Fixing Illinois - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fixing Illinois write by James D. Nowlan. This book was released on 2014-05-30. Fixing Illinois available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the 1950s, thriving commerce, strong leadership, and geographical good fortune made Illinois one of the most envied states in the nation. Today, persistent problems have left it the butt of jokes and threatened it with fiscal catastrophe. In Fixing Illinois, James D. Nowlan and J. Thomas Johnson use their four decades of experience as public servants, Springfield veterans, and government observers to present a comprehensive program of almost one hundred specific policy ideas aimed at rescuing the state from its long list of problems, including: An overhaul of state pension systems that includes more reasonable benefits and raising of the retirement age, among other changes; Broadening of the tax base to include services and reductions in rates; Raising funds with capital construction bonds to update and integrate the antiquated information systems used by state agencies; Uprooting the state's entrenched culture of corruption via public financing of elections, redistricting reform, and revolving door prohibitions for lawmakers Pointed, honest, and pragmatic, Fixing Illinois is a plan for effective and honest government that seeks an even nobler end: restoring our faith in Illinois's institutions and reviving a sense of citizenship and state pride.
Spring Repair Initiative
Spring Repair Initiative - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Spring Repair Initiative write by Illinois. Department of Transportation. This book was released on 1999. Spring Repair Initiative available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A listing of 225 projects to be undertaken by the Illinois Dept. of Transportation to address winter damage to roads throughout the state.
Corrupt Illinois
Corrupt Illinois - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Corrupt Illinois write by Thomas J. Gradel. This book was released on 2015-02-15. Corrupt Illinois available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Public funds spent on jets and horses. Shoeboxes stuffed with embezzled cash. Ghost payrolls and incarcerated ex-governors. Illinois' culture of "Where's mine?" and the public apathy it engenders has made our state and local politics a disgrace. In Corrupt Illinois, veteran political observers Thomas J. Gradel and Dick Simpson take aim at business-as-usual. Naming names, the authors lead readers through a gallery of rogues and rotten apples to illustrate how generations of chicanery have undermined faith in, and hope for, honest government. From there, they lay out how to implement institutional reforms that provide accountability and eradicate the favoritism, sweetheart deals, and conflicts of interest corroding our civic life. Corrupt Illinois lays out a blueprint to transform our politics from a pay-to-play–driven marketplace into what it should be: an instrument of public good.
Fixing Kids
Fixing Kids - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fixing Kids write by James Krohe. This book was released on 1993. Fixing Kids available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
An Accountability Budget for Illinois
An Accountability Budget for Illinois - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Accountability Budget for Illinois write by Illinois. Governor. This book was released on 1927. An Accountability Budget for Illinois available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
