Tag: Illinois
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Illinois sees increase in tourism… abortion tourism
Well… at least someone is coming into the state. How gruesome is it that Illinois is home to abortion tourism? It’s also on the rise. Everyone is concerned about saving the elderly from COVID-19 but no one is concerned about the number of abortions performed in the United States every single year. We talk a…
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Georgia GOP will lose if focus is on prior election
The most important election since 2020 in Georgia is coming up in 2022. It’s only a year and a half away and I can already see the state’s GOP has a big problem. Trump beat and bashed the party into a stupor and if Georgia’s GOP acts like a beaten wife they’re doomed to have…
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Pritzker expands Chicago Teachers Union power
Good old JB is batting a thousand these days. As if the Chicago Teachers Union doesn’t already have enough power in the city the wise sage that is JB Pritzker decides to up the ante. The Chicago Teachers Union is lauding Gov. J.B. Pritzker for restoring its ability to bargain with the city over issues…
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker increases pension obligations
How do you take a pension system that is only 18.4% funded and make it solvent? Well, you make the pensions more generous of course. Previously, a Chicago firefighter born on or after Jan. 1, 1966, would receive a non-compounding annual 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment to his or her pension, with a lifetime limit of 30%.…
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Georgia to join other free and open states on Thursday
Hopefully this isn’t April Fool fake news. The governor said Friday that his administration will outline plans to roll back the remaining coronavirus restrictions, which include capacity limits, restrictions on large-scale gatherings and dozens of safety guidelines for restaurants, bars, entertainment venues and other venues. “Georgians know the right thing to do,” Kemp said. “They…
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Illinois’ economy and its illustrious governor in one cartoon