by Mark Silva
Rep. Mark Kirk of Illinois, a Republican who hopes to claim the Senate seat that President Barack Obama once held, advances his party's argument against Obama's health-care initiative in a weekly party address today focusing on other alternatives for easing the cost of health care.
"First," [...]
Earlier this week, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and the Wal-Mart Foundation kicked off a $32 million holiday giving initiative. Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
A Powerful Idea
The New York Times editorializes in favor of Chicago Public Schools chief Ron Huberman's anti-violence initiative.
Regressive Taxation
New
data from the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities shows that 16
states taxed [...]
by Mark Silva
Former First lady Hillary Clinton wasn't the only spouse in the White House with a hand in health-care reform:
First Lady Michelle Obama organized and ran a health-care initiative in Chicago credited for cutting emergency room costs, a model that the House has built upon in a' [...]
The Holiday Season is just around the corner! Uptown SSA #34 -- in conjunction with Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown -- is undertaking an inaugural Season's Greetings Wreath Program along with other festive initiatives during the holidays. In past years, SSA#34 arranged and [...]
The National Coalition for Health Integration (NCHI) initiative is an ambitious attempt to establish a truly interoperable environment for linking independent health information technology projects around the US through an open framework. With an all-star team [...]
Quinn To Delay Vote On MAP Grant Funding
Gov. Pat Quinn is shelving a legislative vote on borrowing roughly $1
billion from surplus state funds to cover college aid pledged through the
Monetary Awards Program (MAP) along with a slew of other state-backed initiatives. Where
the money will come from [...]
from the Schillerstrom for Governor campaign
NAPERVILLE – Gubernatorial candidate Bob Schillerstrom on Monday unveiled his “Timeout” initiative for state government to protect Illinois taxpayers, which includes a vow to veto any budget, spending or tax legislation that does not undergo a72-hour public review period. Schillerstrom made [...]
Friday, Main Street Campaigns launched a statewide bipartisan campaign called Rally for Reform, an effort to get an amendment initiative (www.PutBackAmendment.com) on the November 2010 ballot so voters could enact reforms that will make state government more accountable and responsive.
“The people of Illinois have waited long enough for [...]
