Illinois state workers highest paid in nation

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

05/13/2016

Illinois state workers receive the highest wages of any state workers in the country, when adjusted for cost of living.

Pensions vs. schools

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

01/26/2016

Since 2009, 89 cents of every new dollar for education goes to teacher pensions

Illinois Medicaid expansion enrollment at nearly double original projections

By Jonathan Ingram

09/11/2015

Illinois’ costs for the ObamaCare Medicaid expansion could be nearly $1.5 billion higher than originally expected as the state has added 633,671 able-bodied adults to the rolls.

Illinois lawmakers receive generous, life-long health insurance

By Scott Reeder

07/23/2015

Illinois taxpayers spent $1.23 million this past year to provide health insurance to state lawmakers.

Reforming Illinois Medicaid: How to cut waste, fraud and abuse

By Jonathan Ingram

05/20/2015

Medicaid is one of Illinois government’s largest and fastest-growing expenses, accounting for more than 28 percent of the state’s total operating budget.1 It has also been a prime target of waste, fraud and abuse, earning a “high risk” designation from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.2 Most states, including Illinois, have focused fraud-prevention efforts on provider...

Cadillac tax will cost Illinois billions without health-benefit reforms

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

04/26/2015

If retiree health benefits remain unchanged, Illinois taxpayers will foot the bill for an estimated $1 billion through 2035 in Cadillac taxes on retiree health-insurance plans alone.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act

ObamaCare brings another unwelcome Tax Day surprise for Illinoisans

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

04/14/2015

How an SEIU contract sticks Illinois taxpayers with the costs of rising premiums under ObamaCare.

TAGS: budget, taxes

Supreme Court to rule on the proper reading of ObamaCare

By Jeffrey Schwab

03/05/2015

The fact that the government does not like the consequences of its actions is not a reason to ignore the clear meaning of the text of the Affordable Care Act.

TAGS: King v. Burwell, U.S. Supreme Court

Rauner’s proposed budget holds the line on the Illinois health-care spending

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

02/19/2015

Health-care savings come from proposed cuts to state-employee health insurance, reinstating Medicaid reforms and ending duplicative services.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, health care, spending

New poll: Illinoisans want to bring state employees’ health-insurance benefits in line with their own

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

02/18/2015

The health-benefits package provided to state workers contains much richer benefits than the average Illinoisan might receive, while paying a smaller amount for these benefits.

TAGS: health insurance

Affordable Care Act

Illinois state workers highest paid in nation

Pensions vs. schools

Illinois Medicaid expansion enrollment at nearly double original projections

Illinois lawmakers receive generous, life-long health insurance

Reforming Illinois Medicaid: How to cut waste, fraud and abuse

Cadillac tax will cost Illinois billions without health-benefit reforms

ObamaCare brings another unwelcome Tax Day surprise for Illinoisans

Supreme Court to rule on the proper reading of ObamaCare

Rauner’s proposed budget holds the line on the Illinois health-care spending

New poll: Illinoisans want to bring state employees’ health-insurance benefits in line with their own

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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