Experts Clash on Constitutionality of Borrowing to Balance State Budget

01/31/2011

Institute CEO John Tillman was featured in a story on the state budget.

Cook County Probation Chief Sued for Civil Rights Violation, Negligence, Misconduct

12/31/2010

The family of a 13-year-old girl who police say was sexually assaulted by a poorly-supervised probationer has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Cook County acting-Chief Probation Officer Jesus Reyes.

Federal Judge in Florida Rules Individual Mandate is Unconstitutional

12/31/2010

Judge Vinson also found that the individual mandate is not severable from the federal health care legislation and declared the entire act void.

Balanced Budget Baloney

08/05/2010

by Kristina Rasmussen Illinois’s budget is required to be balanced by constitutional mandate, right? Then why has the budget been balanced only 15 of the 41 years between 1970 and 2010? The last time Illinois had a balanced budget was in 2001. We certainly didn’t have one this year. Charles Wheeler has a great article in the...

Reps. to Illinois AG Madigan: Challenge New Health Care Mandate

03/24/2010

Members of Congress asked Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to join a court challenge to ObamaCare's health care purchasing mandate.

Taxed out: 10 reforms to stop Illinois from losing people and jobs

Illinois’ tax code stands in the way of the state’s economic competitiveness. The combination of high tax burdens and a poor tax structure contributes to the loss of jobs and investment to other states. From a place of former economic dominance, Illinois now ranks 45th in gross state product (GSP) growth over the past decade...

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Experts Clash on Constitutionality of Borrowing to Balance State Budget

Cook County Probation Chief Sued for Civil Rights Violation, Negligence, Misconduct

Federal Judge in Florida Rules Individual Mandate is Unconstitutional

Balanced Budget Baloney

Reps. to Illinois AG Madigan: Challenge New Health Care Mandate

Taxed out: 10 reforms to stop Illinois from losing people and jobs

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