Work one day, get paid for whole month could end for Illinois lawmakers 02/04/2020 Illinois lawmakers are currently paid for the entire month, even if they resign before the end of it. A new bill could change that. TAGS: bribery, Christina Castro, corruption, good government, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, lawmaker pay, Luis Arroyo, Mike Murphy, Monica Bristow, Springfield
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
Bipartisan bills would ease ‘death tax’ on Illinois family farms By Ben Paoletti 04/03/2019 Selling family farmland to pay Illinois’ estate tax could end if a pair of bills take root in the General Assembly. TAGS: death tax, Monica Bristow, Scott Bennett, taxes
Illinois House members address urgent need to balance state budget By Brad Weisenstein 03/02/2019 Democrats in the Illinois House are leading the push for a constitutional amendment that would require the state to balance its budget – a feat state lawmakers haven’t achieved since 2001. TAGS: balanced budget requirement, budget, debt, Jaime Andrade Jr., Jerry Costello, Mary Edly-Allen, Monica Bristow, Terra Costa Howard