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Bill restricting government promotional spending advances in General Assembly

By Vincent Caruso
03/08/2018
An investigation in December 2017 found that a convention for municipalities and public agencies ran taxpayers nearly $120,000 in exhibition and hospitality costs. A proposal making its way through the General Assembly would bar state funds from contributing to these excesses.

TAGS: David McSweeney, Illinois General Assembly, Spending

Illinois House adjourns for month-long spring break

By Austin Berg
03/08/2018
House members won't return to the Statehouse until the second week of April.

TAGS: Illinois General Assembly, lawmaker pay

Full month’s pay for a day’s work? New bill ends loophole for state lawmakers

By Brendan Bakala
01/30/2018
House Bill 4273 would eliminate a loophole in state law that allows lawmakers to receive a month's pay for a day of work.

TAGS: Illinois General Assembly, lawmaker pay, pensions

Why Illinois needs a spending cap

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Joe Tabor
01/27/2018
Spending has consistently outpaced state tax revenues in Illinois for more than a decade. To avoid future tax hikes, Illinois must impose real fiscal discipline on state lawmakers.

TAGS: debt, deficit, Illinois General Assembly, income tax, Spending, taxes

The audacity of broke

By Austin Berg
01/25/2018
Illinois is broke. But leaders don’t act like it.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, budget, collective bargaining, Illinois General Assembly, outmigration, taxes

Proposed bill would prohibit unfunded mandates, require revenue for all discretionary spending

By Vincent Caruso
01/24/2018
The Taxpayer Fiscal Charter Act would demand funding transparency before spending bills make their way out of Springfield.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, budget, Illinois General Assembly, Spending, taxes

Hold on to your wallets, Springfield back in session for 2018

By Austin Berg
01/18/2018
With statewide elections in November, the 2018 forecast calls for gridlock.

TAGS: Illinois General Assembly, income tax, Mike Madigan, outmigration, progressive income tax

Illinois General Assembly, 2017 in review: State pet, state grain, but no fixes

By Mindy Ruckman
01/02/2018
Illinois lawmakers passed hundreds of bills in 2017, but enacted no real reforms to boost the state’s economy, rein in the cost of government or provide relief to taxpayers.

TAGS: education, Illinois General Assembly, income tax, property taxes, small business, taxes

Island of Misfit Toys: Illinois lawmakers head for the exits

By Austin Berg
12/20/2017
Thirty-three state representatives and senators will not be returning in the next General Assembly in 2019.

TAGS: Illinois General Assembly, income tax, term limits

In a tough year, some new Illinois laws to welcome

By Mindy Ruckman
11/26/2017
While 2017 was a bad year for Illinois taxpayers, there are bright spots among the bills that passed the General Assembly.

TAGS: civil asset forfeiture, expungement, Illinois General Assembly, IMRF: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, local government consolidation, municipal pensions, pensions, record sealing

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Budget + Tax / Research Report

False promises, real harm: Why Illinoisans should reject a progressive income tax


States with a progressive income tax see greater income inequality, and have seen income inequality rise faster than states without a progressive income tax.

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Labor / Your Story

Rich Ayers

Jobs + Growth / Policy Point

Policy lessons from Illinois’ exodus of people and money

By J. Scott Moody, Wendy Warcholik
07/07/2014
Illinois Policy In the News

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016

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