The WSJ calls the bill that recently passed out of the Illinois legislature and important first step toward fixing Illinois public pension funding problem.
Ireland shows the way.
The Illinois Policy Institute
Vendor wants payment upfront from Illinois state government.
Another taxpayer-funded study is telling us we need higher taxes on soda. No thanks.
Liberty Leader Mike Basil recently created the grassroots organization PROillinois to address Illinois
Tax Freedom Day
Governors in Virginia and New Jersey tackle deficits without tax increases.
Recommendations for improving how the State of Illinois presents its budget to residents.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's budget address warns Illinois against following New Jersey's ill-fated decision to hike income taxes.
Up to August 2009, there were 536 state retirees received pensions larger than $100,000.
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.
Governor Quinn just released an overview of his plans for the fiscal year 2011 budget in a 26 slide powerpoint presentation. His plan calls for a lot of borrowing and some modest cuts but seems to be lacking the big-picture reforms our state needs.
Illinois is facing billions in unpaid bills, yet Governor Quinn is proposing to add to the number of employees on the state's payroll.