The Policy Shop

The Policy Shop


Latest Episodes

Pokemon GO | Episode 56
July 31, 2016

Dan Proft and Jacob Huebert, senior attorney at the Liberty Justice Center, talk to a Chicago-based attorney who is fighting the city’s new Airbnb regulations. They also talk to Jeffrey Tucker from the Foundation for Economic Education about the imp

Illinois government workers’ sweetheart deal | Episode 55
July 24, 2016

Pat Hughes, co-founder of the Illinois Opportunity Project, and Jacob Huebert, senior attorney at the Liberty Justice Center go in detail on AFSCME’s demands in contract negotiations. Diana Rickert, vice president of communications for the Illinois

The $68,000 part-time job | Episode 54
July 17, 2016

Dan Proft and Pat Hughes, co-founder of the Illinois Opportunity Project, break down how much Illinois taxpayers are really paying for their lawmakers. Faisal Khan, former legislative inspector general for Chicago and current CEO of Project Six, talks to

AFSCME vs. reality | Episode 53
July 10, 2016

 Pat Hughes, co-founder of the Illinois Opportunity Project, and Austin Berg, writer for the Illinois Policy Institute and columnist for the Illinois News Network, break down what the state’s largest government-sector union is asking for in its new

Stopgap | Episode 52
July 03, 2016

Dan Proft and Ted Dabrowski, vice president of policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, talk to state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, about the stopgap budget discussions in Springfield. Dabrowski also shares some original research detailing the state’

Crisis in Mt. Sterling | Episode 51
June 26, 2016

Dan Proft and John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, talked to an Uber driver frustrated with Chicago’s regulations. They also talked about the water crisis in Mt. Sterling, and AFSCME’s push to leverage the situation into applyin

Illinois’ budget battle | Episode 50
June 19, 2016

Dan Proft and Kristina Rasmussen, executive vice president of the Illinois Policy Institute, talk to state Comptroller Leslie Munger about the state failing to pay several bills as it approaches one-full year without a budget. They also talk to an Illino

Mike Madigan’s Game of Thrones | Episode 49
June 12, 2016

Chicago Tribune's John Kass cohosts

Madigan’s rules: How one man controls Springfield | Episode 48
June 05, 2016

Former state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger, R-Elgin, gives his take on the budget impasse, and gives an in-depth look on how legislation is crafted in the General Assembly. Mark Glennon, founder of WirePoints.com, breaks down the Chicago pension mess. An ex-o

Madigan’s unbalanced budget | Episode 47
May 29, 2016

Chicago Tribune's Kristen McQueary cohosts

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