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Op-Ed: In a pickle: How municipal spending is squeezing taxpayers

The Tennessee cities of Bristol and Nashville could not look less alike. Their populations range from just 28,000 to over 700,000, respectively. One is the nation's fast-growing capital, and the other a quaint Appalachian border town. Despite their differences, both cities share something in ...
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Illinois housing affordability efforts pit tax cuts against new spending

(The Center Square) - As homeownership may be growing out of reach for many young residents, Illinois lawmakers are split between trimming taxes and growing state programs. Republicans are ...
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Millionaire’s tax proposal draws mixed reviews as deadline approaches

(The Center Square) - Supporters of a 3% surcharge on income more than $1 million have less than a month to move a resolution through the General Assembly in time to get the proposal before voters in November. ...
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Illinois voices weigh in on birthright citizenship case

(The Center Square) - As the U.S. Supreme Court considers a high-stakes challenge to birthright citizenship, a constitutional law expert is pushing back on claims from U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, arguing the issue hinges not on presidential overreach - but on the original meaning ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker pushes for E15

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking leaders of the U.S. House on Environment and Public Works Committee and the U.S. Senate Energy and Commerce Committee to pass legislation permanently allowing the sale of E15 gasoline. ...
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IL biometrics privacy reforms apply to past cases, too: Appeals court

Pending class action lawsuits under Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law may have become significantly less lucrative, after a federal appeals court declared reforms enacted to limit financial payouts under the law don't just apply to the lawsuits filed since the reforms took effect a ...
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College funding bill draws dissent from big Illinois universities

(The Center Square) - Lawmakers questioned Illinois university leaders about a contentious bill that adjusts how new money is allocated to in-state, public universities. The new funding formula would ...
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Illinois quick hits: Chicago announces $300 million housing spend; Rockford men faces cocaine trafficking charges; State to honor troopers killed in the ling of duty

Chicago announces $300 million housing spend Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Housing say they will invest more than $300 million in taxpayer funds in 15 affordable ...
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‘Conversion therapy’ bans in IL, other states, in danger, after SCOTUS ruling

The days appear to be numbered for a Colorado state law banning so-called "conversion therapy," after the U.S. Supreme Court lopsidedly sided with a licensed counselor on the question of how to evaluate her claims that her constitutional free speech rights were violated by ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Prtizker says Trump order is unconstitutional

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says President Donald Trump's executive order issued on Tuesday to address election integrity is unconstitutional. The governor said in a social media ...
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U of I pressed on costly abandoned development project, stance on DEI directives

(The Center Square) - As many Illinois universities face multimillion dollar budget deficits, state senators were critical of spending by the University of Illinois System late Tuesday. Public universities ...
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Illinois business leaders press lawmakers as child care costs face scrutiny

(The Center Square) - Illinois business leaders pressured Illinois lawmakers Tuesday to approve billions of dollars in taxpayer‑funded child care investments, arguing that without more public spending, families and small businesses will continue to shoulder the burden of a system they say is already ...
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