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Many misleading narratives surround Amendment 1, the proposed constitutional amendment at the top of the Nov. 8 ballot that proponents disingenuously call a “Workers Rights Amendment.” Mailee Smith, director of labor policy at Illinois Policy Institute, identifies the top Amendment 1 myths that have spread during election season in this week’s episode of The Policy...
This week’s Policy Shop comes from Mailee Smith, staff attorney and director of labor policy at the Illinois Policy Institute Three years ago, the Chicago Teachers Union walked out on students. The strike lasted 11 school days, and the resulting five-year contract is estimated to cost taxpayers $1.5 billion. In the 12 years since the...
New research from the Illinois Policy Institute projects that commercial property taxes for Illinois businesses will grow to almost $2 billion by 2026. Amendment 1 on the Nov. 8 ballot would likely increase that amount even more. Illinois Policy Institute Vice President Austin Berg explains why Amendment 1 would make Illinois’ notorious business climate even...
This week’s Policy Shop is by Director of Fiscal and Economic Research Bryce Hill. We’re about one month out from midterm elections across the country. Foremost in voters’ minds? The economy. Will Illinois’ gubernatorial candidates dodge this topic, or give it the focus it deserves? We’ll find out as Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren...
This week’s Policy Shop is by Senior Research Analyst Bryce Hill If nothing changes, property taxes will go up by an estimated $2,100 during the next four years for the typical Illinois homeowner. Policies that are already in place have led to pension debt and higher taxes. A typical Illinois family paid over $2,000 extra in...
Nationwide, there is a broad, far-reaching narrative that there are not enough teachers and that the teacher shortage is a huge problem to be solved. What is the truth about Illinois? While some districts are struggling, the data from Illinois State Board of Elections show over the last decade, Illinois has 45,000 more teachers but...
Voters in both Tennessee and Illinois face an Amendment 1 on their respective Election Days. But they’re very different amendments with very different outcomes that will drive the two states in very different directions. Mailee Smith tells the Policy Shop how Tennessee’s amendment will help bolster its business environment while Illinois’ amendment will have the...
At the very top of the ballot Nov. 8 is a proposed amendment to be added to the Illinois Constitution. Touted by proponents as a way of helping workers, the truth is the amendment would hike taxes on all Illinoisans and cement Illinois’ reputation as an un-friendly place to do business. Mailee Smith breaks down...
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