Rauner’s reform demands: From 44 to 0

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

06/27/2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner has compromised over and over to strike a deal, to the point of abandoning every reform he once demanded. But no matter how much Rauner gave, House Speaker Mike Madigan never budged.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, collective bargaining, income tax, Mike Madigan, pensions, property taxes, term limits, turnaround agenda, workers compensation

Rally around the flag

By John Tillman

07/09/2015

Smashing the status quo means respecting Illinoisans’ interests.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, Bruce Rauner, income tax, Mike Madigan, turnaround agenda, workers compensation

Illinois House balks on real workers’ compensation reform

By Heather Weiner

06/07/2015

Illinois’ economy remains hamstrung by a broken system.

TAGS: Jay Hoffman, Jim Durkin, Mike Madigan, Ron Sandack, turnaround agenda, workers compensation

Bring democracy to collective bargaining in Illinois

By F. Vincent Vernuccio

05/29/2015

Setting the record straight on common-sense reforms.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, labor, turnaround agenda, unions

State pride and the Turnaround Agenda

By Jim Long

05/15/2015

An Illinois comeback demands transformational change.

TAGS: turnaround agenda

Pensions make Illinois property taxes among nation’s most painful

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Michael Serrano

Policy lessons from Illinois’ exodus of people and money

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