Pritzker budget doubles down on failure
Pritzker budget doubles down on failure
Getting behind bipartisan budget reform is the kind of bravery Illinoisans deserve from the executive branch. Instead, they’re getting more of the same.
By Austin Berg
Pritzker budget would impose statewide tax on plastic bags
Pritzker budget would impose statewide tax on plastic bags
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed state budget includes an estimated $19 million to $23 million in new revenue from a statewide tax on plastic bags. Illinois would be the only state in the nation to levy such a tax.
By Austin Berg
Pritzker progressive income tax model would hike taxes on typical Illinois family
Pritzker progressive income tax model would hike taxes on typical Illinois family
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has pointed admiringly to other Midwestern states’ progressive income tax structures, but taxes on the median Illinois family would go up under all of them.
By Bryce Hill
Cullerton spending cap would avert future Illinois tax hikes
Cullerton spending cap would avert future Illinois tax hikes
State spending has grown nearly 50 percent faster than Illinoisans’ incomes during the past decade. State Sen. Tom Cullerton, D-Villa Park, has proposed a constitutional spending cap that offers a long-term solution to the state’s budgetary problems.
By Vincent Caruso
House bill would give way to rent control in Illinois
House bill would give way to rent control in Illinois
Illinois has prohibited local rent control ordinances since 1997. A bill in the Illinois House would establish six regional rent control bureaucracies across the state.
By Vincent Caruso
Pritzker signs statewide $15 minimum wage into law
Pritzker signs statewide $15 minimum wage into law
Estimates from the governor’s office suggest the minimum wage increase will add $1.1 billion to the state payroll, courtesy of Illinois taxpayers.
By Vincent Caruso
Costello stands with Illinois taxpayers, against progressive income tax
Costello stands with Illinois taxpayers, against progressive income tax
A progressive income tax structure in Illinois would mean tax hikes on the middle class. State Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Smithton, has joined the fight against a progressive tax hike in Illinois.
By Vincent Caruso
Pritzker’s first year deficit $440 million larger than expected because he plans to spend $440 million more
Pritzker’s first year deficit $440 million larger than expected because he plans to spend $440 million more
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has said his first year deficit is $3.2 billion, but he intends to spend hundreds of millions more than planned under previous baseline budgeting.
By Adam Schuster
1,179 bills became law last session – just 5% had a price tag
1,179 bills became law last session – just 5% had a price tag
Fiscal notes serve as price tags on bills in the General Assembly. Lawmakers’ habit of omitting them limits their ability to make well-informed decisions.
By Joe Barnas
Illinois state spending has grown nearly 50% faster than taxpayer incomes
Illinois state spending has grown nearly 50% faster than taxpayer incomes
A spending cap proposal filed by state Sen. Tom Cullerton, D-Villa Park, would ensure growth in government spending doesn’t exceed taxpayers’ ability to pay for it.
By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill