Gov. Pritzker Announces Eight Appointments to Illinois Boards
Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following individuals have agreed to serve in his...
An Investment in Technical Education
What is career and technical education (CTE)? According to the Perkins Act, a CTE program is defined as one that:
“Provides individuals with rigorous academic...
Michael Best Strategies Hosts D.C. Open House
On Wednesday, May 1st, Michael Best & Friedrich and Michael Best Strategies hosted an open house in their new Washington, D.C. office. Held on...
Veto Power in Wisconsin – Part 2
Balance of power in Wisconsin
The partial veto power, even after its reductions in 1990 and 2008, remains a potent tool that is exclusive to...
Governor Veto Power in Wisconsin
History of the partial veto
The governor of Wisconsin has always had package veto power, which, until the early 1900s, proved sufficient as a check...
Illinois’ Economic Forecast Report
Moody's Analytics provided its latest Forecast Report to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability and gave some optimism to Illinois. Some highlights include:
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Illinois’ Plan to Increase Minimum Wage
Illinois’ minimum wage will gradually increase starting next year. Governor JB Pritzker made increasing the minimum wage a central issue of his campaign for...
Border Wall Funding: The Texan Perspective
Now that border wall advocates have failed in their attempts to negotiate border wall funding out of a Democrat controlled Congress, President Trump last...
Steve Israel, Former Member of Democratic House Leadership, Joins Board of Advisors at Michael...
Michael Best Strategies is pleased to announce that Steve Israel, a former eight-term congressman and member of the Democratic leadership in the U.S. House...
Opportunities with Opportunity Zones
Michael Best Strategies hosted an invitational briefing for clients and community partners in January to dig into the emerging Opportunity Zones (OZs) program.
Created by...