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Jonas Petty to take on Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer in Illinois House primary

PITTSFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Things are beginning to heat up in the Republican primary against C.D. Davidsmeyer in the 100th District of the Illinois House of Representatives, as Pittsfield businessman Jonas Petty has thrown his name into the ring in next spring's primary. Petty, 38, is running to win and looks forward to bringing his conservative values to Springfield. "My values align with my actions," he stated. Petty and wife Jane Ann own and operate William Watson Hotel in Pittsfield […]

todayAugust 5, 2017 9

Business & Lifestyle

Rep. Chad Hays accused of violating economic interest filing rules

CATLIN (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Rep. Chad Hays (R-Catlin) should be prosecuted for filing falsified or incomplete information on his statement of economic interest form, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW). The economic interest forms are meant to facilitate transparency by making public any business and economic interests a public official has. Kirk Allen from the ECW alleges that Hays, upon taking a position earlier this year with the Danville Sanitary District, failed to disclose that he was a state representative […]

todayAugust 1, 2017 4

Business & Lifestyle

Newspaper alleged to have joined Carlinville in FOIA battle

  CARLINVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The ongoing war between Edgar County Watchdogs, John Kraft and the City of Carlinville has dragged on for the past five years, and according to a recent report on the watchdog website, the flames are being fanned even further by getting local media involved. The recent report written by Kraft states that the Macoupin County Enquirer-Democrat is being utilized as the mouthpiece for Carlinville mayor Deanna Demuzio (D) and cites an article that describes him […]

todayJuly 31, 2017 11

Business & Lifestyle

State tax hike means Harrisburg elite couple get richer

HARRISBURG (Heartland Newsfeed) -- School’s out in the summertime. So when Harrisburg School District superintendent Mike Gauch and his wife Angella, a teacher in Carbondale, decided they would drive to Springfield earlier this month, getting out of work wasn’t a concern. Unlike most working adults in Saline County, they are off work in July. This year, they spent part of their summer vacation successfully lobbying for a state income tax hike. When the tax hike passed, Angella Gauch lauded state legislators on […]

todayJuly 28, 2017 1

Business & Lifestyle

Income tax hike will cost Christian County residents $8.2 million more this year

TAYLORVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Christian County residents will pay an additional $8,197,968 in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS). LGIS combined Illinois Department of Revenue data with a forecast by Senate Democrats to estimate how much additional income tax will be paid in each Illinois zip code. The following Christian County communities will pay the most: Taylorville ($3,486,351 total/$507 per person), Pana ($1,437,691/$465), Moweaqua ($757,825/$595) and Edinburg ($492,474/$577). Retroactive to July […]

todayJuly 25, 2017 11

Commentary

Roman King: Illinois Can’t Keep Their Ducks in a Row

NOTE: The views expressed in this opinion-editorial do not necessarily reflect the views of its originating publication, 71 Republic, nor reflect the views of this publication, Heartland Newsfeed. Illinois, at this point, is a broken state, and it has been for years. As someone who has lived their entire life in Central Illinois, I have seen all the goings on of our state government, or, more accurately, lack thereof. I’ve witnessed two consecutive state governors thrown in jail on various […]

todayJuly 23, 2017 14

Business & Lifestyle

Madigan, Moylan need to go if Illinois is to grow, GOP opponent says

  SPRINGFIELD/DES PLAINES (Heartland Newsfeed) -- House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and State Representative Martin Moylan (D-Des Plaines) must be ousted in next year's elections to ensure a better future for the state, according to a one-time campaign opponent of Moylan. "The only way to get the state back on track is ousting Speaker Madigan," said Mel Thillens, Moylan's former opponent who currently serves as park board commissioner in Park Ridge and president of Maine Township. "The only way to do […]

todayJuly 14, 2017 6

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois ranks next-to-last in state fiscal health, report finds

ARLINGTON, Va. (Heartland Newsfeed via Morning Consult) -- Illinois trailed most states financially long before this year’s dramatic budget impasse, according to an annual report published Tuesday by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Illinois, which last week narrowly passed its first budget in three years, ranked 49th in the libertarian-leaning think tank’s 2017 state-by-state fiscal solvency report. New Jersey ranked 50th. The rankings are based on data from the 2015-16 fiscal year, before Illinois’ almost $15 billion in unpaid bills prompted the […]

todayJuly 11, 2017 5

Business & Lifestyle

Do Schools Really Need More Money?

A common chorus of if/then statements dominates most contemporary discussions of education reform: If schools had more money, then they would do better at educating kids. If teachers were paid more money, then they would do better at educating kids. If there were more taxpayer support for traditional public schools, then we would have better education outcomes. But is more money really the answer? Or is the problem with the structure of forced schooling itself? An article last week in […]

todayJuly 11, 2017 12

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