PRESS RELEASE: Illinois Policy Institute applauds House Resolution opposing graduated income tax
PRESS RELEASE: Illinois Policy Institute applauds House Resolution opposing graduated income tax
PRESS RELEASE from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Rickert diana@IllinoisPolicy.org or (312) 607-4977 Illinois Policy Institute applauds House Resolution opposing graduated income tax Implementing a “graduated” or “progressive” tax structure in Illinois would mean tax hikes for middle class Illinoisans SPRINGFIELD (April 15, 2013) Across the state, tax hike advocates are laying...
Institute in State Journal-Register: State employee contract terms should be public
Institute in State Journal-Register: State employee contract terms should be public
As we try to evaluate the deal that Gov. Pat Quinn reached with state employees, we have plenty of reasons to be skeptical about Quinns claim that health care changes in the contract will save the state $900 million
Government has become increasingly dependent on top earners
Government has become increasingly dependent on top earners
If there was any confusion over whether the income tax burden is progressive or regressive in the United States, a recent report by the Tax Foundation, Putting a Face on Americans Tax Returns, clears things up.
By Benjamin VanMetre
Teachers should not be evaluated by principals
Teachers should not be evaluated by principals
Making sure we identify poor teachers and have them exit the teaching profession should be of the utmost importance. This is because teachers, by far, have the single biggest impact on student success.
Mead on labor reform: are we heading for a Blue Civil War?
Mead on labor reform: are we heading for a Blue Civil War?
There is precedent for fratricide between unions and their progressive allies, and the aftermath of a labor-versus-the-left donnybrook could very well create an opportunity for a free market oriented reformer.
Voters reject school facility sales tax hikes in 11 counties
Voters reject school facility sales tax hikes in 11 counties
Counties across Illinois reject school facility sales tax hikes.
By Brian Costin
Metra begins transparency makeover with Illinois Policy Institutes help
Metra begins transparency makeover with Illinois Policy Institutes help
Institute works with Metra to improve government transparency as a way to increase accountability and to deter public corruption.
Not again – Illinois lawmakers attempt to borrow their way out of debt
Not again – Illinois lawmakers attempt to borrow their way out of debt
Lawmakers have not earned the right to borrow billions more. They were unable to pay down the states massive backlog of bills with a $7 billion tax hike how does anyone think theyll be able to do it with $2.5 billion in borrowing?
By Benjamin VanMetre
What Margaret Thatcher can teach us about unions
What Margaret Thatcher can teach us about unions
Politicians on this side of the Atlantic, especially in Illinois, would do well to consider Margaret Thatchers example.
Preventable public corruption charges rock Dixon again
Preventable public corruption charges rock Dixon again
Corruption charges have rocked the city of Dixon once in the last year, but now a second scandal caused by a lack of online transparency has reared its ugly head.
Pension funds expected rates of return: Biggest lie in global finance
Pension funds expected rates of return: Biggest lie in global finance
For governments like the ones in Stockton and Illinois, government worker pension plans need ambitious investment returns of nearly 8 percent year in and year out to fund the overly generous benefits officials have handed out
Illinois is the 5th-worst state for small business
Illinois is the 5th-worst state for small business
The study, drawing upon data from more than 7,000 small business owners, provides new insights into state and local business environments across the nation.
The cost of bad behavior: Illinois penalty borrowing rate
The cost of bad behavior: Illinois penalty borrowing rate
The price of Illinois bad behavior continues to go up.
By John Klingner
Caterpillar layoffs a symptom of Illinois dire jobs climate
Caterpillar layoffs a symptom of Illinois dire jobs climate
Caterpillar Inc., one of the dozens of companies to receive special tax breaks after Illinois record 2011 income tax hike, recently announced plans to lay off more than 460 employees this June at its plant in Decatur.