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Governor Quinn signs Medicaid expansion into law

Illinois Policy Institute Vice President of Policy Ted Dabrowski joined Mike Flannery on Fox Chicago to discuss Illinois’ Medicaid expansion. Beginning New Year’s Day, up to 1 million more low-income adult Illinoisans will be eligible for free health care coverage. Governor Quinn signed it into law on Monday. He noted that the President’s Affordable Care Act promises...

Ted Dabrowksi discusses pension reform in Illinois

Illinois Policy Institute Vice President of Policy Ted Dabrowski joins Matt Schmidt on WGEM to discuss pension reform.

Ill. unemployment at 9.2 percent for July, above nat’l average

Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman joined Charles Thomas on ABC 7 Chicago to discuss Illinois’ stalled unemployment rate. In Illinois, the unemployment rate is 9.2 percent, while nationally the rate stands at 7.4 percent. Why is it so much higher here? Illinois has the second-highest state unemployment rate in the country. Only Nevada’s 9.6...

How Illinois Democrats plan to raise taxes again (in five easy steps)

The Daily Herald published the following opinion piece by Illinois Policy Institute Senior Budget and Tax Policy Analyst Ben VanMetre. Illinois politicians have their faults, but one of their most salient traits is that they are creatures of habit. They often wear their political playbook on their sleeve. Watch their maneuvers long enough, and you’ll learn to...

Chicago residents on the hook for $63 billion in debt

Illinois Policy Institute Vice President of Policy Ted Dabrowski joined Mike Flannery on Fox Chicago to discuss giving government workers control of their retirement futures by moving them to 401(k)-style plans.

Chicago Public Schools spending $24M to modernize schools while facing billions in debt

Illinois Policy Institute Vice President of Policy Ted Dabrowski joined Sarah Schulte on ABC 7 to discuss Chicago Public Schools spending $24 million to modernize schools while it faces billions in debt.

Institute in Crain’s Chicago Business: Chicago’s $63 billion debt crisis

Crain’s Chicago Business political columnist Greg Hinz wrote about the Illinois Policy Institute’s report on Chicago’s looming pension crisis. by Greg Hinz The average Chicago household owes as much as $83,000 for unfunded pension liabilities and other City Hall debt — well over what the typical family makes in a year. That’s the discomforting bottom line in a new...

Health care expert available to discuss how the Affordable Care Act, aka “ObamaCare”, will unfold in the next week

CHICAGO (Sept, 24, 2013) – As the Oct. 1 start date for ObamaCare looms closer, many Illinoisans are wondering how its implementation will affect them and their families. The Illinois Policy Institute’s Director of Health Policy, Naomi Lopez-Bauman, is a leading expert on ObamaCare, and specifically how ObamaCare will affect Illinois health care systems. Naomi will be available for interviews this week (Sept. 24-27) to discuss what the...