Slowest-growing states have progressive income taxes By Bryce Hill 02/07/2020 Fewer people want to live in states with progressive income taxes. So after 6 straight years of population loss, why would Illinois want to join them? TAGS: ballot, ballot referendums, corporate income tax, fair tax, flat tax, graduated income tax, Great Recession, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Illinois Constitution, income tax, JB Pritzker, outmigration, pensions, population, progressive income tax, recession, spending cap, Springfield, tax burden, tax hikes, tax increase, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Census Bureau, West Virginia, working-age
As nation celebrates small businesses, Illinois considers taxing them more By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill 11/27/2019 Most new jobs in Illinois are created by small businesses, yet state leaders are asking voters to hurt them by raising taxes on these employment dynamos. TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, entrepreneurs, Great Recession, Illinois, Illinois Constitution, investment, JB Pritzker, job creation, progressive income tax, s-corp, small business, spending cap, taxes, Tennessee, Texas
With Illinois on deck, state tax hikes just lost big at the ballot box By Austin Berg 11/07/2019 If other states’ recent tax votes are any indication, Pritzker’s proposal could be a tougher sell than he thinks. TAGS: Colorado, fair tax, graduated income tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, Kentucky, Matt Bevin, progressive income tax, taxes, Texas