Bruce Rauner

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

Who really deserves blame in Illinois’ budget impasse?

By Heather Weiner

07/09/2015

If nothing is getting done in the Capitol, voters should look first to those most capable of taking swift action: Madigan and his Democrat supermajority.

TAGS: budget, Mike Madigan

Cook County judge rules some state workers get minimum wage in absence of budget

By Heather Weiner

07/07/2015

Figuring out who qualifies for the payments will be a logistical nightmare, according to the state comptroller’s office.

TAGS: budget, minimum wage

Budget deal should include repealing Illinois’ economic loss leaders

By Michael Lucci

07/06/2015

Illinois’ death tax, corporate franchise tax and LLC fees cause disproportionate economic harm compared to how much tax revenue they generate.

TAGS: death tax, small business

Rauner vetoes raises for state lawmakers

By Austin Berg

07/03/2015

Like so many Illinoisans working in a stagnant state economy, state lawmakers will not receive pay raises this year. But House Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton will still receive bonuses in excess of $25,000.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, John Cullerton, lawmaker pay, Mike Madigan

In budget battle, Illinois leaders should respect the Constitution

07/02/2015

State leaders took an oath to uphold the Illinois Constitution. But they show deference to the document only as it suits them.

TAGS: budget

Failed $2.2 billion temporary budget was unbalanced, more of the same for Illinois, according to GOMB

By Jonelle Lesniak

07/01/2015

A last-ditch attempt at a temporary budget represented the same untenable spending pattern that taxpayers cannot afford.

TAGS: budget

It’s time for a true balanced-budget requirement for Illinois

By Ted Dabrowski

07/01/2015

For years Illinois politicians have used borrowing and budgeting gimmicks to give the false appearance of balanced budget.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, Bruce Rauner, Mike Madigan, Pat Quinn

Ending Illinois’ budget crisis: No more business as usual

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

07/01/2015

Flooding Springfield’s coffers with new money is a tried-and-failed approach.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget

Tax growth approaches double the pace of income growth in Illinois

By Austin Berg

06/30/2015

Money flowing to Illinois’ state and local governments grew much faster than the average Illinoisans’ paycheck from 1969-2012.

TAGS: budget, spending

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

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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