Facing down a $3 billion deficit, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker offered an unbalanced budget including more tax hikes, borrowing and spending. He claimed severe cuts were the only alternative, but another option exists.

Only one state has switched its income tax structure from flat to progressive in the past 30 years. Its disastrous results may explain why.

The new governor has thus far refused to address the root causes of Illinois’ dismal finances.

Not only would a progressive income tax hike end up taking more money directly from all taxpayers’ pockets, but it would also have negative economic effects on jobs growth, after-tax income adjusted for cost of living, and overall economic output.

The governor’s progressive income tax hike will not deliver on promised revenue and will drag down Illinois’ struggling economy.

Every Illinoisan would need to see a tax hike to close the deficit and pay for Gov. J.B. Pritzker's promised new spending.

The last state to take Pritzker’s path should serve as a bright red flag to Illinoisans weighing whether to back him.

Despite Illinois’ governor’s claims, states with progressive income taxes face greater gaps between rich and poor.

Rejecting a progressive income tax would spare Illinoisans from Connecticut’s sorry fate.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker claims his progressive income tax will only affect the rich. But Illinoisans making as little as $26,100 would see an income tax hike under rates Pritzker cited in his budget address.