Reprinted from the Illinois News Network: Bills to limit taxpayer-funded trips, conferences die in committee as spending continues By Cole Lauterbach and Brett Rowland In 2017, local officials spent hundreds of thousands of tax dollars on trips to a convention … Continue reading
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A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Rep. Walsh’s Bi-Partisan GSA Act Passes House “The days of wasting taxpayer dollars on fancy junkets for government bureaucrats are over.” WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Joe Walsh’s (IL-08) H.R. 4631, the bi-partisan Government … Continue reading
Four years ago conservatives got caught napping at the every-four-year General Conference of the United Methodist Church. There was insufficient communication with the new influx of African delegates. (Delegates are selected on more or less of a one member, one … Continue reading
Every four years the United Methodist Church holds a convention. Just like the Republicans and the Democrats. This year Methodists affiliated with the UMC will convene in Tampa. (The vibrant Korean Methodist Church is not one of those affiliated.) There … Continue reading
With Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel rooting around for law enforcement assistance for the upcoming NATO Conference, I wondered if the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department had been asked for assistance. The short answer is “No.” Here’s the Sheriff’s Department’s response to … Continue reading