Video: Government Union Collective Bargaining 101
Video: Government Union Collective Bargaining 101
As the battle over collective bargaining in Wisconsin continues to unfold, check out this timely video from our friends at the Heritage Foundation.
Competitive Grant Funding: An Innovative Approach to Program and Grant Budgeting
Competitive Grant Funding: An Innovative Approach to Program and Grant Budgeting
by Collin Hitt The Illinois Policy Institute released Budget Solutions 2012 on Tuesday, March 8. To date, it is the only detailed, balanced, sustainable budget plan that has been published on state government general fund spending. The plan contains several recommendations for education and Medicaid spending, but it also includes one idea that was completely new and...
Budget Solutions 2012: A Sustainable Path for Illinois
Budget Solutions 2012: A Sustainable Path for Illinois
In February, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposed an unbalanced budget that relied on hefty tax increases and $8.75 billion in borrowing – not to mention, increased overall state spending by $1.7 billion. If followed, Gov. Quinn’s budget will prompt Illinois to run recurring, annual deficits of nearly $3 billion by the year 2016. By the...
Amazon Tax Passes, Jobs Flee
Amazon Tax Passes, Jobs Flee
by Mark Cavers For months, the Institute and others have been warning that passing the Amazon Tax bill would force even more jobs out of our state. Government policies do not take place in a bubble, they have real life impacts. Yesterday Governor Quinn signed the Amazon Tax into law. This effectively cuts off the revenue streams for numerous Illinois based companies that...
SB37: The Local Government Transparency Act
SB37: The Local Government Transparency Act
The Problem Taxpayers deserve to know information about the governments they fund. Illinois has thousands of units of local government, but key information about most of them is not readily available to average citizens. Technology has created an unprecedented opportunity for governments of all sizes to make information publicly available at no incremental cost. While...
Governor Gary Johnson: Part 2 – Righting the Financial Ship
Governor Gary Johnson: Part 2 – Righting the Financial Ship
Part two of Governor Gary Johnsons speech at an Illinois Policy Institute Event on March 23.
Institute in Belleville News Democrat: Officials Tout High-Speed Rail Construction
Institute in Belleville News Democrat: Officials Tout High-Speed Rail Construction
The Institute's Collin Hitt was quoted in Belleville News Democrat about high-speed rail.
Governor Gary Johnson: Part 1 – Running State Government Like a Business
Governor Gary Johnson: Part 1 – Running State Government Like a Business
Part one of Governor Gary Johnsons speech at an Illinois Policy Institute Event on March 23.
Institute on CBS News: Controversy Brewing at City Colleges
Institute on CBS News: Controversy Brewing at City Colleges
John Tillman on CBS News discussing Chicagos City Colleges' spending.
Liberty Leaders Use FOIA to Discover Extreme Government Compensation
Liberty Leaders Use FOIA to Discover Extreme Government Compensation
Craig Mijares and Nancy Thorner are taxpayer heroes for getting information out to the public on excessive employee compensation.
Does the United States Have a Spending Problem?
Does the United States Have a Spending Problem?
While Washington debates spending cuts some deny there is even a problem.
John Tillman’s Budget Solutions 2012 Address
John Tillman’s Budget Solutions 2012 Address
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman presents Budget Solutions 2012.
Liberty Leader Email: Lessons in Leadership from “Governor Veto”
Liberty Leader Email: Lessons in Leadership from “Governor Veto”
Gary Johnson cocktail hour discussion March 23rd, Is Your Group A RepealTheTaxHike.com Coalition Partner?, Help Promote a Balanced Budget Without Tax Hikes.
The Bad Habit We Just Can’t Kick
The Bad Habit We Just Can’t Kick
Since 2009 the Illinois General Assembly has tried over and over again to pass a tobacco tax which will unfairly target small business owners and the poor.