Toilet scam could flush Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Austin Berg

04/25/2019

Why should Illinoisans trust an alleged tax cheat to judge the fairness of their tax bill?

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

Pritzker under federal investigation for property tax scheme

By Austin Berg

04/24/2019

Removing toilets from the governor’s Gold Coast mansion saved his family more than $331,000 in property taxes.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, property taxes, taxes

Tax freedom: Illinoisans worked 114 days into 2019 to pay all their taxes

By Vincent Caruso

04/24/2019

Illinoisans needed extra time to pay all their federal, state and local taxes. As long as that took, a progressive state income tax would delay your freedom even more.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, tax freedom day, taxes

To end gerrymandering, Pritzker should push redistricting reform

By Joe Tabor

04/23/2019

Illinois’ governor pledged to veto any map gerrymandered by state lawmakers, but it’s the process of mapmaking that needs to change.

TAGS: fair maps, independent maps, JB Pritzker, Mike Madigan, redistricting

Illinois employment growth continues to lag the nation through the first quarter of 2019

By Bryce Hill

04/22/2019

Illinois’ total employment growth ranks 31st from December 2018 to March 2019. Continued population loss likely to follow poor job growth.

TAGS: employment, fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, jobs, outmigration, progressive income tax, taxes, U.S. Census Bureau, unemployment

Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history

By Austin Berg

04/18/2019

The state’s punishing tax climate and ominous mountain of debt have repelled new jobs and investment. People follow.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, outmigration, population, progressive income tax, property taxes, taxes

Pritzker’s tax plan would worsen Illinois’ people problem

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

04/13/2019

With Illinoisans increasingly likely to move, Pritzker’s tax plan would send more moving vans toward the state line, and hit the gas.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, outmigration, progressive income tax, taxes

Illinois Senate delays voting on Pritzker progressive tax

By Vincent Caruso

04/12/2019

Senate lawmakers chose to delay voting on an amendment that would allow Illinois’ income tax structure to go from flat to progressive.

TAGS: fair tax, Illinois Senate, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

Poll: Illinois voters in key House districts oppose Pritzker’s income tax plan

By Austin Berg

04/11/2019

Polling of likely voters shows why some Democratic Illinois House members could regret voting for the governor’s graduated income tax.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, Jonathan Carroll, Karina Villa, Katie Stuart, Mary Edly-Allen, Monica Bristow, progressive income tax, Sue Scherer, taxes, Terra Costa Howard

Illinois banks $400M in savings from pension buyouts it can’t calculate

By Bill Reveille

04/11/2019

Illinois borrows money to reduce pension obligations, with more borrowing planned. Claims $400 million in current budget savings, but admits to investors it cannot calculate any savings.

TAGS: Accelerated Pension Benefit Payment, bonds, borrowing, debt, JB Pritzker, pension guarantee, pensions

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Toilet scam could flush Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

Pritzker under federal investigation for property tax scheme

Tax freedom: Illinoisans worked 114 days into 2019 to pay all their taxes

To end gerrymandering, Pritzker should push redistricting reform

Illinois employment growth continues to lag the nation through the first quarter of 2019

Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history

Pritzker’s tax plan would worsen Illinois’ people problem

Illinois Senate delays voting on Pritzker progressive tax

Poll: Illinois voters in key House districts oppose Pritzker’s income tax plan

Illinois banks $400M in savings from pension buyouts it can’t calculate

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