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Illinois Policy responds to Rauner address: Another tax increase won’t fix Illinois

Media Contact: Diana Rickert or Melanie Krakauer 312-607-4977 Video message from CEO John Tillman CHICAGO (June 20, 2017) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has called lawmakers back to Springfield this week. In a speech delivered tonight, Rauner expressed support for a budget proposal that raises taxes by more than $5 billion and fails to materially...

Liberty Justice Center and Goldwater Institute ask court to allow claims against Chicago’s anti-home-sharing ordinance to proceed

MEDIA CONTACT: Melanie Krakauer, mkrakauer@libertyjusticecenter.org or (312) 607-4977 Today, the Liberty Justice Center and Goldwater Institute will return to court on behalf of Chicagoans who share their homes through online platforms, such as Airbnb. The Liberty Justice Center and Goldwater Institute filed a lawsuit, Mendez v. City of Chicago, in 2016, following Chicago’s enactment of...

The Fiscal Times asks: “Could Illinois be the first state to go bankrupt?”

The suggestion is not far-fetched, says financial watchdog Illinois Policy Institute.

Illinois state employee asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear First Amendment challenge to mandatory union fees

Janus v. AFSCME could free all government workers in the U.S. from being forced to pay union fees as a condition of employment

Liberty Justice Center prepared to sue to stop Illinois’ unlawful tax increase

New tax provisions in Senate Bill 9 violate the Illinois Constitution.

Poll: Despite the pain of a two-year budget impasse, less than one-third of Illinoisans support raising taxes

Illinoisans feel the strain of the state’s two-year budget impasse, but they are emphatic that tax hikes should not be part of any budget deal.

Illinois Senate passes $5.4 billion tax increase

Illinois Policy: House, governor should block this tax increase. 

Brain drain: Young adults are leaving Illinois faster than any other age group

Illinois has lost more millennials than almost any other state in the nation in recent years. Young adults and college students are fleeing to states with better job opportunities and a more affordable cost of living.

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