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Jeanne Ives
- Nov 16
- 2 min
Nuclear Ban Lifted
This week during the VETO Session, revised legislation passed to allow new small-scale nuclear plants up to 300 MW of plated capacity....
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Jeanne Ives
- Nov 1
- 3 min
Veto Session
The Illinois legislature met for the VETO Session this week and took up no action on vetoed bills. Quite frankly, there were only six...
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Jeanne Ives
- Oct 30
- 2 min
SILENCE IN SPRINGFIELD BY ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS
Not a word was said by any Democrat in the House or Senate There was no denouncement of the horrific attack by Hamas. No comment about...
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Jeanne Ives
- Oct 24
- 8 min
A Contrast of Policies - Conservative Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders & Far-Left IL Gov. Pritzker
The contrast between the policies of conservative Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and far-Left Governor JB Pritzker couldn’t be...
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Laurie Higgins
- Oct 4
- 4 min
Democrats Hoist with Their Own Incendiary Border Petard
The incomprehensible border disaster has been in the making for decades, fueled by the cowardice, lust for power, and ignorance of both...
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Laurie Higgins
- Sep 20
- 3 min
Senator John Fetterman Goes Vogue
For those resting comfortably under a rock or in a cave with no Internet service, I have some curious news for you. Peculiar Pennsylvania...
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Laurie Higgins
- Sep 15
- 8 min
Durbin and Giannoulias Embarrass Illinois at U.S. Senate 'Book-Banning' Hearing
This week the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing about “book bans and censorship” led by tricky Dick Durbin who once again...
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Jeanne Ives
- Sep 11
- 7 min
Pritzker Pens Deal With ChiComms To Give Them $536 Million To Open an EV Battery Assembly Plant
Governor Pritzker has been begging for an EV battery plant to come to Illinois for a couple of years now. Before last Friday, Crains...
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Jeanne Ives
- Sep 1
- 3 min
Your Money, Your Freedom, and Your Future
Illinois politicians, led by Governor Pritzker and his Democrat party have completely lost any semblance of moderation or commonsense....
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Jeanne Ives
- Aug 15
- 7 min
Banana Republic, Yet? – Scoring Best Places for Business – BIPA
“There can be no joy in living without joy in work.” – Thomas Aquinas Everybody knows work is important. It gives people a sense of...
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Jeanne Ives
- Jul 12
- 2 min
The real threat to our Constitutional Republic and our American values
For this week's commentary, I started out writing about media headlines on climate that drive bad policy and the P-word (pensions), but...
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Jeanne Ives
- Jun 20
- 2 min
Unspent Covid Money - Unemployment Fraud
The Republicans in Congress were right to request all unspent COVID funds be returned to the US Treasury. And we should demand that our...
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Jeanne Ives
- Jun 13
- 1 min
Which taxes are headed up on July 1st in Illinois?
"Next month, the state's gas tax will increase by 6.2 cents to a total tax of 45.4 cents, the second increase since Jan. 1. The state's...
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Jeanne Ives
- Jun 12
- 2 min
His Highness’ Way or The Highway
The Democratic definition of efficient government in Illinois is now lawmaking without judicial review. Downstate courts are often the...
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Jeanne Ives
- May 8
- 5 min
Disturbing Content in Schools
WARNING – Graphic Content in My Opening Article: Podcast from Highland Park Parent demanding metal detectors after a student brought a...
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Jeanne Ives
- May 2
- 3 min
51 LIARS
There is really no bigger story than the revelation that former Obama deputy director of the CIA and interim acting director of the CIA...
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Jeanne Ives
- May 1
- 4 min
Illinois’ Scandalous Budget Process
llinois’ program for free Medicaid for illegal immigrants is expected to cost an estimated $990,000,000 - 495 TIMES what the estimate was...
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Jeanne Ives
- Apr 25
- 6 min
Citizenship is Not a Spectator Sport
I was in South Dakota this last week and spoke at the Clay County Republican Lincoln Day dinner. My sister is the Vice-Chairman of the...
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Laurie Higgins
- Apr 24
- 5 min
Can Americans Feel the Walls Closing in on Liberty Yet?
Can Americans feel the walls closing in on liberty yet? Can they hear the sound of leftists goose-stepping quietly toward them step by...
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