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Guest Post: The Case for Republican Optimism
Mar 30, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Guest Post: The Case for Republican Optimism
Mar 30, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

As Republicans in Illinois, we too often fall victim to a self-fulfilling prophecy of defeat. We get caught in a cycle of pessimism, quoting old losses instead of building new victories.

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Mar 30, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
It's Been Five Years and So Much Has Changed
Mar 19, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
It's Been Five Years and So Much Has Changed
Mar 19, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

I was not paying any attention to Governor Pritzker’s COVID press briefings that had become a daily occurrence in mid-March of 2020.

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Mar 19, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Nikki Budzinski is One Democrat Getting it Right
Mar 7, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Nikki Budzinski is One Democrat Getting it Right
Mar 7, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

One Illinois Democrat who didn’t peacock for the cameras after President Trump’s not-a-SOTU was Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield).

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Mar 7, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
An Open Letter to Gov. Jim Edgar
Feb 25, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
An Open Letter to Gov. Jim Edgar
Feb 25, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

So many of us on any side of the political spectrum, found ourselves in shock at your announcement Monday. If you're someone who believes in the power of prayer, and I believe you are, you should know just how many people are standing beside you right now.

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Feb 25, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
There's a Budget Proposal. Now the Hard Part Begins
Feb 23, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
There's a Budget Proposal. Now the Hard Part Begins
Feb 23, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

No matter your political persuasion, Governor JB Pritzker’s FY26 budget proposal, introduced Wednesday, is a mixed bag.

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Feb 23, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
There Are No Winners Here
Feb 16, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
There Are No Winners Here
Feb 16, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

Coming up in Republican politics, it’s pretty much just engrained in you that the evil oracle that was House Speaker Michael Madigan was absolutely corrupt.

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Feb 16, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Political Theater Doesn't Help Anybody
Feb 9, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Political Theater Doesn't Help Anybody
Feb 9, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

There’s nothing like pointless political theater in the Illinois House of Representatives.

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Feb 9, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Guest Post: Fix Tier 2 To Secure Fairness and a Future for Illinois Workers
Jan 23, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Guest Post: Fix Tier 2 To Secure Fairness and a Future for Illinois Workers
Jan 23, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

For over a decade, workers in Illinois have been bearing the brunt of an unjust retirement system.

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Jan 23, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Guest Post: If Lawmakers Take it Up, Tier 2 Pension Reform Must Be Responsible
Jan 22, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Guest Post: If Lawmakers Take it Up, Tier 2 Pension Reform Must Be Responsible
Jan 22, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

At the center of Illinois’ challenges – rising property taxes, budget gaps, outmigration – lies a topic that stirs emotions and debate: public pensions.

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Jan 22, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Guest Post: Hopes for Economic Growth in the Trump Administration
Jan 15, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Guest Post: Hopes for Economic Growth in the Trump Administration
Jan 15, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

On January 20th, our nation will once again watch our democracy in action.

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Jan 15, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

 

 
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