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State of the State reactions

Director of Jobs and Growth, Michael Lucci, joined Politics Tonight on CLTV to discuss Gov. Rauner’s State of the State address.

Empowering workers to choose

Illinois Policy Institute CEO, John Tillman, joined “Riley & Scot” on WROK-AM in Rockford to discuss possible Right-to-Work legislation in Illinois, as well as the implementation of “employee-empowerment zones” throughout the state.

Illinois Policy Institute statement on “State of the State” address

Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman released the following statement in response to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of the State address, delivered today: “Today represents a turning point for the state of Illinois. For the first time in a decade, an Illinois governor has offered a candid assessment of the state’s poor economic health and...

Illinois Policy Institute experts available to comment on “State of the State” address

Experts available in Springfield and Chicago WHAT: Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will deliver his first State of the State address on Wednesday, Feb. 4. For the past five years, the Illinois Policy Institute has studied the state’s budget and pension problems and has shown how to responsibly balance the state’s budget without borrowing or raising taxes. Experts...

Rauner proposes right-to-work zones in economically depressed areas

This article was written by Charles Thomas and featured on ABC7 on January 28, 2015. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is taking on the state’s unions by proposing right-to-work zones in some of Illinois’ economically-depressed areas. But Rauner says he is not advocating that Illinois becomes a right-to-work state. On the city’s West Side, where African...

Federal data show Right-to-Work states are more economically prosperous

States with right-to-work laws have higher employment growth, higher GDP and higher wage growth than states without RTW-laws such as Illinois

Rauner sworn in as Illinois governor

Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman was was quoted in WTTW Chicago’s coverage of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s inauguration on January 12, 2014. This article was written by Kristen Thometz and originally featured on Chicago Tonight. Rauner delivered his inaugural speech today, which Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman called “fantastic.” “It was the first time...

Experts avail: Illinois government and budget experts available to comment on inauguration of Gov. Bruce Rauner

Longtime statehouse observers and policy experts available for interviews in Chicago and Springfield