One State – Millions of Stories. A new non-profit news outlet about the people and communities of Illinois.
Illinois, USA
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Losing @OneILMedia is Illinois’ loss.
What a joy it's been to work with @Ameya_Pawar_IL the past 3 years @OneILMedia. Much to be proud of. Thanks too to @zigelko and @chermusings who made One Illinois what it was at its best. See you all down the road — most likely Rte. 51 the Butkus Highway. oneillinois.com/stories/2021…
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Thank you @tedcoxchicago for this terrific piece on what we've accomplished in Illinois and how much more work we have ahead of us.
#twill
Ill. election ran smoothly, and @Reform4Illinois cheers expansion of mail-in voting, which should stick. But what about campaign financing, dark money, ethics, ballot access, and of course the speaker? ED Alisa Kaplan on the state of reform in our state. oneillinois.com/stories/2021…
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For perspective on how our country assesses risk based on race/skin color: we spend billions on homeland security locking up/caging ***children and families*** at our border for dreaming of a better life. White nationalists storm the nation’s capital --and nothing.
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We blast cash-filled bazookas into the markets when rich people, banks, and corporations need help.
When it comes to helping working people we call economists to have ridiculous conversations about targeting and efficiency.
People need cash. To eat. To survive.
One Illinois retweeted
We need a public option for childcare
Virtual town hall on unpaid caregivers seeks expansion of Earned Income Tax Credit for relief. @SenatorDurbin says it would recognize "the reality of family." @senvillivalam urges CCAP expansion on way to universal child care. bit.ly/3m4QCt6
One Illinois retweeted
This isn't rocket science.
Give people and **small** businesses money.
Give people the cushion to think we instead of me.
If you put people in impossible situations then they’re going to do what it takes to survive—even if it kills them or others.
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Thank you to @OneILMedia for the nice wrap-up of our “The Fight Is Far From Over" town hall last evening! oneillinois.com/stories/2020…
One Illinois retweeted
what happens when bailing out banks and corporations is good ole American capitalism and sending people cash to pay rent and buy groceries is socialism. this is why narratives matter. 👇🏾
One Illinois retweeted
Narratives matter. The solution to bad government is good government—not less. If we continue to elect people who hate government, it will never work for working people. 👇🏾
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One Illinois retweeted
Read this. Then let’s talk about #PublicBanksNow.
Decades after uprisings in 1968, a once-thriving strip in East Garfield Park suffers from broken promises, bad policy and neglect.
Here's how the government and private industry let the Main Street of a Black neighborhood crumble, from @ProPublicaIL: buff.ly/2JYdi0J.
One Illinois retweeted
Let’s reject the politics of fighting over scraps and instead work together for one another. Vote for the #FairTaxNow
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But let's keep praising him for tossing a few bucks for new bike lanes after taking a $200 million taxpayer bailout in 2008.
Billionaire Ken Griffin, in a battle with Gov. J.B. Pritzker over the effort to switch Illinois to a graduated-rate income tax system, ups his stake to $53.75 million to oppose it. trib.al/i5oMQme
One Illinois retweeted
Dear Mr. Griffin:
Billionaire a-la-carte philanthropy does not create equity. It does, however, give cover to your other actions. Examples include your support of Bruce Rauner’s union-busting agenda and Donald Trump’s racism and xenophobia.
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One Illinois retweeted
Check out this op-ed by @dorianwarren and I in @OneILMedia making the case for #fairtax in IL in support @YesForFairTax & @VoteForFairness. This can be a start of bring tax equity to IL and the much needed revenue in these times to keep government services funded.
@EconsecureIL
Read my latest op-ed with @EconSecureIL’s @iamHarishipatel in @OneILMedia to see why a more fair income tax is the right way forward for each neighborhood in Illinois. oneillinois.com/stories/2020…
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👇🏽Critical. If we want a green economy, then a Just Transition is essential. We have to support workers and communities through wage and revenue replacements.
"For union workers who lose their jobs as coal-fired power plants close, the group wants a fund that would offer 3 to 5 years of transition support equaling their wages and benefits, as well as relocation compensation for those who move for new jobs."
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One Illinois retweeted
Donald Trump's 112-day silence on #BountyGate says more than words ever could.