Illinois’ taxes and fees on gasoline keep the pump price high, even when oil producers are paying for someone to take excess crude. The state gas tax is set to rise again in July.

Two decades of fiscal mismanagement have left state finances ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress should condition any additional aid for troubled states on taxpayer protections that ensure pensions are solvent, accounting is realistic and budgets are balanced.

As Illinois teeters on the edge of a junk credit rating, one key policymaker is floating bankruptcy as a solution.

Despite a massive national economic contraction, Pritzker is resisting calls to pull a large tax hike from the November ballot.