new education funding compromise adopted and signed into law last month. The new...
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Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – Taking a Small Bite out of Big Pension Problem
Above / Illinois State Representative Grant Wehrli (R-41st) has been addressing "Double-Dipping" since he first went to Springfield in January 2015. After serving 3...
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Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – Budget history repeating itself
It has been several weeks since slim majorities in the Illinois House and Senate overrode Governor Rauner’s veto of the Democrats’ budget proposal, and...
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Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – The ‘extreme right wing’ property tax agenda
Update, July 20, 2017 /Â The income tax hike passed by Madigan, helped by tax-and-spend Republicans, does nothing to fix the structural financial problems of...
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Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – In budgeting, the process really does matter
UPDATED with Letter to the Editor
Another scheduled legislative adjournment date has come and gone and for the third year in a row the House,...
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Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – An anniversary no one (except perhaps State Auditor General) is celebrating
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been more than a year since news broke of Federal and State investigations being launched into potentially criminal...
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Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – Some Finger-Pointers May Want to Brush Up on their Civics
As I write this we’re entering another month without a full year state budget in place. The negotiations are ongoing. So, unfortunately, is the...
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Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – The Budget Combination: 60-30-1
$12 billion in unpaid bills. 20 months without a full year budget in place. There are many important numbers we need to keep in...
