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Supreme Court Janus decision will 'radically change the work environment in Illinois,' Halbrook says
The nationwide change in how unions collect fees and dues expected from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision earlier this week in an Illinois case against the state's largest public sector employee union is a win for the Constitution, state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) believes.
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From Prairie State Wire
Liberty Justice Center attorney says practical, ideological reasons led to SCOTUS decision on union fees
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.
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From Prairie State Wire
Janus ruling changes union enrollment process
A recent Supreme Court ruling reverses the way public employees now join unions.
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From Prairie State Wire
Founder of Liberty Justice Center Hughes lauds Supreme Court's union decision
The attorney for Mark Janus said a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Janus vs. ASCME case is a giant win for constitutional freedoms and public sector employees nationwide.
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Critics pan $5,000 fine over Mautino financial reports, request criminal inquiry
The Illinois State Board of Elections slapped a $5,000 fine on Auditor General Frank Mautino's campaign committee on Monday for failing to comply with board order to update financial disclosure reports filed in 2014 and 2015.