C. Steven Tucker has worked in the health insurance industry for many years. The entire story has to be read to understand Medicaid. Excerpts: Firstly, the OBBBA reduces Medicaid spending by about $1 Trillion over the next ten years. That seems like a lot but not when compared to the $1.9. Trillion the federal government spent on health care […]
By: Diane Benjamin Additional information on this story: https://blnnews.com/2025/07/07/is-terri-ryburn-still-living-at-spragues/ From Open The Books Note: These numbers are MONTHLY.
More in this story: https://blnnews.com/2025/07/07/terri-ryburn-are-you-receiving-two-pensions/ By: Diane Benjamin Since I don’t follow the Normal Council meetings anymore, I don’t know the answer to that one. I do know her name is still on the windows according to this story: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-07-04/b-n-tourism-group-gets-state-grant-for-route-66-renovations-at-spragues-in-normal I also know the place received another $150,000 grant from the State, your money that […]
By: Diane Benjamin Do people making laws, like completely eliminating fossil fuels by 2025, ever bother with facts? Wind turbines don’t work without fossil fuels. If the goal was to decrease the temperature, solar farms aren’t the answer. They actually increase the temperature. This link is highly scientific, like using photovoltaic (PV) renewable energy production […]
By: Diane Benjamin This is a great story for Independence Day: I’m Finally Hanging My American Flag (hint: read that link – I can tell how many do!) Growing up, I was taught to dislike the American flag and all that it represented. This year, for the first time, I hung one outside my house. […]
By: Diane Benjamin I don’t know how this group, including both City Managers, sits in a room and thinks any of this is an efficient use of tax dollars. Connect Transit held a Board Meeting on June 24th. See 2:30 on the video below. CT built a gravel lot to park all the buses that […]
A reader sent this link to go with the others: https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/665322583-lurie-s-children-s-hospital-administered-irreversible-sex-change-interventions-on-at-least-145-patients-says-new-report By: Diane Benjamin The 1% Sales Tax increase approved by Mclean County for schools includes more mental health counseling. You don’t want to let these people anywhere near your kids. New program: The @lurieccr refers to Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. The link on […]
By: Diane Benjamin 249 years ago, the Declaration of Independence was ratified. Being born in this country is like winning the jackpot. Do people run to socialist countries or here? Did you know there is a cemetery in the Netherlands where U.S. soldiers from World War II are buried? Did you know the citizens of […]
