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Illinois politicians impose a "corruption tax"
August 27, 2014 | By RALPH KASARDA
It has been said that Illinois is plagued by unbridled corruption. Almost 90 percent of Illinois voters agree. After all, four of the past seven Illinois governors have been convicted and sentenced to prison. So who pays for the numerous criminal dealings of crooked politicians? Taxpayers. One recent study estimates that the cost of unnec ...
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The social injustice of government race-based contracting programs
August 13, 2014 | By RALPH KASARDA
PLF attorneys are filing a brief in support of Midwest Fence Corporation in its “David versus Goliath” legal challenge against race-based public contracting programs in Illinois. Both federal and state programs are at issue, and Midwest Fence had to sue several state and federal agencies to try to save their business. Here is PLF&# ...