Institute on ABC 20: Legislative committee stipends are a waste

01/31/2013

Institute Senior Director of Government Affairs, Matt Paprocki, joined ABC 20 to discuss legislative committee stipends, which are a waste. State lawmakers make about $65,000 a year for a job many of you think is part time. But that?s not all you pay them. If a lawmaker is a chairman or a spokesman for a...

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The real “State of the State”

By Chris Andriesen

01/31/2013

Facts you won't hear during Gov. Quinn's State of the State 2013 address

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New House Rules stifle negotiations

By Matt Paprocki, Jane McEnaney

01/31/2013

The Illinois House of Representatives met yesterday for the first time since being inaugurated on Jan. 9 to adopt the House Rules, HR 34. The most significant change in the rules for the 98th General Assembly is that all bills must receive the approval of the Rules Committee to be sent to substantive committees, where the legislation...

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Early warning system to thank for keeping 2011 tax increase from becoming permanent

By Matt Paprocki

01/10/2013

During a lame duck session two years ago, the Illinois General Assembly passed a 67 percent income tax increase on all Illinois families. When the bill was filed in early 2011, almost no one knew of its existence. I was the House staffer on revenue at the time, and I only heard about it at 6...

Early warning system to thank for keeping 2011 tax increase from becoming permanent

By Matt Paprocki

01/10/2013

Businesses could face higher rates with progressive tax

12/31/2012

Learn more about the disadvantages of a progressive income tax.

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House committee passes ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion

12/31/2012

Earlier today, the House Appropriations-Human Services Committee heard House Bill 6253. This bill would impose ObamaCare's massive expansion of Medicaid eligibility in Illinois.

Institute on 1440 WROK’s Riley & Scot: John Tillman discusses tax hike and pension reform

12/31/2012

Riley & Scot talk with Illinois Policy Institute CEO, John Tillman, on IL taxpayers feeling the impact of Democrats' 67% income tax hike and the progress on pension reform talks.

ObamaCare federal funding drop-off creates future fiscal cliff for states

12/31/2012

Sometimes it seems politicians and lobbyists pack in more flip-flops than a busload of college kids heading off on spring break. Principles are shorn. Taxpayers are fleeced.

Institute on ABC 7 News: Talks on Illinois pension crisis end without deal

12/31/2012

Institute CEO John Tillman discusses pension reform

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Institute on ABC 20: Legislative committee stipends are a waste

The real “State of the State”

New House Rules stifle negotiations

Early warning system to thank for keeping 2011 tax increase from becoming permanent

Early warning system to thank for keeping 2011 tax increase from becoming permanent

Businesses could face higher rates with progressive tax

House committee passes ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion

Institute on 1440 WROK’s Riley & Scot: John Tillman discusses tax hike and pension reform

ObamaCare federal funding drop-off creates future fiscal cliff for states

Institute on ABC 7 News: Talks on Illinois pension crisis end without deal

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

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