`
Posts tagged John Jackson
Big election turnout amplified deep divisions
Fair Tax failure puts state on course to repeat worst of Rauner budget impasse, warns SIU Prof. Jackson
Read More
Ted Cox November 10, 2020 2020 Presidential Election , Fair Tax Amendment , Illinois Fair Tax , Illinois Graduated Income Tax , Illinois Progressive Income Tax , John Jackson , Southern Illinois University , Paul Simon Public Policy Institute , Political Divide , Donald Trump , Joe Biden , J.B. Pritzker , Thomas Kilbride , Dick Simpson , University of Illinois at Chicago , Bruce Rauner , Bill Clinton , Barack Obama
Fair tax polls ahead of required 60 percent supermajority
Annual Simon Poll also finds support for millionaire tax, fair maps
Read More
Ted Cox March 3, 2020 Illinois Fair Tax , Illinois Flat Tax , Illinois Graduated Income Tax , Illinois Progressive Income Tax , J.B. Pritzker , Paul Simon Public Policy Institute , Simon Poll , SIU Carbondale , Illinois Fair Maps , Gerrymandering , John Jackson , Eric Zorn , Illinois Corruption , Illinois Pensions , Illinois Pension Reform , National Institute on Retirement Security
Progressive tax, millionaire tax backed by firm majority across state
Paul Simon Public Policy Institute poll also finds strong support to legalize pot, sports betting
Read More
Ted Cox March 26, 2019 Paul Simon Public Policy Institute , Charlie Leonard , John Jackson , John Shaw , Illinois Fair Tax , Illinois Progressive Income Tax , Illinois Graduated Income Tax , Illinois Retirement Income , Illinois Sports Betting , Illinois Sports Gambling , Illinois Marijuana Legalization
Illinois optimism on the rise
Illinoisans across all areas and demographics find quality of life to be ‘good’
Read More
Ted Cox March 22, 2019 J.B. Pritzker , Donald Trump , Bruce Rauner , Michael Madigan , Dick Durbin , Paul Simon Public Policy Institute , SIU Carbondale , Illinois Political Divide , Pritzker Approval Rating , Trump Approval Rating , Illinois Minimum Wage , Illinois Working Families , Illinois Independent Maps , Term Limits , Illinois Quality of Life , John Jackson , Charlie Leonard
Facts are not always enough
Disparity in statewide spending leads to division when it should show the path to reconciliation
Read More
Ted Cox August 17, 2018 Bruce Rauner , Michael Madigan , J.B. Pritzker , Garden of the Gods , Shawnee National Forest , The Hewer , Richard J. Daley , Southern Illinois University , Paul Simon Policy Institute , John Foster , John Jackson , John Adams
Everybody hurts
But contrary to public perception, downstate Illinois gets back much more in state revenue than it puts in, with Chicago and its suburbs footing the bill
Read More
Ted Cox August 14, 2018 Bruce Rauner , Michael Madigan , Paul Simon , Paul Simon Policy Institute , Southern Illinois University , SIU Carbondale , Illinois Politics , Illinois Political Divide , Illinois Policy Institute , John Jackson , John Foster
