May 1 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Senate OKs Graduated Income Tax Rates The change wouldn’t take effect until 2021, and only would do so if approved by voters
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-oks-graduated-tax-rates-509333001.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Senate moves Gov. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan forward; measure now goes to the House – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-graduated-tax-illinois-senate-20190501-story.html
— Slow the push for legal pot – Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-vp-voice-letters-050219-story.html
— State workers seek to recoup ‘fair share’ union fees in proposed class-action lawsuit – Hannah Leone
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-fair-share-lawsuit-20190501-story.html
— Ken Griffin, Illinois’ richest man, sticking with Chicago despite ‘corruption, cronyism and crime’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ken-griffin-billionaire-interview-illinois-problems-20190501-story.html
— State legislator from Chicago facing DUI charge in Springfield – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-state-rep-kambium-buckner-dui-20190501-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Stairway to Heaven’ longer than Senate debate before historic tax vote – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-senate-passes-graduated-income-tax-package-house-fight-looms/

DAILY HERALD
— Spat between Lauzen, McMahon may delay Kane County employee raises – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190501/spat-between-lauzen-mcmahon-may-delay-kane-county-employee-raises
— DuPage economy touted at annual business outlook forum – DuPage economy touted at annual business outlook forum – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190501/dupage-economy-touted-at-annual-business-outlook-forum-

NORTHWEST HERALD
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten talks to St. Charles Chamber members about first 100 days in office – ERIC SCHELKOPF
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/04/30/u-s-rep-sean-casten-talks-to-st-charles-chamber-members-about-first-100-days-in-office/au0q9hj/

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— Students and community members speak out against Jeanne Ives at monthly board meeting – Alison Pfaff
https://codcourier.org/11614/news/students-and-community-members-speak-out-against-jeanne-ives-at-monthly-board-meeting/
— The Marginalization of Latinos in the Trump Era – Karla Villegas Pineda
https://codcourier.org/11570/opinion/the-marginalization-of-latinos-in-the-trump-era/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Senate Dems Pass Income Tax Hike Constitutional Amendment with Roll Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/01/senate-dems-pass-income-tax-hike-constitutional-amendment/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. SKILLICORN: WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN TAX?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/rep-skillicorn-wholl-stop-the-rain-tax.html 
— THORNER: HISTORIAN LARRY SCHWEIKART’S NEW BIO OF REAGAN RECEIVES HIGH PRAISE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-historian-larry-schweikarts-new-bio-of-reagan-receives-high-praise.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans go on the attack against Pritzker over probe
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/republicans-go-on-the-attack-against-pritzker-over-probe/
— Illinois’ richest person says he’ll stay put and “fight”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/illinois-richest-person-says-hell-stay-put-and-fight/
— Constitutional amendment clears Senate
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/constitutional-amendment-clears-senate/
— ILGOP stirs up remap questions
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/ilgop-stirs-up-remap-questions/

FOX NEWS
— Mexico is becoming the world’s backdoor into America (and Congress is AWOL) – James Jay Carafano 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-mexico-the-worlds-backdoor-into-america

AMERICAN THINKER
— Caravaners clear out after Mexican police raid – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/caravaners_clear_out_after_mexican_police_raid.html

BREITBART
— DHS Releases 8.2K Illegal Aliens into U.S. in a Week, 1.2K Released Every Day – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/01/dhs-releases-8-2k-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-in-a-week-1-2k-released-every-day/
— Ilhan Omar: ‘This Is Not Going to Be the Country of White People’ – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/30/omar-at-hands-off-ilhan-rally-trump-gop-created-monsters-terrorizing-jews-and-muslims/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— How weak urban cooperation with ICE exposes rural areas to criminal aliens – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/weak-urban-cooperation-ice-exposes-rural-areas-criminal-aliens/
— Fewer than 10% of ‘unaccompanied’ teens sponsored by legal immigrants – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/fewer-10-unaccompanied-teens-sponsored-legal-immigrants/

CNS NEWS
— Bernie Sanders: Pres. Trump ‘Is a Pathological Liar; He’s a Racist, a Sexist, a Homophobe, a Xenophobe’ – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/bernie-sanders-pres-trump-pathological-liar-hes-racist-sexist-homophobe

DAILY CALLER
— NYT EDITORIAL BLAMES TRUMP FOR PAPER’S DECISION TO PUBLISH ANTI-SEMITIC CARTOON – Rachel Stoltzfoos 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/01/nyt-editorial-board-trump-anti-semitic-cartoon/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Where Race Relations Stand in 2019 – Deana Bass Williams 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/05/01/where-race-relations-stand-in-2019/

TOWNHALL
— Stephen Moore’s Economic Policies Help Women – Carol Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/caroldavis/2019/05/01/stephen-moores-economic-policies-help-women-n2545685
— Illinois State Rep Reportedly Suggests This Callous Solution to Abortion – Brianna Heldt
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//briannaheldt/2019/05/01/illinois-state-rep-reportedly-makes-callous-comment-about-abortion-n2545719

PJ MEDIA
— What Is to Be Done for a Nation that Secedes from the Principles of Its Founding? – DAVID SOLWAY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/is-the-nation-seceding-from-the-principles-of-its-founding/

WASHINGTON POST
— White House asks Congress for additional $4.5 billion in emergency border spending, on top of billions already requested
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2019/05/01/white-house-asks-congress-for-additional-4-5-billion-in-emergency-border-spending-on-top-of-billions-already-requested/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage foreign countries a) to illegally send their citizens illegally to America illegally and b) to illegally keep their citizens illegally in America illegally. Ever-increasingly, it is clear that Democrats have declared war on America. How soon will Democrats again fire shots at Fort Sumter? 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/01/asylum-seekers-leave-everything-behind-theres-no-way-they-can-pay-trumps-fee/

BOSTON GLOBE
— For sale in the pot industry: political influence
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2019/05/01/for-sale-pot-industry-political-influence/k9XBoEQD8ElWixzdVNeSWN/story.html

NEWSWEEK
— ILHAN OMAR SAYS CONSERVATIVES ‘HELPED FEED’ MONSTERS ‘CAUSING DEVASTATION’ IN MOSQUES AND SYNAGOGUES – JASON LEMON 
https://www.newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-democracy-now-anti-semitic-conservatives-feed-monsters-1411958

FORBES
— Hispanics And Latinos In The United States: We Never Had It So Good – Alejandro Chafuen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alejandrochafuen/2019/05/01/hispanics-and-latinos-in-the-united-states-we-never-had-it-so-good/#dd9825f44375

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— GAO: IRS’s private collectors recovered less than 2 percent of over $5 billion in debts. – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/private-tax-debt-collectors-collecting-less-than-2-of-debts-says-gao

ZILLOW
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https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447908_zpid/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.