The Illinois Pension Scam: There is No Excuse for the Failure of Reform
In preparation for the recording of an IFA Spotlight weekly podcast, executive director Dave Smith asked me to do some research about…
By John Biver
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Urge Governor Rauner: Please Veto These Two Terrible Bills
Two important pieces of legislation are awaiting Governor Bruce Rauner‘s action — to sign, or to veto — and both bills should be…
By John Biver
Unsustainable: Raising Taxes Solves Nothing, Makes Illinois Worse Off
The Illinois State House was back in session during the afternoon of July 6th to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a 32…
By John Biver
Tax Increases, More Spending and ‘A Disaster’ of a Budget for Illinois
State government summer re-run season is underway at the Illinois capitol building where both political parties are cooperating to send our state…
By John Biver
Charity-Rating Website Removes 46 Conservative Groups From ‘Hate List’
The nation’s leading source of information on U.S. charities announced it will modify its use of a controversial “hate group” designation in…
By John Biver
Christian Leaders Call on Congressional Leaders to Support the ‘Free Speech Fairness Act’
Last October the Illinois Family Institute brought attention to the “Free Speech Fairness Act.” Now faith leaders from around the country, including…
By John Biver
Study: Church Attendance is Trending Down
A recent Barna Survey said church attendance has been declining nationwide over the past 10 years. While the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area…
By John Biver
Colonel Allen West on The Military, Foreign Affairs and School Choice
In an interview posted at the Accuracy in Media website, Colonel Allen West delivers what conservatives have come to expect from him…
By John Biver
You Can Help Governor Bruce Rauner Pass an Elementary Science Test!
Majorities in both houses of the Illinois General Assembly recently flunked the kind of science test that used to be given to…
By John Biver
Big Illinois Government’s Insatiable and Impossible Demands from Taxpayers
It’s a sad tale of two cities. The news out of Washington, D.C. this spring is that President Donald Trump and the…
By John Biver
A Short, Must-See Operation Rescue Video
Not long ago we reminded people that scientific evidence proves that unborn babies feel pain when being aborted. As an extension of…
By John Biver
State Senator McConchie Outlines the Simplicity of the Budget Crisis
Two years after the “temporary” income tax expired, rapacious Springfield lawmakers are once again working toward raising our taxes, supposedly in order…
By John Biver