Rockford Promise continues to grow

“Rockford Promise helps City of Rockford Government increase property values, decrease crime and strengthen our economy.” That’s from a recent Facebook post by Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara. There’s a lot to like about the scholarship program and I encourage you to read about it in the Rockford Register Star this weekend. I wrote a column […]

Key takeaways from the sales tax forum

It was cold. It was rainy. It was about taxes. That sums up what was a disappointing attendance for Thursday’s sales tax forum at the Nordlof Center hosted by Transform Rockford. There were about 22-30 people there and 776 people tried to view it on Facebook live at one point or another. More on that […]