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Latest Episodes
Pokemon GO | Episode 56
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Madigan’s rules: How one man controls Springfield | Episode 48
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