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Lawmakers push for Obama library

With the June 16 submission deadline quickly approaching, state legislators are pulling out all the stops to boost Chicago’s chance of being selected to house the Barack Obama Presidential Library—but not all lawmakers are on board with the effort. During an April 17 hearing, the House of Representatives Executive Committee approved a bill to allocate...

Harris vs. Quinn on WSOY

The Institute’s Director of Labor Policy, Paul Kersey joined Byers and Company on WSOY to talk about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on the case of Harris vs. Quinn.

LABOR EXPERT AVAIL: Northwestern University football players to vote today on whether they should be represented by a union

Illinois Policy Institute labor expert Paul Kersey available to comment on college athlete unionization vote WHAT: Northwestern University football players are scheduled to vote today (Friday, Apr. 25) on whether they will be represented as university employees by a union. This vote will have a dramatic impact on college athletics nationwide. WHO: Paul Kersey, Director of Labor...

Government waste in Illinois

Brian Costin, Director of Government Reform at the Illinois Policy Institute, describes Government waste in Illinois with WCIA.

Wasteful state government grants

Naomi Lopez-Bauman, Director of Health Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute, discusses redundant and wasteful state government grants being awarded to determine roads that need servicing with WRSP in Champaign.

$100 million for Obama library?

CBS2 weighs in on Illinois lawmakers’ $100 million proposal to land Obama library.

A progressive tax in Illinois: would you save money?

Not only is there a push to extend the temporary income tax hike in Illinois that’s set to expire in January, but some lawmakers want to move away from Illinois’ flat tax to what they call a fair tax. The movement for a progressive, or graduated, income tax in Illinois is moving forward. “It’s not...

10:30 a.m. TUESDAY: IL Policy Institute marks “Tax Day” by releasing plan for IL lawmakers to keep promise of state tax sunset

Presser at 10:30 a.m in Chicago; will have satellite feed for downstate outlets CHICAGO (April 15, 2014) On Tuesday, the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute will reveal its proposals to balance Illinois’ state budget while allowing the temporary income tax increase to expire. Gov. Quinn and state legislators continue to perpetuate the false narrative that tax...