[LIVESTREAM] Joint Hearing on How our Welfare System Can Discourage Work
[LIVESTREAM] Joint Hearing on How our Welfare System Can Discourage Work
CLICK HERE FOR LIVESTREAM The joint hearing will take place on Thursday, June 25, 2015, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 9:30 A.M. EST. Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream Congressman Charles Boustany (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will...
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Divergence: White-collar jobs up, manufacturing jobs disappearing in Illinois
Divergence: White-collar jobs up, manufacturing jobs disappearing in Illinois
Illinois suffered the loss of 2,500 manufacturing jobs in May, and is down 7,900 factory jobs in 2015.
By Michael Lucci
Illinois’ warped welfare system traps families in poverty
Illinois’ warped welfare system traps families in poverty
A new report from the Illinois Policy Institute details an insidious poverty trap created by the “welfare cliff.”
By Austin Berg
BLS report reveals Illinois lags on jobs and wage growth
BLS report reveals Illinois lags on jobs and wage growth
On national, regional and county-level comparisons, the report was negative for Illinois.
By Michael Lucci
Hey, Speaker Madigan: Illinois’ No. 1 budget problem is taxpayers fleeing the state
Hey, Speaker Madigan: Illinois’ No. 1 budget problem is taxpayers fleeing the state
If Illinois had simply broken even on domestic migration, there likely wouldn’t be much of a budget problem.
By Michael Lucci
Prevailing wage gives 6-figure salaries to workers on public projects in DuPage County
Prevailing wage gives 6-figure salaries to workers on public projects in DuPage County
Illinois’ prevailing-wage law is crowding out funding for essential services in communities across the state.
By Bobby Shaw
Most Illinois cities are shrinking, according to U.S. Census Bureau
Most Illinois cities are shrinking, according to U.S. Census Bureau
Illinois’ statewide out-migration crisis is backed up by city-level data.
By Michael Lucci
Illinois House balks on real workers’ compensation reform
Illinois House balks on real workers’ compensation reform
Illinois’ economy remains hamstrung by a broken system.
By Heather Weiner
Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system
Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system
Comparisons with peer states show a badly distorted workers’ compensation system in Illinois.
By Michael Lucci
Illinois’ migration and economic crises revealed in 2014 U-Haul pricing
Illinois’ migration and economic crises revealed in 2014 U-Haul pricing
Americans once stampeded into Illinois in search of opportunity. Now, the opposite happens.
By Michael Lucci
How Illinois’ low-paid manufacturing workers subsidize high-paid construction workers
How Illinois’ low-paid manufacturing workers subsidize high-paid construction workers
Illinois’ prevailing wage law redistributes income from manufacturing workers to construction workers.
By Michael Lucci
Fighting for Illinois entrepreneurs: 2 huge reforms for the price of none
Fighting for Illinois entrepreneurs: 2 huge reforms for the price of none
Illinois can pay for cutting LLC fees by enacting workers’ compensation reform.
By Michael Lucci
Illinois’ April jobs report: Workforce shrinks, manufacturing continues to decline
Illinois’ April jobs report: Workforce shrinks, manufacturing continues to decline
April data put the state’s policy pain points on display.
By Michael Lucci
Want to fix Illinois’ railroads? Pass workers’ compensation reform first
Want to fix Illinois’ railroads? Pass workers’ compensation reform first
Illinois spends three times more on workers’ compensation for railroad construction and maintenance than neighboring Indiana.
By Austin Berg