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Ted Dabrowski, Vice President of Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, joins Mariam Sobh on WBEZ to talk about our recent migration report and how Illinois’ high taxes and dismal job growth are forcing more and more people out of the state.
The Illinois Supreme Court’s 6-1 ruling that the subsidized health care benefits of retired state employees are protected by the Illinois Constitution has created a headache for lawmakers in Springfield. If changes to retiree health care benefits couldn’t pass constitutional muster, what hope is there for pension reform? Joining us to help digest the decision and analyze its...
This article was written by Lee Provost and featured in the Daily Journal on July 5, 2014. Only 500 private-sector jobs were created in Illinois — from August 2013 to May 2014 — the worst performance of any state in the Midwest and the second worst in the country, according to a conservative-leaning policy organization....
This article was written by Brittany Lewis and featured on WQAD on July 2, 2014. The jobs report card is in and the grade is not good. The Illinois Policy Institute says the State of Illinois created only 500 private sector jobs this past school year. “I think people want to go where they know...
Ted Dabrowski, Vice President of Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, joins Fox Senior Political Reporter Mike Flannery to talk about the Illinois Supreme Court ruling on state employee health benefits.
Illinois Policy Institute attorneys, pension experts disagree with ruling; statement from CEO John Tillman below CHICAGO (July 3, 2014) – Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman issued the following statement today regarding the Illinois Supreme Court ruling in Kanerva v. Weems. “We disagree with today’s ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court regarding how much the state is...
Illinoisans are moving to states like Texas, Indiana, and Florida; biggest influencers include taxes and unionism CHICAGO (July 3, 2014)- More than 850,000 people have moved out of Illinois since 1995, which comes out to a rate of 1 resident leaving every 10 minutes, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute. This figure...
This article was written by Andrew Johnson and featured in the National Review Online on July 1, 2014. “I am always for the man who wishes to work,” Lincoln once said. Unfortunately for his state of Illinois, that opportunity is elusive. A report by the Illinois Policy Institute finds that only 500 jobs were created in the...