CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner has Janus victory, but not clear it will translate to votes – Lynn Sweet and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rauner-has-janus-victory-but-not-clear-it-will-translate-to-votes/
— Working people must stand with unions against political attacks – Phil Cisneros (DIERSEN: Are/were you a working people? I was a working people 1962-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-working people. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/working-people-must-stand-with-unions-against-political-attacks/
— Under assault from a politicized court, unions must keep proving their worth – Editorial (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. If GAO had been unionized in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) get rid of my mentor in 1987, d) not promote me beyond GS-13, e) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, f) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, or g) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/janus-supreme-court-labor-unions-public-assault-workers/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel hits Rauner over Supreme Court decision, gets hit by Chicago Teachers Union – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-janus-afscme-20180627-story.html
— It’s a bad week to be a Democratic boss – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-kass-janus-20180627-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-durbin-migrant-children-border-heartland-alliance-chicago-0628-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Muslims to help Democrats get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-travel-ban-trump-huppke-20180627-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups promote Maxine Waters: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-glanton-column-waters-20180627-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Reaction to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on collective bargaining fees
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180628/reaction-to-us-supreme-court-ruling-on-collective-bargaining-fees
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lakeview homeowners to hold public meeting on tax assessments – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: Are homes selling at or near the amount that your assessor says they are worth?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180628/CRED0701/180629849
WBEZ
— Chicago’s Black Communities Hit Hardest In Opioid Overdoses – Lakeidra Chavis
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicagos-black-communities-hit-hardest-in-opioid-overdoses/6b27bf86-aaf7-4969-ae6c-b6bc851ed8e4
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Supreme Court’s Janus ruling puts onus on unions to recruit – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. If GAO had been unionized in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) get rid of my mentor in 1987, d) not promote me beyond GS-13, e) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, f) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, or g) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-06-28/jim-dey-supreme-courts-janus-ruling-puts-onus-unions-recruit.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Frerichs defends downstate after Rauner’s comments – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180627/bernard-schoenburg-frerichs-defends-downstate-after-rauners-comments
DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Pritchard to resign from Illinois House July 1 Cites pending appointment to another board – DREW ZIMMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/06/27/pritchard-to-resign-from-illinois-house-july-1/a1vj4uz/
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— It ain’t free speech when you’re forced to pay for a union’s megaphone – Editorial
https://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article213920214.html
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Top court’s decision rocks Illinois politics and also workplaces – Editorial
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Top-court-8217-s-decision-rocks-13032631.php
— High court ruling leaves unions reeling Supreme Court says government workers can’t be forced to pay fees – AP
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/High-court-ruling-leaves-unions-reeling-13033118.php
SUBURBAN LIFE
— COD approves $354.3M budget – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: GAO’s fiscal year 2019 budget request is for only $614.8M. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-448T)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/06/27/cod-approves-354-3m-budget/al815e5/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Teachers Unions Respond To Janus Ruling – DUSTY RHODES
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/teachers-unions-respond-janus-ruling
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Taking Power Away from Citizens in Township Government
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/18/taking-power-away-citizens-township-government/
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker ‘appalled’ by U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus case; Trump, Rauner cheer – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/pritzker-appalled-by-u-s-supreme-court-decision-in-janus/article_a6e94aaa-7a34-11e8-a9d0-470863c276c1.html
FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, NOT RACISM, EXPLAINS ‘RACIAL DISPARITIES’ IN CRIME STATS – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: According to Democrats and to RINOs, Republicans cause minorities to commit crimes.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/criminal-behavior-not-racism-explains-racial-disparities-in-crime-stats/
DAILY CALLER
— IN ITS ANTI-TRUMP HYSTERIA, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS BECOME THE PARTY OF VIOLENCE – Anthony Scaramucci
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/28/anti-trump-hysteria-has-led-democratic-party-to-violence/
BLAZE
— HUD: Households earning $117,000 a year now considered ‘low income’ in San Francisco – Breck Dumas (DIERSEN: What household income does HUD consider to be “low income” in your municipality?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/27/hud-households-earning-117000-a-year-now-considered-low-income-in-this-city
CHUCK GRASSLEY
— Grassley, Smith op-ed: It’s Time for Action on E-Verify
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-smith-op-ed-it-s-time-action-e-verify
NEWSMAX
— FBI’s Strzok Denies Anti-Trump Texts Showed Plot, Lawmakers Say (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were always very careful to NOT put things in writing that might get them in trouble. Further, they always put into writing things that would make it look like they did things for valid reasons.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/strzok-fbi-testimony-trump/2018/06/27/id/868772/
POLITICO
— ‘I thought you were my friend’: Immigration meltdown exposes GOP hostilities A seven-week effort to pass immigration reform ends in anger and distrust across the House Republican Conference. – RACHAEL BADE
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/27/this-is-bull-inside-the-gops-immigration-meltdown-680106
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Moderates frantically called “gettable” lawmakers on their list, trying to lure them over. They were rebuffed by Reps. Dan Newhouse of Washington and Dennis Ross of Florida. They phoned Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois, but he was out of town. They leaned on Rep. Walter Jones, a North Carolina Republican known for bucking leadership, but he also refused.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Leave My Husband Alone’: Elaine Chao Confronts Immigration Protesters – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/us/politics/elaine-chao-protesters-mitch-mcconnell.html
— As Jobs Go Unfilled, U.S. Employers Vie to Hire Foreign Laborers – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/business/economy/visas-usa-foreign-labor.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/opinion/nikki-haley-united-states-extreme-poverty.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Teeing Off on Trump When voters have to choose between left and right incivility, Democrats will lose. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teeing-off-on-trump-1530140634
— Outside the Red Hen, fire and ire on social media come to life – Gregory S. Schneider
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/outside-the-red-hen-america-vents/2018/06/26/81a991a6-7998-11e8-80be-6d32e182a3bc_story.html
— Upset of Joseph Crowley Sends a Message to House Democrats’ Aging White Leaders The party gets political energy and a growing share of its votes from millennials and people of color – Janet Hook (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the future looks bleak for those who “aging” and/or “White.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/upset-of-joseph-crowley-sends-a-message-to-house-democrats-aging-white-leaders-1530136679
— The New 1040 Tax Form: It’s Shorter. But There Are More Forms to Fill Out Deductions and other items that once appeared on the main form are now relegated to schedules – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-1040-tax-form-its-shorter-but-there-are-more-forms-to-fill-out-1530178201
— Are You Retired or Semi-Retired? Check Your Tax Withholding Now Tax overhaul risks leaving pension recipients underwithheld when it comes time to file for 2018 – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-you-retired-or-semi-retired-check-your-tax-withholding-now-1529659802
— As Foxconn Breaks Ground in Wisconsin, the Costs to Taxpayers Go Up State, municipalities have pledged nearly $1 billion in sweeteners on top of initial $3 billion incentive package to lure manufacturer – Shayndi Raice
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-foxconn-breaks-ground-in-wisconsin-the-costs-to-taxpayers-go-up-1530091800
— Working Women Often Underestimate Motherhood Costs Why leaving the workforce after having kids is an unexpected, reluctant choice for some – Lauren Weber
https://www.wsj.com/articles/working-women-often-underestimate-motherhood-costs-1530024789
— Harley-Davidson Defends Plans to Make Hogs Abroad Motorcycle brand explains to dealers its plans for more foreign manufacturing – Andrew Tangel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harley-davidson-defends-plans-to-make-hogs-abroad-1530122440
DAILY MAIL
— Trump crows as Supreme Court crushes government unions’ right to take mandatory fees from non-members – blowing a hole in the coffers they use to fund Democrats – EMILY GOODIN
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5892631/Trump-crows-Supreme-Court-ends-government-unions-right-mandatory-fees-non-members.html
