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This article was written by Illinois Policy Institute Director of Jobs and Growth Michael Lucci, and featured in the Journal Standard on Aug. 7, 2014. In an Aug. 3 opinion piece titled “Illinois-Indiana job numbers don’t add up,” Chuck and Pat Wemstrom object to the fact that Indiana is massively outpacing Illinois in net job creation. The piece...
Jacob Huebert, Senior Attorney at the Liberty Justice Center, joined In Focus on Business Insurance (a Crain’s publication) to discuss Uber legislation, how it would hurt competition and it’s affect on consumers. Watch the interview here.
The Affordable Care Act was supposed to cut Illinois’ eligible uninsured population in half by the end of March 2014. But it turns out it only cut the rate by a quarter. Naomi Lopez of the Illinois Policy Institute breaks those numbers down on GDC. Watch the story at myfoxchicago.com
Ted Dabrowski, Vice President of Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, joined “The Busch Update” where he spoke with Andrew Busch about the budget crises that Illinois is facing. More here.
Michael Lucci, Director of Jobs and Growth at the Illinois Policy Institute, joined On-Target Radio on WIND-AM. Michael spoke with hosts Gretchen Fritz and David Lombardo about how high taxes and crushing regulation are forcing businesses and residents out of Illinois. Illinois needs pro-growth and low tax policies to compete and thrive.
CHICAGO (July 31, 2014) – Approximately 50,000 Illinois day care providers for children from low-income families will no longer be forced to pay union fees or dues, according to a letter from the Quinn administration. The decision is the result of work by the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute and Liberty Justice Center, and will save these small...
Ben VanMetre, Senior Budget and Tax Policy Analyst at the Illinois Policy Institute, joined Doug Wolfe and Tara Nickerson on Talk 101’s Busboom and Wolfe. They discussed the millions of dollars in the state budget that are being spent on pet projects of legislators.
John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, joined John Kass & Lauren Cohn to talk about Gov. Pat Quinn signing the ballot referendum regarding the millionaires tax. More here.