Out-migration is breaking Illinois budgets
Out-migration is breaking Illinois budgets
Twenty years of flight have wreaked havoc on state and local budgets, causing an estimated $7.6 billion in tax-revenue losses annually. Any long-term fix to Illinois’ budget crisis must address the state’s out-migration crisis.
By Michael Lucci
Wayne County superintendent solicits school vendors for political contributions
Wayne County superintendent solicits school vendors for political contributions
Mitchell’s email documents his efforts to political fundraise off of vendors who have done business with his school district in the past.
By Brian Costin
Illinois Supreme Court rejects briefs from pension-reform supporters
Illinois Supreme Court rejects briefs from pension-reform supporters
Given the importance of pension reform in Illinois, many groups wanted to weigh in.
College of DuPage president gets golden parachute in wake of scandals
College of DuPage president gets golden parachute in wake of scandals
College President Robert Breuder will receive a $762,868 severance.
By Austin Berg
Illinois law allows schools to demand students’ Facebook passwords
Illinois law allows schools to demand students’ Facebook passwords
Illinois schools can demand students’ social-media passwords under HB 4207.
By Austin Berg
Pensions are contracts; nothing more, nothing less
Pensions are contracts; nothing more, nothing less
Illinois Policy Institute files amicus brief in SB 1 case
By Benjamin VanMetre
Report prescribes expired medicine for state’s fiscal sickness
Report prescribes expired medicine for state’s fiscal sickness
Revenues will not solve the problem. Illinois lawmakers need to look at spending.
By Jonelle Lesniak
How Illinois’ economic development agency flouts the law in plain sight
How Illinois’ economic development agency flouts the law in plain sight
The DCEO’s decision to play by its own rules deserves scrutiny not only because of its monetary cost, but because it involves a fiduciary failure symptomatic of governmental disregard for the rule of law. It exemplifies a political culture that must change if Illinois government is to turn the corner and move toward restoration and renewal.
By Robert Steere