Fly away home

By Austin Berg

07/21/2016

Every five minutes, Illinois loses a resident to another state.

TAGS: jobs, outmigration

Illinois lags in easing entry regulations for professions

By Mark Adams

05/29/2016

Nearly 25 percent of Illinois’ workforce requires government permission to work.

TAGS: jobs, occupational licensing

Caterpillar announces it will add 600 jobs to new Arizona facility

By Hilary Gowins

05/04/2016

Caterpillar’s plans to bring new jobs to Arizona demonstrate how Illinois politicians’ planned tax hikes and failure to make needed regulatory reforms harm the state’s manufacturing sector.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, workers compensation

3 reasons why Illinois should reduce occupational-licensing requirements

03/16/2016

By reducing the licensing requirements that make it harder for people to enter many professions, Illinois could give more people access to jobs, bring down the cost of goods and services through increased competition, and attract more workers to the state.

TAGS: jobs, licensing, occupational licensing, unemployment

How to heal Illinois’ economy: Reform permission, friction and preparation policies

By Michael Lucci

11/25/2015

Illinois can implement several reforms now to remove obstacles to starting businesses, reduce the cost and aggravation of doing business, and more effectively educate the next generation of workers.

TAGS: jobs

Illinois lost 1 resident every 7 minutes in 2013

By Michael Lucci

10/08/2015

Newly released IRS data show Illinois lost on net over 81,000 taxpayers and their dependents, and $4.1 billion of annual taxable income to other states in 2013.

TAGS: IRS: Internal Revenue Service, outmigration

Illinois lost 1 resident and $50,000 in taxable income every 7 minutes in 2013

By Michael Lucci

10/08/2015

Newly released IRS data show Illinois lost on net over 81,000 taxpayers and their dependents, and $4.1 billion of annual taxable income to other states in 2013.

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.

Springfield’s panhandling prohibition struck down as violation of freedom of speech

By Jeffrey Schwab

08/26/2015

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that Springfield’s ban on panhandling unconstitutionally discriminated against certain kinds of speech.

IRS data reveal 2012 was Illinois’ worst year of taxpayer and wealth migration yet

By Michael Lucci

08/25/2015

Newly released data from the IRS reveal that in 2012, Illinois lost more taxpayers and taxpayer wealth to a greater number of states than ever before.

TAGS: IRS: Internal Revenue Service, outmigration

Arizona

Fly away home

Illinois lags in easing entry regulations for professions

Caterpillar announces it will add 600 jobs to new Arizona facility

3 reasons why Illinois should reduce occupational-licensing requirements

How to heal Illinois’ economy: Reform permission, friction and preparation policies

Illinois lost 1 resident every 7 minutes in 2013

Illinois lost 1 resident and $50,000 in taxable income every 7 minutes in 2013

Illinois Medicaid expansion enrollment at nearly double original projections

Springfield’s panhandling prohibition struck down as violation of freedom of speech

IRS data reveal 2012 was Illinois’ worst year of taxpayer and wealth migration yet

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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