The state should simplify and amend the General State Aid formula to end loopholes, and require each school district to fully report its true property wealth when requesting means-based state aid.
Illinois is home to a number of policies that reduce the opportunities of minorities, especially men. Forced unionism is one of them.
Issuing seven new executive orders and rescinding seven others, along with delivering a State of the State address, the new governor has had a busy first month in office.
Illinois government should restructure its health-insurance offerings to be more in line with what is offered in the private sector, and in a way that does not trigger the federal tax penalty.
Public bodies in Illinois rarely let taxpayers see proposed contracts before a vote – but local officials certainly don’t mind sticking taxpayers with the bill afterward.
The start of a new year always comes with resolutions for improvement, but only time will tell if they translate into effective action.
Simple logic. Respect for rights. These are things Illinoisans are not used to seeing from their state government, so perhaps it’s understandable that some are having trouble understanding what Rauner has done and why he has done it.