Toilet scam could flush Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’
Toilet scam could flush Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’
Why should Illinoisans trust an alleged tax cheat to judge the fairness of their tax bill?
Tax freedom: Illinoisans worked 114 days into 2019 to pay all their taxes
Tax freedom: Illinoisans worked 114 days into 2019 to pay all their taxes
Illinoisans needed extra time to pay all their federal, state and local taxes. As long as that took, a progressive state income tax would delay your freedom even more.
Disney Plus users in Illinois would get hit under ‘Netflix tax’ proposal
Disney Plus users in Illinois would get hit under ‘Netflix tax’ proposal
Imposing more Mickey Mouse taxes in Illinois is just goofy, but that’s what a proposal in Springfield would do to users of the new Disney Plus and other streaming services.
Pritzker’s tax plan would worsen Illinois’ people problem
Pritzker’s tax plan would worsen Illinois’ people problem
With Illinoisans increasingly likely to move, Pritzker’s tax plan would send more moving vans toward the state line, and hit the gas.
Illinois Senate delays voting on Pritzker progressive tax
Illinois Senate delays voting on Pritzker progressive tax
Senate lawmakers chose to delay voting on an amendment that would allow Illinois’ income tax structure to go from flat to progressive.
Poll: Illinois voters in key House districts oppose Pritzker’s income tax plan
Poll: Illinois voters in key House districts oppose Pritzker’s income tax plan
Polling of likely voters shows why some Democratic Illinois House members could regret voting for the governor’s graduated income tax.
Lawmakers crack open Pandora’s box with graduated income tax amendment
Lawmakers crack open Pandora’s box with graduated income tax amendment
Ultimately, the state’s spending and debt habits mean Pritzker’s plan will be a bridge to higher taxes for the middle class. Pritzker and state lawmakers should instead pursue sensible spending reforms that don’t require declaring open season on Illinois taxpayers.
7 reasons to reject a progressive income tax in Illinois
7 reasons to reject a progressive income tax in Illinois
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pushing a progressive state income tax without delivering the numbers to prove his promises. The numbers available from other states make it clear a progressive tax will hurt Illinois’ economy.
Pritzker ‘fair tax’ amendment would allow lawmakers to impose new types of income taxes
Pritzker ‘fair tax’ amendment would allow lawmakers to impose new types of income taxes
Despite already shouldering one of the nation’s highest total tax burdens, middle-class Illinoisans would be exposed to extra income taxes under language proposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Senate committee approves progressive income tax amendment without knowing who will pay more
Senate committee approves progressive income tax amendment without knowing who will pay more
The Senate Executive Committee voted on an amendment scrapping Illinois’ constitutional flat income tax protection. But lawmakers have yet to introduce a bill outlining what the rates would be.
New York will make 2% property tax cap permanent
New York will make 2% property tax cap permanent
While New York lawmakers have agreed to make the state’s 2% temporary limit on property tax levies permanent, Illinois should take reform farther by enacting a freeze on levies and giving local governments the ability to rein in their spending.
Pritzker’s graduated income tax would create revenue roller coaster for Illinois
Pritzker’s graduated income tax would create revenue roller coaster for Illinois
While the governor has touted his plan as a way to stabilize state tax revenues, it would actually do the opposite.
Illinois becomes only state in Midwest to prohibit adults under 21 from buying tobacco
Illinois becomes only state in Midwest to prohibit adults under 21 from buying tobacco
“Tobacco 21” was vetoed by the former governor as a burden on stores, but the new governor just made Illinois the 11th state to tell young adults they may not buy tobacco products until they are 21.
Pritzker allows state to put Thompson Center up for sale
Pritzker allows state to put Thompson Center up for sale
Including cash from an imagined Thompson Center sale in state budgets was so common it became a punchline. But Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law that finally puts the massive state office complex on the market.