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Posts tagged Juliana Stratton
Be wary of election disinformation
Pritzker warns against social media, urges voters to ‘be patient’ for results election night
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Ted Cox2020 Presidential Election, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Twitter, Facebook, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Election Interference, Election Day 2020, Illinois Mail-In Voting, Illinois Vote By Mail, Juliana Stratton, Restore Illinois
Daily Debunk: Who pays?
Rather than pay their share under the Fair Tax, the wealthy are trying to make everyone pay more
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Daily Debunk: Tax foes shocked over 'new' threat
Pritzker actually warned of 20 percent tax hike in first budget address also introducing ‘a fair income tax’
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Chicago Tribune, Juliana Stratton, Jim Durkin, J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Daily Debunk
Daily Debunk: Raising taxes in a recession
Normally we’d agree it’s bad policy, but the fair tax targets money where it’s actually growing, even in an economic downturn
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, J.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Fair Tax Amendment, IDES, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment
Unions, pols rally online for Fair Tax Amendment
‘We can vote for the change we want to see in Illinois,’ says Lt. Gov. Stratton, warning against statewide tax increase
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Ted CoxJehan Gordon-Booth, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Juliana Stratton, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Daniel Biss, J.B. Pritzker, Bob Reiter, Chicago Federation of Labor, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Tim Drea, Illinois AFL-CIO, Barack Obama, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Juneteenth is busting out all over
Chicago skirts holiday issue as competing bills mandating state celebration remain sidetracked in General Assembly
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Ted CoxJuneteenth, Juneteenth Holiday, Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, U.S. Civil War, 13th Amendment, U.S. Constitution, Gordon Granger, Juneteenth National Registry, George Floyd, Leslie Hairston, Lori Lightfoot, J.B. Pritzker, La Shawn Ford, Thaddeus Jones, Illinois Department of Human Services, Juliana Stratton, Taylor Bennett, Chance the Rapper, Maudlyne Ihejirika, Marishonta Wilkerson
Police protests exploited by looters
Chicago locks down Loop, Aurora joins in overnight curfew; Pritzker clashes on call with Trump
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Ted CoxLori Lightfoot, J.B. Pritzker, George Floyd, Police Protests, Protest Looting, Donald Trump, Bill Foster, David Brown, Juliana Stratton, Kim Foxx, Colleen Connell, ACLU of Illinois, Chicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19
League of Women Voters marks century at its birthplace
Group endorses ERA drive, delivers belated celebration of Ida B. Wells
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Ted CoxLeague of Women Voters of Illinois, League of Women Voters, Ida B. Wells, Kwame Raoul, Bill Foster, Toni Preckwinkle, Robin Kelly, Sean Casten, Allyson Haut, Carrie Chapman Catt, Equal Rights Amendment, Juliana Stratton, Tammy Duckworth, 2020 U.S. Census, Michelle Duster
'Our criminal-justice system is not working'
Lt. Gov. Stratton presses for reforms at joint committee hearing on bail, sentencing
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Ted CoxJuliana Stratton, Elgie Sims Jr., Illinois Criminal Justice Reform, Camile Lindsay, Sharone Mitchell, Bill Prim, Robert Berlin, Terri Bryant, Marshan Allen, Parle' Roe-Taylor, Ben Ruddell, ACLU of Illinois, Patrick Windhorst, Justin Slaughter
Pritzker, Stratton lay out proposals for comprehensive justice reform
It’s not just about expunging pot convictions, although that’s a start
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Illinois Criminal Justice, Illinois Criminal Justice Reform, Kennedy-King College, Justice Equity Opportunity Initiative, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legal Marijuana, War on Drugs
On pensions, bigger is better, says J.B.
Task force sees efficiency, greater returns in combining 649 pension funds into two for police and firefighters
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Ted CoxIllinois Pensions, Illinois Pension Reform, Illinois Pension Crisis, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Police and Firefighter Pensions, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Juliana Stratton, Bill Brodsky, Christine Radogno, Pat Devaney
Duckworth, Stratton lead suffrage celebration
Women’s groups, politicians mark centennial of Ill. ratifying 19th Amendment
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Ted CoxTammy Duckworth, Juliana Stratton, Melinda Bush, Audra Wilson, League of Women Voters of Illinois, League of Women Voters., 19th Am, 19th Amendment, Reproductive Health Act, J.B. Pritzker, Voter Suppression, Women's Rights, Women's Right to Vote
Pritzker signs 'real balanced budget'
Guv completes ‘ambitious agenda’ by signing tax rates, too, pledges education funding, capital bill will provide property-tax relief
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Budget, Illinois Capital Bill, Greg Harris, Toi Hutchinson, William McNary, Michael Zalewski, Moms Mabley, Heather Steans
Legal-pot law commits to 'equity' issues
Legislation intends to expunge marijuana busts, reward communities hurt by ‘War on Drugs’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Kelly Cassidy, Heather Steans, Toi Hutchinson, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, NORML Illinois, Dan Linn, Lori Lightfoot
Pritzker cheers Senate passage of new minimum wage
If enacted, law would raise it to $15 an hour by 2025; governor urges House to follow
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Lt. Gov. Stratton takes 'community-building' to state
‘I am proud to stand before you as our state’s first black lieutenant governor’
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J.B. Pritzker to take oath as 43rd Illinois governor
Inauguration set for Monday morning in Springfield, followed by celebration at State Fairgrounds Exposition Building
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Rep. Cassidy to be 'ready on Day One' with pot bill
Lead House sponsor of legalization sees likely startup New Year 2020
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Pritzker promises 'fierce urgency' to revive education
State Sen. Manar, IEA President Griffin among leaders of transition committee including school and college administrators
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Andy Manar, Chris Welch, Kathi Griffin, Janice Jackson, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois Education Association, University of Illinois, Illinois State University, University of Chicago, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, Kimberly Lightford, Fred Crespo, Will Davis, Chicago Teachers Union, Raise Your Hand, More Than a Score, Illinois PTA
Obama leads call for values to dictate votes
Democratic rally for top candidates emphasizes values lost under Trump — like truth
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Ted CoxBarack Obama, Donald Trump, Dick Durbin, Sean Casten, Tammy Duckworth, Peter Roskam, Peanuts, Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown, Lucy Van Pelt, Juliana Stratton
