Posts tagged Municipal Liquidity Facility
The headless horseman of Illinois politics
The headless horseman of Illinois politics

Ghost of Bruce Rauner’s austerity agenda rose up, financed by Ken Griffin, and rode roughshod over the state, but how did it sway voters?

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Ted CoxHeadless Horseman, Bruce Rauner, Kenneth Griffin, Richard Uihlein, University of Illinois at Chicago, Christopher Mooney, Thomas Kilbride, 2020 Presidential Election, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Citizens for Judicial Fairness, Illinois Sunshine, J.B. Pritzker, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19 Relief, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Donald Trump
Where will cities, states find COVID relief?
Where will cities, states find COVID relief?

The federal government is the only source of economic aid, so why is the Federal Reserve charging penalties for critical funding?

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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, Lori Lightfoot, J.B. Pritzker, Laurence Msall, Civic Federation, Heroes Act, CARES Act, Federal Reserve, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Amanda Kass, Martin Luther King, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Fair tax: Now more than ever
Fair tax: Now more than ever

Public education, preschool critical to level social playing field, but require funding, especially in pandemic

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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Pritzker Fair Tax, Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Defund the Police, Police Brutality Protests, J.B. Pritzker, Cheri Bustos, Mitch McConnell, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Scott Minerd, Guggenheim Investments, Jay Powell, Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, Bill Brady, Timothy Schneider, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Public Schools, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Preschool