Qunin 2011 Budget: Limited Spending Reform
Qunin 2011 Budget: Limited Spending Reform
Governor Quinn is proposing a 5.8 percent general spending reduction for 2011 compared to last year.
Quinn 2011 Budget: “I am the Building Governor”
Quinn 2011 Budget: “I am the Building Governor”
Government is not a sustainable source for long-term job growth.
Quinn 2011 Budget: 33 Percent Income Tax Hike
Quinn 2011 Budget: 33 Percent Income Tax Hike
Governor Quinn is calling for a 33 percent income tax increase.
Turning the Tables on Quinn’s Tax Hike: What Should Be Cut from Family Budgets?
Turning the Tables on Quinn’s Tax Hike: What Should Be Cut from Family Budgets?
Here is a chart that breaks down household spending of the average Midwestern household by category. We ask Governor Quinn and would-be tax hike supporters: What should families cut from their household budgets to make room for higher tax bills?
New Study: Amazon.com Taxes Come With Serious Problems
New Study: Amazon.com Taxes Come With Serious Problems
A bill targeting online retailers like Amazon.com is moving through the Illinois Senate.
2010 Economic Reform Agenda: Six Common-Sense Reforms to Get Illinois Back on Track
2010 Economic Reform Agenda: Six Common-Sense Reforms to Get Illinois Back on Track
The Problem Illinois is in a fiscal meltdown that continues to spiral out of control. We began the year with $4 billion in leftover unpaid bills, and we are likely to end the year with nearly $6 billion. This financial mess could have been avoided if reasonable spending and regulatory reforms had been put into...
Illinois State Budget Archive
Illinois State Budget Archive
Tired of scouring the web for records of state budgets in years passed? The Illinois Policy Institute has archived budgets from fiscal year 2005 here for your convenience.
IL Senate “Joint Caucus” Closed Budget Meeting
IL Senate “Joint Caucus” Closed Budget Meeting
Setting bad precedent?
PAYGO Gets House Vote
PAYGO Gets House Vote
A plank in the Institute's Economic Reform Agenda got a vote in the House. It's a good idea; here's why.
Kristina Rasmussen’s Testimony on Illinois Budget
Kristina Rasmussen’s Testimony on Illinois Budget
On February 23, Kristina Rasmussen testified before the Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee on the State Budget. Download her complete testimony here.
Taxpayers Fund Union Raises While the CTA Cuts Service
Taxpayers Fund Union Raises While the CTA Cuts Service
In 2009, the CTA received $25 million in direct funding from the state but it still needed to cut service to close a budget deficit after union workers refused to return a 3.5% pay raise.
In Fiscal Year 2009, the State of Illinois Paid Companies in Other States Over $800,000.00
In Fiscal Year 2009, the State of Illinois Paid Companies in Other States Over $800,000.00
Illinois spent at least $813,653,009.72 on purchases from other states.
Institute in the Examiner: Illinois in Dire Spending Straits? Then Why Are We Promoting Quail?
Institute in the Examiner: Illinois in Dire Spending Straits? Then Why Are We Promoting Quail?
$6,500 for a tub of live bass? $78,066 for quail promotion? $353,165 for car racing? Does this sound like a budget for a state in dire fiscal straits?
Gov. Quinns Budget Transparency?
Gov. Quinns Budget Transparency?
State budget transparency on the way?