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Illinois Policy Institute statement: Senate passes Gov. Pritzker’s progressive income tax amendment

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (May 1, 2019) – The Illinois Senate today passed Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 1, despite evidence from all 50 states proving progressive income taxes hurt job growth and fail to reduce income inequality. The amendment would eliminate Illinois’ flat income tax protection, allow lawmakers to pass new types of income taxes on...

U.S. Census: Historic population loss hits every Illinois metro area

U.S. Census: Historic population loss hits every Illinois metro area

Senate committee to hear testimony on progressive income tax

Illinois Policy Institute expert available to speak against the tax

Senate passes bill to bring justice for those wrongfully arrested, charged

Sen. Collins' bill would waive fees to petition for expunging, sealing false criminal records in Cook County.

Illinois House passes Rep. Rita Mayfield’s education efficiency bill

House Bill 3053 would prioritize classrooms, students and teachers over bureaucracy in education funding

The math doesn’t add up for Gov. Pritzker’s “fair tax” promises

Pritzker's progressive income tax proposal will lead to middle class tax hikes

A look at the rates required to fund Pritzker’s promises

Every Illinoisan would need to see a tax hike to close the deficit and pay for Gov. J.B. Pritzker's promised new spending

Progressive income tax proposal falls $2 billion short of revenue estimates

Pritzker's proposed progressive income tax rates harm Illinois' economy, while hardly fulfilling his promises

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