National Backlash Against Public Pensions
National Backlash Against Public Pensions
An Wall Street Journal editorial highlights the baby steps Illinois is taking toward enacting public employee pension reform.
Institute in the Wall Street Journal: In Praise of Illinois
Institute in the Wall Street Journal: In Praise of Illinois
The WSJ calls the bill that recently passed out of the Illinois legislature and important first step toward fixing Illinois public pension funding problem.
How To Cut “Government” Pay
How To Cut “Government” Pay
Ireland shows the way.
Budget Solutions 2011: Myth vs. Fact
Budget Solutions 2011: Myth vs. Fact
The Illinois Policy Institute
If Companies Won’t Do Business with Illinois, What’s Next?
If Companies Won’t Do Business with Illinois, What’s Next?
Vendor wants payment upfront from Illinois state government.
350% Soda Tax Hike Fizzles
350% Soda Tax Hike Fizzles
Another taxpayer-funded study is telling us we need higher taxes on soda. No thanks.
IL Liberty Leaders Taking Pension Reform to the Grassroots
IL Liberty Leaders Taking Pension Reform to the Grassroots
Liberty Leader Mike Basil recently created the grassroots organization PROillinois to address Illinois
April 11th Is Illinois Tax Freedom Day
April 11th Is Illinois Tax Freedom Day
Tax Freedom Day
States of Progress
States of Progress
Governors in Virginia and New Jersey tackle deficits without tax increases.
Tell Me More – How to improve budget transparency
Tell Me More – How to improve budget transparency
Recommendations for improving how the State of Illinois presents its budget to residents.
NJ Governor Warns Illinois Against Tax Hike
NJ Governor Warns Illinois Against Tax Hike
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's budget address warns Illinois against following New Jersey's ill-fated decision to hike income taxes.
536 State Pensions Greater than $100K
536 State Pensions Greater than $100K
Up to August 2009, there were 536 state retirees received pensions larger than $100,000.
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.
Governor Quinn Releases Budget Overview
Governor Quinn Releases Budget Overview
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.