Budget Solutions 2016
Budget Solutions 2016
It’s the time for a comeback – one that is spurred by pro-growth policy reforms.
Budget Address
Budget Address
Quote of the day, February 18
Quote of the day, February 18
Improve health care for Medicaid patients while controlling costs for taxpayers
Improve health care for Medicaid patients while controlling costs for taxpayers
Illinois’ Medicaid program should be transformed into a sliding-scale premium-assistance program that targets resources to those who need them most.
Reform education spending: Eliminate loopholes in General State Aid formula
Reform education spending: Eliminate loopholes in General State Aid formula
The state should simplify and amend the General State Aid formula to end loopholes, and require each school district to fully report its true property wealth when requesting means-based state aid.
Quote of the day, February 17
Quote of the day, February 17
Right-to-Work states have lower minority unemployment
Right-to-Work states have lower minority unemployment
Illinois is home to a number of policies that reduce the opportunities of minorities, especially men. Forced unionism is one of them.
Presidents Day
Presidents Day
Kicking the can
Kicking the can
Quote of the day, February 15
Quote of the day, February 15
Quote of the day, February 14
Quote of the day, February 14
Bruce Rauner: The first 30 days
Bruce Rauner: The first 30 days
Issuing seven new executive orders and rescinding seven others, along with delivering a State of the State address, the new governor has had a busy first month in office.
State-employee health benefits: Avoiding the ObamaCare ‘Cadillac tax’
State-employee health benefits: Avoiding the ObamaCare ‘Cadillac tax’
Illinois government should restructure its health-insurance offerings to be more in line with what is offered in the private sector, and in a way that does not trigger the federal tax penalty.