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NEW STUDY: Wisconsin Prevailing Wage Repeal Reduced Wages, Exported Jobs and Tax Dollars Out of State, and Failed to Deliver Any Cost Savings
No state that has repealed prevailing wage has seen the benefits claimed by politicians La…
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Illinois Needs the Fair Tax to Recover from COVID-19 Recession
Illinois residents will soon being voting on whether to amend the state’s Constitution to allow…
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REPORT: Union Density Declining in Illinois, Across United States
While union workers were more likely to be deemed essential during the pandemic, early data…
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Study: Minnesota and the Dakotas Poised for Post-COVID-19 Clean Energy Boom
As Fossil Fuel Employment Shrinks, Renewable Energy Sector Producing Reliable Job Growth Countryside, IL: Three…
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There Is Evidence that Illinois’ Re-opening Plan Has Worked — For Now
We’re listening to the scientists and doctors, because the number one thing is, we don’t…
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COVID-19: Straining Health Care System, But Union Hospitals Better Prepared
The global coronavirus pandemic has strained the health care system in Illinois and the United…
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Illinois Insights – July 2020 Edition
The July 2020 Edition of ILEPI’s newsletter, Illinois Insights, has been released. The Illinois Economic Policy…
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Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 in Illinois
In just a few short months, the COVID-19 pandemic has touched every corner of our…
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Study: Illinois’ Union Hospitals Were Better Prepared for COVID-19
Data Links Nurses Unions with Better Workplace and Patient Care Outcomes La Grange: Illinois’ unionized…
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Record-Breaking May Precipitation Calls for Increased Focus on Climate Change Impacts
As Illinois enters the summer months, we can reflect back on another spring that produced…
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Phase 4, COVID-19, and the Inequities Plaguing Illinois
With Illinois poised to enter Phase 4 of the “Restore Illinois” re-opening plan, COVID-19 has…
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Women Hit Hardest Economically from COVID-19 Recession
More than 40 million Americans have filed for unemployment since March when stay-at-home orders were…
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