An adjunct scholar for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy responds to a recent study which concludes that state and local government workers receive lower compensation than private sector workers.
Does the Lieutenant Governor need a $1.5 per year work force?
Now more than ever, local governments across Illinois are experiencing significant declines in revenue sources, and because of this pressure, some are revaluating how they operate and discovering some unnecessary spending habits and stale routines.
by Brian Costin An interesting study from the Tax Foundation released earlier this week showed that 34% of Illinois citizens who filed a tax return paid no taxes on their income, slightly below the national average of 36%. 2.1 Million out of the state’s 6.1 million filers were able to reduce their income tax liability to...
The lack of leadership from elected officials in our state reared its ugly head again this week. Illinois will likely be stuck with another unbalanced budget, thanks in large part to two retiring GOP legislators.
Illinois will likely be stuck with another unbalanced budget this year, thanks in large part to two retiring Republican legislators.
Illinois Policy Institute highlights votes of Reps. Black, Biggins and Miller on misguided budget policy.
The Illinois House of Representatives fails to pass significant spending reforms.
The Illinois House of Representatives is considering plans to borrow our way out of the state's budget mess.
Illinois Policy Institute Calls on Rock Island board to rectify salary increase gaffe.
Is a tax bill that is 33 percent higher than usual inconsequential?
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