Experts Clash on Constitutionality of Borrowing to Balance State Budget
Experts Clash on Constitutionality of Borrowing to Balance State Budget
Institute CEO John Tillman was featured in a story on the state budget.
SB37: The Local Government Transparency Act
SB37: The Local Government Transparency Act
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.
HB1569: Opt-in Health Savings Account Plans for State Employees
HB1569: Opt-in Health Savings Account Plans for State Employees
HB1569 would modify the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 to create an optional alternative health insurance program for state employees, a combination of a Health Savings Account and a qualifying, state-sponsored, High-Deductible Health Plan.
Local Transparency Project Started in Evanston Township Area
Local Transparency Project Started in Evanston Township Area
Evanston Resident Dan Kamerling has teamed up with the Illinois Policy Institute to conduct a Local Transparency Project in the Evanston Township Area.
Institute in New York Times: Corporate Giants Received TIF Money
Institute in New York Times: Corporate Giants Received TIF Money
The Institute's Director of Government Reform, Kate Piercy, was quoted in a New York Times story about the use of TIF districts in Chicago.
Anti-Union or Pro-Worker?
Anti-Union or Pro-Worker?
I was asked recently why union members are protesting in Wisconsin, but we did not see similar protests in Springfield when the lame duck tax hikes were passed in January. The answer is simple: Taxpayers cant afford to take off from work.
Wisconsin Protestors Liken Wisconsin Gov. Walker to Hitler?
Wisconsin Protestors Liken Wisconsin Gov. Walker to Hitler?
First you take away the unions, then you take away the Jews, is the shocking comment one protestor at the Wisconsin state capitol told The Heritage Foundation in this video.
Our View – 2 states, 2 Different Budget Approaches
Our View – 2 states, 2 Different Budget Approaches
The Illinois Policy Institute was mentioned in an editorial by the Rockford Register-Star.
Institute in The Times of Ottowa: Tea Party Gathers Feb. 22 at IVCC
Institute in The Times of Ottowa: Tea Party Gathers Feb. 22 at IVCC
Illinois Policy Institute's Mark Caver's upcoming visit to the Bureau LaSalle Tea Party meeting is mentioned in the Times of Ottawa.
Legislators Ready to Redraw Districts; Dems Will Deal with Population Shifts
Legislators Ready to Redraw Districts; Dems Will Deal with Population Shifts
Institute CEO, John Tillman, was quoted in a Belleville News Democrat story about legislative redistricting.
Institute in Rockford Register Star: Could Wisconsin’s Labor Rights ‘Ruckus’ Happen in Illinois?
Institute in Rockford Register Star: Could Wisconsin’s Labor Rights ‘Ruckus’ Happen in Illinois?
Illinois Policy Institute's Collin Hitt was quoted in a story in the Rockford Register Star about whether the union battles in Wisconsin could occur in Illinois.
Survey Findings: Probation Officers Have No Confidence in Chief
Survey Findings: Probation Officers Have No Confidence in Chief
Cook County probation officers have cast an enormous vote of no confidence in their current probation chief, according to an online survey conducted by the Illinois Policy Institute.
State Sovereignty. National Union.
State Sovereignty. National Union.
If Illinois fails financially, it will not do so in unison with the rest of the country. Will voters from Texas, Florida and the rest of the states send their tax dollars to help? Perhaps the success of "The Mount Vernon Statement" suggests not.
State Sovereignty. National Union.
State Sovereignty. National Union.
If Illinois fails financially, it will not do so in unison with the rest of the country. Will voters from Texas, Florida and the other 45 states send their tax dollars to help? Perhaps the success of "The Mount Vernon Statement" suggests not.