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Mar 21

*** 3/20/26 - Populist Strongmen Are Winning the Long Game.......

from article: "I have met Benjamin Netanyahu twice in my journalistic career. ....... On both

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*** 3/20/26 - Populist Strongmen Are Winning the Long Game.......

from article: "I have met Benjamin Netanyahu twice in my journalistic career. ....... On both

Mar 21

Mar 21

** 2/11/26 - Comversable Economist - US Budget Deficits: Spitting Into the Wind.....

from article: "In that spirit of humble and diminished expectations, here are some figures from

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** 2/11/26 - Comversable Economist - US Budget Deficits: Spitting Into the Wind.....

from article: "In that spirit of humble and diminished expectations, here are some figures from

Mar 21

Mar 21

* 3/20/26 - Crains - Johnson proposes $55M tax break for Bulls, Blackhawks 1901 development (via a Class 7(b) tax incentive) + 12/12/25 - Crains - Cook County property tax incentives need a refresh: study.....

(1) from first article article: "Johnson introduced legislation this week that would grant the

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* 3/20/26 - Crains - Johnson proposes $55M tax break for Bulls, Blackhawks 1901 development (via a Class 7(b) tax incentive) + 12/12/25 - Crains - Cook County property tax incentives need a refresh: study.....

(1) from first article article: "Johnson introduced legislation this week that would grant the

Mar 21

Mar 21

**** 3/4/26 - David Roberts Podcast Interview (with transcript) - The fate of fossil fuel systems in the "mid-transition" + related papers .......

(1) from transcript: "If the world takes its climate targets seriously, the coming decades will

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**** 3/4/26 - David Roberts Podcast Interview (with transcript) - The fate of fossil fuel systems in the "mid-transition" + related papers .......

(1) from transcript: "If the world takes its climate targets seriously, the coming decades will

Mar 21

Mar 21

** 3/11/26 - What Health Insurance Risk Pooling Is, and Why It’s Key to Maintaining Affordability................

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/explainer/2026/mar/health-insurance-risk-pooling-key-

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** 3/11/26 - What Health Insurance Risk Pooling Is, and Why It’s Key to Maintaining Affordability................

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/explainer/2026/mar/health-insurance-risk-pooling-key-

Mar 21

Mar 20

** 3/10/26 - NASBO Washington Report - Partial Shutdown Continues + Administration Announces Ratepayer Protection Pledge for Data Centers + White House Releases National Cyber Strategy + FDA Holds Meeting with States on Importation of Lower Priced Drugs + DOL Issues Guidance on the Registered Apprenticeship System

Partial Shutdown Continues The partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland

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** 3/10/26 - NASBO Washington Report - Partial Shutdown Continues + Administration Announces Ratepayer Protection Pledge for Data Centers + White House Releases National Cyber Strategy + FDA Holds Meeting with States on Importation of Lower Priced Drugs + DOL Issues Guidance on the Registered Apprenticeship System

Partial Shutdown Continues The partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland

Mar 20

Mar 20

*** 3/16/26 - Economist - The Iran war is roiling commodities far beyond oil (impacts on what else is not exported from the Gulf and what is not imported into the Gulf) + CFR The Iran War’s Hidden Front: Food, Water, and Fertilizer

(1) from first article: "The Gulf states, it is rapidly becoming clear, matter for the supply of

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*** 3/16/26 - Economist - The Iran war is roiling commodities far beyond oil (impacts on what else is not exported from the Gulf and what is not imported into the Gulf) + CFR The Iran War’s Hidden Front: Food, Water, and Fertilizer

(1) from first article: "The Gulf states, it is rapidly becoming clear, matter for the supply of

Mar 20

Mar 19

** 03/17/26 - NASBO Washington Report - President Signs Executive Order Establishing Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in Benefit Programs + Senate Passes Housing Affordability Bill....

President Signs Executive Order Establishing Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in Benefit Programs On

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** 03/17/26 - NASBO Washington Report - President Signs Executive Order Establishing Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in Benefit Programs + Senate Passes Housing Affordability Bill....

President Signs Executive Order Establishing Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in Benefit Programs On

Mar 19

Mar 19

* 3/17/27 - Commercial Leasing Begins For Thompson Center Redevelopment........................

from article: "Additional interior renderings and a new website have been revealed for the

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* 3/17/27 - Commercial Leasing Begins For Thompson Center Redevelopment........................

from article: "Additional interior renderings and a new website have been revealed for the

Mar 19

Mar 18

*** 1/30/26 - CNBC - Wealth inequality and the ‘K-shaped’ economy are more striking than ever, data shows (with interesting charts) ................................

from article: Key Points - The K-shaped economy is as apparent as ever, and isn't going away

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*** 1/30/26 - CNBC - Wealth inequality and the ‘K-shaped’ economy are more striking than ever, data shows (with interesting charts) ................................

from article: Key Points - The K-shaped economy is as apparent as ever, and isn't going away

Mar 18

Mar 18

** 12/19/25 - When Did Everything Become ‘K-Shaped’? What started as a term to describe the pandemic recovery has become a catchall in these anxious economic times.......

from article: “When people talk about the K-shaped economy, they're talking about an economy that

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** 12/19/25 - When Did Everything Become ‘K-Shaped’? What started as a term to describe the pandemic recovery has become a catchall in these anxious economic times.......

from article: “When people talk about the K-shaped economy, they're talking about an economy that

Mar 18

Mar 18

* 3/18/26 - Sun Times - To pay for tourism boost, Chicago ramps up hotel tax, making it nation's highest + Crains - City Council approves new downtown hotel surcharge.....

(1) from first article: :....to 19%. The current combined city, county and state tax on hotel rooms

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* 3/18/26 - Sun Times - To pay for tourism boost, Chicago ramps up hotel tax, making it nation's highest + Crains - City Council approves new downtown hotel surcharge.....

(1) from first article: :....to 19%. The current combined city, county and state tax on hotel rooms

Mar 18

Mar 17

*** 3/16/26 - GZERO Media - Iran conflict threatens water supply for millions (42% of drinking water in the UAE comes from desalination, 70% in Saudi Arabia, and nearly 90% in Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait)....

https://www.gzeromedia.com/graphic-truth/iran-conflict-threatens-water-supply-for-millions Iran

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*** 3/16/26 - GZERO Media - Iran conflict threatens water supply for millions (42% of drinking water in the UAE comes from desalination, 70% in Saudi Arabia, and nearly 90% in Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait)....

https://www.gzeromedia.com/graphic-truth/iran-conflict-threatens-water-supply-for-millions Iran

Mar 17

Mar 17

** 3/16/26 - Ron Brownstein - Netanyahu Won Trump, But He’s Losing America.............

from article: "But Netanyahu has systematically widened that divide by consistently and almost

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** 3/16/26 - Ron Brownstein - Netanyahu Won Trump, But He’s Losing America.............

from article: "But Netanyahu has systematically widened that divide by consistently and almost

Mar 17

Mar 17

* 3/11/26 - Advance Illinois - A New Resource for Understanding Key Federal Actions and Possible Next Steps for Illinois.....

Our new explainer outlines some of the major federal actions impacting children, students, and

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* 3/11/26 - Advance Illinois - A New Resource for Understanding Key Federal Actions and Possible Next Steps for Illinois.....

Our new explainer outlines some of the major federal actions impacting children, students, and

Mar 17

Mar 15

*** 3/6/26 - Gina Raimondo - America Cannot Withstand the Economic Shock That’s Coming (from AI - we should build a modern transition system with better data to predict job losses and new forms of support to help workers transition between jobs)

(1) from article: "Artificial intelligence is transforming work faster than our work force is

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*** 3/6/26 - Gina Raimondo - America Cannot Withstand the Economic Shock That’s Coming (from AI - we should build a modern transition system with better data to predict job losses and new forms of support to help workers transition between jobs)

(1) from article: "Artificial intelligence is transforming work faster than our work force is

Mar 15

Mar 15

** 1/27/26 - Conversable Economist - China’s Belt and Road Initiative: The Final Act.....

from article Sebastian Horn, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Christoph Trebesch bring the story up to date in

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** 1/27/26 - Conversable Economist - China’s Belt and Road Initiative: The Final Act.....

from article Sebastian Horn, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Christoph Trebesch bring the story up to date in

Mar 15

Mar 15

* 3/5/26 - CTBA Releases New Report - A Fair Tax: Implementing a Graduated Rate Income Tax to Support Illinois, Volume II...........................

Why Illinois' Tax System Continues to be Regressive March 5, 2026 New Report A Fair Tax:

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* 3/5/26 - CTBA Releases New Report - A Fair Tax: Implementing a Graduated Rate Income Tax to Support Illinois, Volume II...........................

Why Illinois' Tax System Continues to be Regressive March 5, 2026 New Report A Fair Tax:

Mar 15

Mar 13

*** 3/12/26 - GZERO - AI will be on the ballot in the 2026 midterms............

from article: "If AI were a candidate in this cycle, it wouldn't be a popular one – and that

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*** 3/12/26 - GZERO - AI will be on the ballot in the 2026 midterms............

from article: "If AI were a candidate in this cycle, it wouldn't be a popular one – and that

Mar 13

Mar 13

* 3/9/26 - Crains - Chicago sees the ‘missing middle’ as sweet spot for addressing the city’s housing shortage, repopulating neighborhoods + missing middle housing toolkit from Metropolitan Mayors Caucus

(1) from first article: "In all, the initiative's goal is to build 250 to 400 two-, three-

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* 3/9/26 - Crains - Chicago sees the ‘missing middle’ as sweet spot for addressing the city’s housing shortage, repopulating neighborhoods + missing middle housing toolkit from Metropolitan Mayors Caucus

(1) from first article: "In all, the initiative's goal is to build 250 to 400 two-, three-

Mar 13

Mar 13

*** 3/12/26 - Info re Insight Crime (think tank/media organization that seeks to inform the debate about organized crime + citizen security in the Americas) + Criminal Violence, the State, and Society from 2025 Annual Review of Political Science

(1) the Insight Crime website is at link below: https://insightcrime.org/ - their about page is at

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*** 3/12/26 - Info re Insight Crime (think tank/media organization that seeks to inform the debate about organized crime + citizen security in the Americas) + Criminal Violence, the State, and Society from 2025 Annual Review of Political Science

(1) the Insight Crime website is at link below: https://insightcrime.org/ - their about page is at

Mar 13

Mar 13

** 3/12/26 - Can the Housing Bill Survive Trump’s Sudden Indifference?........................

from article: "Speaker Mike Johnson informed House GOP leaders this week that the president told

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** 3/12/26 - Can the Housing Bill Survive Trump’s Sudden Indifference?........................

from article: "Speaker Mike Johnson informed House GOP leaders this week that the president told

Mar 13

Mar 13

* 2/27/26 - Steve Vance - Chicago crash data updated to show monetary damages based on a person’s situation in the crash.....

info re Steve Vance is at link below: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-vance-chicago/ https://www.

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* 2/27/26 - Steve Vance - Chicago crash data updated to show monetary damages based on a person’s situation in the crash.....

info re Steve Vance is at link below: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-vance-chicago/ https://www.

Mar 13

Mar 11

*** 3/11/26 - Ian Bremmer - How Trump’s Iran gamble backfired (The Strait, which had never been closed before this, stays blocked until Iran decides otherwise)........

from article: ".....What he's gotten is a regime that's proving far more capable of

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*** 3/11/26 - Ian Bremmer - How Trump’s Iran gamble backfired (The Strait, which had never been closed before this, stays blocked until Iran decides otherwise)........

from article: ".....What he's gotten is a regime that's proving far more capable of

Mar 11

Mar 11

** 2/19/26 - Bruce Katz - A Discussion with Shepard Nevel, CEO, Institute of Evidence-based Policymaking (in Colorado) + links to their recent items re State AI policy, Social Housing, and Reducing Violent Crime

(1) from interview: "The biggest lesson is that executive policymakers receive a great deal of

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** 2/19/26 - Bruce Katz - A Discussion with Shepard Nevel, CEO, Institute of Evidence-based Policymaking (in Colorado) + links to their recent items re State AI policy, Social Housing, and Reducing Violent Crime

(1) from interview: "The biggest lesson is that executive policymakers receive a great deal of

Mar 11

Mar 11

* 2/26/26 - World Business Chicago - The data and rankings to back up what you already know.....................

from article: "As the world grapples with tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty, and rapidly

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* 2/26/26 - World Business Chicago - The data and rankings to back up what you already know.....................

from article: "As the world grapples with tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty, and rapidly

Mar 11

Mar 10

**** 3/10/26 - Girard Miller - The Inevitability of Robo-Taxes - As long as Congress disregards the collateral damage from AI and other new technologies states and municipalities will need to move quickly to capture new revenues to support workers left behind.

"Welcome to the Fourth Industrial Revolution: the advent and dizzying ascent of new technologies

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**** 3/10/26 - Girard Miller - The Inevitability of Robo-Taxes - As long as Congress disregards the collateral damage from AI and other new technologies states and municipalities will need to move quickly to capture new revenues to support workers left behind.

"Welcome to the Fourth Industrial Revolution: the advent and dizzying ascent of new technologies

Mar 10

Mar 10

** 2/26/26 - Visual Capitalist - The 20 Most Visited Websites in the World in 2026................................

from article: "Based on the latest available traffic data from Semrush as of January 2026, this

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** 2/26/26 - Visual Capitalist - The 20 Most Visited Websites in the World in 2026................................

from article: "Based on the latest available traffic data from Semrush as of January 2026, this

Mar 10

Mar 10

* 1/13/26 - New policy briefs support development of the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan from CMAP (Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning).......

from press release below: "As CMAP continues developing the region's next long-range

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* 1/13/26 - New policy briefs support development of the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan from CMAP (Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning).......

from press release below: "As CMAP continues developing the region's next long-range

Mar 10

Mar 10

*** 3/3/26 - Francis Fukuyama - What “Western Civilization” Really Means It has less to do with faith—and more to do with the Enlightenment—than Marco Rubio thinks.........

from article: "But what is the “Western Civilization” to which Rubio was referring? His version

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*** 3/3/26 - Francis Fukuyama - What “Western Civilization” Really Means It has less to do with faith—and more to do with the Enlightenment—than Marco Rubio thinks.........

from article: "But what is the “Western Civilization” to which Rubio was referring? His version

Mar 10

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