May, 2017 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Moline City Council met May 23.

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 29, 2017

Moline City Council met at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23.

City of Moline Committee of the Whole met May 2.

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 29, 2017

City of Moline Committee of the Whole met Tuesday, May 2.

Halpin constituents hear GOP plea to 'help stop the tax hikes'

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 28, 2017

Constituents in Rep. Michael Halpin's (D-Rock Island) 72nd House District are receiving calls from the Illinois Republican Party asking for help in saving taxpayers from having to pay more.

Quad Cities museums put history in the spotlight this summer

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 28, 2017

When spring becomes history, so will the Quad Cities — in a sense.

Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 26, 2017

Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is demanding a state investigation after the Kankakee Times reported on the anticipated district-by-district financial impact of his Senate Bill 1, which promises to change the state's formula for dispensing money to public schools.

Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 26, 2017

The buckling stops here, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a call-in radio show recently.

Watchdogs: Who's Joe, and why did Mautino pay him $12,487?

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 26, 2017

As a state lawmaker, Frank Mautino paid nearly $12,500 in campaign fund cash to a man named Joe without keeping any supporting receipts, according to a government oversight group.

Report shows 'true' accounting of pension liabilities more than double what governments say; Expert: debt is 'utterly absurd'

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 26, 2017

Financial expert Mark Glennon of Wilmette says in his analysis of a new study on state and local pensions that the options available to reduce the substantial obligations facing Illinois funds include amending the state constitution or going through federal bankruptcy.

Tax analyst: Illinoisans crushed under weight of sales, income, property taxes

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 25, 2017

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.

Weaver, Anderson oppose Senate move to raise income tax

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 23, 2017

Without the help of Republicans, Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to fix the budget by raising the Illinois income tax and expanding the sales tax.

Rock Island County voter numbers are solid, clerk contends

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2017

Rock Island County Clerk Karen Kinney insists her office conducts daily purges of county voter rolls, making a warning from a conservative watchdog group puzzling.

Stewart says only repo men, movers benefit from inept Illinois government

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2017

Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Freeport) argued recently that Illinois lawmakers would rather spend money the state doesn't have and kill business it does have than work on a budget it must have.

McCombie touts district as key provider of tourism dollars

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2017

lllinois might have its share of trouble, but it also has its share of tourists, as Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) pointed out recently to highlight National Travel and Tourism Week.

Madigan can't see property tax reality from his pedestal, Steffen argues

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2017

Mike Steffen has never been a fan of much of what Mike Madigan has to say, but the House speaker has taken things to a whole new level of inanity, the chairman of the Rock Island County Republicans said recently.