Michigan unions looking for ways around Right to Work
Michigan unions looking for ways around Right to Work
Illinoisans should keep an eye on Michigan, where a new Right-to-Work law has now gone into effect.
IEA holds training sessions to increase taxes on teachers?
IEA holds training sessions to increase taxes on teachers?
The Illinois Education Association, or IEA, is training its members to advocate for a plan that, ironically, increases taxes on teachers.
Auditor’s report reveals disturbing accounting trends in Illinois public university system
Auditor’s report reveals disturbing accounting trends in Illinois public university system
the overall trend indicates that The Illinois public university system is getting worse in complying with state and federal laws, leaving the system vulnerable to future cases of public corruption.
Institute in Chicago Tribune: Amazon tax an Illinois disaster
Institute in Chicago Tribune: Amazon tax an Illinois disaster
To tax-hungry politicians, the Internet is like California in 1849 a vast expanse of untapped wealth.
Charter school waiting lists: the other side of the story
Charter school waiting lists: the other side of the story
WBEZ in Chicago has published one of the more incomplete stories on charter schools Ive read in a long time. It asserts: Charter advocates and even the Chicago Tribune editorial board say 19,000 kids are on charter school waiting lists in the city.
The Stockton crystal ball: what a pension guarantee will do to Illinois
The Stockton crystal ball: what a pension guarantee will do to Illinois
With nearly 300,000 residents, Stockton is the largest city in the United States to declare bankruptcy. It is also one of several California cities to file for bankruptcy due to the recession and skyrocketing government worker pension costs.
MEDIA ALERT: Liberty Justice Center files lawsuit in dispute over Macomb aldermanic race
MEDIA ALERT: Liberty Justice Center files lawsuit in dispute over Macomb aldermanic race
MEDIA ALERT from the LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER Media contact: Diana Rickert 312-607-4977 Case documents available online at: libertyjusticecenter.org Liberty Justice Center files lawsuit in dispute over Macomb aldermanic race Hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, April 4 MACOMB, IL (April 2, 2013) The Liberty Justice Center, a nonpartisan public interest litigation center started by...
Reporter posts footage of CTU school closing rally showing aggressive union behavior
Reporter posts footage of CTU school closing rally showing aggressive union behavior
When Jeremy Segal attempted to approach CTU President Karen Lewis and activist Jesse Jackson to ask about radical groups that were present at the rally, union members and officials blocked the correspondent off and forced him away.
Illinois districts with property tax caps reap extra education dollars
Illinois districts with property tax caps reap extra education dollars
Back-door school subsidies
When it comes to freedom, Illinois comes up short
When it comes to freedom, Illinois comes up short
The Mercatus Center, which conducts market-oriented research at George Mason University, released a study ranking the 50 states based on whether or not government polices promote fiscal and personal freedoms.
Illinois one of only two states contracting
Illinois one of only two states contracting
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia announced that Illinois is one of two states that experienced economic decline during the past three months
Institute in Chicago Tribune: Modernizing Illinois’ tax system
Institute in Chicago Tribune: Modernizing Illinois’ tax system
The Chicago Tribune published the following letter to the editor from the Institute's senior budget and tax analyst, Ben VanMetre.
Michigan union officials opt to dump pensions to keep collecting mandatory dues
Michigan union officials opt to dump pensions to keep collecting mandatory dues
For union officials, self-preservation and the desire to avoid accountability to workers trumps their desire to maintain defined benefit pensions; they were willing to dump those pensions to continue mandatory dues.
Institute on ABC 20: Frivolous bills at the Illinois statehouse
Institute on ABC 20: Frivolous bills at the Illinois statehouse
Illinois Policy Institute Executive Vice President, Kristina Rasmussen, joined Andrew Hansen on ABC 20 to discuss frivolous bills at the Illinois statehouse. $17 million dollars is how much Gov. Pat Quinn says the state falls in the red each day without pension reform. While there has been progress on the issue, no bill has hit...