Kristina Rasmussen has an op-ed featured in the State Journal-Register. She outlines the path the legislature should take to balance our state's budget.
Can you read 2,300 pages in just a few hours? There is no way Illinois state legislators are reading the entire budget before they go to vote on it.
The Illinois Policy Institute
Tobacco tax hikes come with a number of significant policy complications.
Executive vice president Kristina Rasmussen gives an update on the intense debate going on in the House on the state budget.
Kristina Rasmussen's letter is featured in the Daily Herald. She explains why something like a cigarette tax would affect all taxpayers, not just smokers.
The answer isn't always a tax hike...
An article from the Tribune's Dennis Byrne cites the Institute's Budget Solutions 2011 as an "boldly asserting that the budget can be balanced without any tax increase."
April 15th has come and gone, but Illinoisans need to be perpetually vigilant about taxes
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Cartoon blogging featuring Scott Stantis.
An editorial in the Chicago Tribune mentions the Institute's proposals as responsible and sensible ideas to solve the budget crisis facing the state.
Ready for new Illinois taxes on plastic grocery bags, music downloads, and soda pop cans?
Look closely, very closely. The real score on Quinn's plan: $900 million in spending reductions vs. $3.5 billion in tax hikes.