Bipartisan majority of Illinois voters support criminal-justice reform, study shows

By Bryant Jackson-Green

02/10/2016

New polling shows large majorities of Illinois Republican and Democratic voters think the state’s criminal-justice system needs a major overhaul.

TAGS: criminal justice reform

Gov. Bruce Rauner: Illinois can save $500M on purchases

By Mark Fitton

02/05/2016

Streamlining the way Illinois buys goods and services could save the state $500 million annually.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner

CPS’ postponed bond sale poses questions for Chicago and Emanuel

02/02/2016

Amid CPS’ postponed $875 million bond sale, Chicagoans should question whether the district can fill its budget hole and whether Emanuel will stand up for Chicago taxpayers or give in to more teachers union demands.

TAGS: Chicago, CPS: Chicago Public Schools

Madigan’s budget solution is to make Illinois the most heavily taxed state in the Midwest

By Michael Lucci

01/28/2016

Instead of spending reform and policies to promote economic growth, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan proposes the same high-taxing, big-spending plans that got Illinois into its current fiscal mess.

TAGS: taxes

Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address

By illinoispolicy

01/27/2016

Transcript, provided by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office, of his 2016 State of the State address, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly on January 27, 2016.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, State of the State

West Virginia takes first step toward becoming 26th Right-to-Work state

By Michael Lucci

01/25/2016

West Virginia’s Senate has passed legislation to protect a worker’s right to choose to join a union, or to opt out entirely.

TAGS: right to work

Bankruptcy talk hits Chicago: Illinois governor proposes bankruptcy for Chicago Public Schools

01/22/2016

Gov. Bruce Rauner and Republican state lawmakers have proposed bankruptcy for Chicago Public Schools; Mayor Rahm Emanuel has rejected the idea of bankruptcy, repeating his demand that Illinois taxpayers bail out the struggling school district.

TAGS: bankruptcy, Chicago

Rauner making moves on pension reform

By Ted Dabrowski

01/21/2016

On Jan. 21 Gov. Bruce Rauner reignited reform talks surrounding Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation pension crisis.

TAGS: pensions

Illinois’ budget from the inside: A conversation with State Budget Director Tim Nuding

By Donna Arduin

01/13/2016

Donna Arduin is an Illinois Policy Institute senior fellow and a partner at Arduin, Laffer & Moore Econometrics, a group that advises federal, state and municipal leaders, as well as political candidates and private-sector clients, on economic, fiscal and state policies.

TAGS: budget

Madigan skips meeting with leaders, governor

By Mark Fitton

12/18/2015

Illinois has gone without a comprehensive budget for six months.

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Bipartisan majority of Illinois voters support criminal-justice reform, study shows

Gov. Bruce Rauner: Illinois can save $500M on purchases

CPS’ postponed bond sale poses questions for Chicago and Emanuel

Madigan’s budget solution is to make Illinois the most heavily taxed state in the Midwest

Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address

West Virginia takes first step toward becoming 26th Right-to-Work state

Bankruptcy talk hits Chicago: Illinois governor proposes bankruptcy for Chicago Public Schools

Rauner making moves on pension reform

Illinois’ budget from the inside: A conversation with State Budget Director Tim Nuding

Madigan skips meeting with leaders, governor

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

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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