The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen has a letter to the editor featured in the Chicago Tribune. She points out how, despite being nearly bankrupt, our state government continues to grow, adding over 2 thousand employees.
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen has a letter to the editor featured in the Chicago Tribune. She points out how, despite being nearly bankrupt, our state government continues to grow, adding over 2 thousand employees.
The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen has a letter to the editor featured in the Chicago Tribune. She points out how, despite being nearly bankrupt, our state government continues to grow, adding over 2 thousand employees.
by Kate Piercy Check out a new study co-authored by Dr. Barry Poulson of the University of Colorado and Dr. Arthur P. Hall of the University of Kansas called “”State Pension Funds Fall Off a Cliff,
Download the full report here (pdf).Download the one-page Policy Point summary here (pdf).The ProblemDespite the $25 billion flowing into our public school system annually, a full 81 percent of people polled in Illinois would send their child to a school other than a traditional public school in order to receive the best possible education. Parents...
Quinn puts burden on taxpayers once again.
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The Department of Commerce spent nearly $2 million on public relations in 2008 and 2009.
John O'Hara of the Heartland Institute has written a book about the Tea Party movement.
by Kate Piercy Want to know more about the all-expenses paid trip some select members of Congress took to Copenhagen? CBS took a closer look into the spending details of the Copenhagen Climate Summit trip, and although they had a rather tough time getting much information from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, they found how much was...
The state's budget outlook wouldn't be so bleak if policymakers had acted earlier on numerous recommendations to cut costs and make reforms, said Kristina Rasmussen, executive vice president of the Illinois Policy Institute.
The State of Illinois spent more than $30 million on statistical and tabulation services in 2008 and 2009. Which departments spent the most? Find out here.
The Department of Employment Security reported their spending in a way that told us very little about what the money was actually going towards.