Quote of the day, February 21
Quote of the day, February 21
Growth agenda
Growth agenda
Quote of the day, February 20
Quote of the day, February 20
Rauner’s proposed prison-funding increase must be accompanied by incarceration reform
Rauner’s proposed prison-funding increase must be accompanied by incarceration reform
To get spending under control, Illinois must incarcerate fewer people
Rauner’s proposed budget holds the line on the Illinois health-care spending
Rauner’s proposed budget holds the line on the Illinois health-care spending
Health-care savings come from proposed cuts to state-employee health insurance, reinstating Medicaid reforms and ending duplicative services.
Quote of the day, February 19
Quote of the day, February 19
Rauner details landmark budget
Rauner details landmark budget
One of the biggest wins in this proposal is that the governor did not propose tax increases or borrowing.
Rauner’s budget defunds cronyism, embraces growth
Rauner’s budget defunds cronyism, embraces growth
The governor’s agenda should be cause for optimism across the state: competitiveness, not cronyism, is the right path forward to spark an Illinois comeback.
New poll: Illinoisans want to bring state employees’ health-insurance benefits in line with their own
New poll: Illinoisans want to bring state employees’ health-insurance benefits in line with their own
The health-benefits package provided to state workers contains much richer benefits than the average Illinoisan might receive, while paying a smaller amount for these benefits.
Full text: Gov. Rauner’s budget address
Full text: Gov. Rauner’s budget address
Transcript, provided by Gov. Bruce Rauner's office, of his first budget address, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly.
Proposed fiscal year 2016 budget
Proposed fiscal year 2016 budget
Gov. Rauner’s Budget Address Operating Book (PDF) Capital Budget (PDF) Capital Projects List (xls) Operating Budget Detail (xls) Operating Budget Detail Data Description (PDF) Operating Budgeting for Results Detail (xls) Operating Performance Measures Detail (xls)
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