Written by Nancy Hayes
On November 8th of last year, Illinoisans went to the polls and voted on Amendment 1. This constitutional amendment passed on an official vote from Illinois citizens with a total of 2,212,999 yeses to 1,555,929 nos.
What is Amendment 1?
Amendment 1 is a proposed constitutional amendment that adds a new “constitutional right” for government workers to organize and collectively bargain. According to Wirepoints, Amendment 1 “cemented public sector union powers into the State Constitution.”… Continue Reading
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Written by John Lopez
On Sunday October 16, the Daily Herald urged a “No” vote on the top-of-the-ballot question on Amendment 1.
Illinois Family Action, like other freedom-loving and higher-taxes-loathing conservative organizations, is grateful for the newspaper’s rejection of Amendment 1. Interestingly, the Herald‘s editorial board also skewered some proponents who tried to use the abortion issue as a reason to vote for Amendment 1.
The Daily Herald on September 29 hosted a joint endorsement session with multiple newspapers around the state. … Continue Reading
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Exclude From Homepage, Illinois Politics | Admin | October 20, 2022 6:00 AM | Comments Off on Daily Herald Endorses “No” Vote on Amendment 1
Written by John Lopez
On Monday morning of Columbus Day, the Chicago Tribune issued its first endorsement for the 2022 General Election, and it was a “No” vote on Amendment 1.
“We endorse a no vote. We support the rights of unions to represent their members and to bargain collectively for the best deal they can secure. But we do not see an Illinois threat to those rights, and we see this endorsement as an opening to skew the balance of power in the public sector to an unacceptable degree.”
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Illinois Politics | Admin | October 12, 2022 5:07 PM | Comments Off on Chicago Tribune Endorses NO Vote on Amendment 1
Written by Laurie Higgins
Recently the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board published a searing indictment of the abject failure of Illinois to educate its children, citing statistics from Illinois’ Wirepoints. The board writes,
No one thought Illinois schools were a shining beacon in the education landscape, but we didn’t know how truly awful so many of them are. A new report by Wirepoints using the state’s data shows that an epidemic of indifferent instruction and social promotion has left children unable to perform at even the most basic educational level.
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