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I don’t think the average person will push for reform until they understand what problems we’re facing and what solutions are practical. We’re a long way from even that baseline.
We can’t make policy choices based only on what we personally encounter. But we also know macro data is only a starting point toward functional government. Balance and perspective are essential.
Last month I wrote fondly about Missouri voters placing three meaningful petition initiatives on the November general election ballot in stark contrast to Illinois, where Democratic lawmakers this spring quickly crowded the ballot with toothless advisory questions.
No health care is free, and we have to pay professional providers. Yet prevention remains a bargain too often overlooked.
We all might like government more if it weren’t populated with so many politicians.
A U.S. District judge ruled that Illinois cannot end federal oversight of disability services, highlighting the need for an informed financial estimate to address the severe conditions in developmental centers and the shortage of community-based care options.
U.S. District Court Judge Iain Johnston’s opinion on gun laws offers a textbook example of the way various leaves on government branches subjectively decide where to place a boundary.
Big plans require big money. Yet inaction and reticence have their own inescapable costs.
No one is alive who remembers the way elevators transformed architecture, but we all now live with the consequences of the working world making obsolete billions of square feet that are otherwise in literal good standing.
People bound by HOA covenants still have to navigate the fine lines between personal intentions and neighbors’ sensibilities, albeit with a bit more legislative clarity.
Trial lawyers spend remarkable effort arguing technicalities because that might help avoid getting to the actual discussion of who did what and why.
On Friday, Illinois Supreme Court and Board of Elections action ensured Democrats’ attempt to change ballot access rules during an election cycle won’t actually take effect in 2024.
When the panel heard arguments on the case a few months ago, I noted it was Scudder who observed that many other states allow counting of mail-in ballots after Election Day
The power-driven nature of national political parties contrasts with the more practical, community-focused work of local governments, highlighting the importance of civic engagement in local elections.
When you swipe your credit card – at the gas station, the grocery store, the fast food joint – do you really know where all the money goes?