This is a great article by Austin Berg regarding the migration of people out of Illinois. When more people leave than move here it means that there’s less demand for property, less people to work in startups, less investment in art, culture, and less help to...
Fact-based dialogue is key to a successful policy discussion. The Policy Circle team brings you relevant, current information through its 21 Policy Briefs available in the Policy Circle Library of resources. Check out these latest updates to the library for use at...
A Cheat-Sheet to Understanding the Tax Reform Debate Taken altogether [the House Republican tax plan] amounts to just over $300 billion in tax reductions for individuals, a $172 billion estate tax cut and about $1 trillion for businesses, a mix Republicans say will...
The State Policy Network’s annual meeting is the “must attend” networking and knowledge sharing event for more than 1300 professionals from state and national policy-related organizations from around the country. As a grassroots policy discussion network, The...
This year, as we come together as a nation to celebrate Labor Day, let’s pause to understand where a movement which began in 1881 to protect workers is at in its mission. When were the first unions formed? The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions was formed...
On August 7th, former Google software engineer James Damore was punished for circulating a 10-page document that he and others have described as a “reasoned, well-researched, good-faith argument.” The opposing opinion is that his document furthered a trend of sexism...
