Scott T. Holland

The report is well-timed as Springfield considers many changes aimed at meeting the state’s workforce needs.

Obviously, these mothers could connect over tragic circumstances. Without diminishing those emotions, they have caught my attention for their citizen advocacy.

Election winners often vow to be representatives for all constituents, not just those who filled in the correct oval.

'If you really care about something and you want to be heard, there’s going to be someone who’ll listen to you.'

"The idea that those people who drive electric vehicles are not paying taxes like those who drive gas cars is simply wrong.”

It can be frustrating to see a commonsense proposal stall (for now) seemingly because it doesn’t solve a problem it wasn’t created to address.

Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Utah have some form of taxes on electricity used as fuel.

Although Piephoff noted “no conclusions have been reached,” anyone who has followed reporting on this issue knows a federal investigation will quite likely verify established trends.

Shah declined to stay the case based on President Trump’s recent executive order calling for a pause and review of how the Justice Department enforces the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Privacy concerns belong in that conversation, but rejecting studies out of hand requires embracing a status quo in ignorance of consistently changing factors.

The government should never give itself more responsibility than it can manage or afford. Neither should it erect insurmountable barriers to employment, especially in fields where labor demand outstrips supply.

In a situation where IHSA’s broad policy causes unintended consequences, it’s easy to understand how a full-scale reversal could result in a similar number of albeit different problems.

'Since there is a shortage, (teachers) know that they can continue to move until they find the highest salary.'

Government isn’t a business that must perpetually grow to establish value for investors.

Sometimes the inbox delivers an unsolicited point-counterpoint example of exactly the type of fundamental politics that ought to command attention in Springfield.