Government

Power in payments: Illinois can help unbanked residents, save money by adopting best practices in payment methods

11/21/2019
Each year, tens of billions of dollars flow through Illinois state government.1 These flows all depend on methods of payment. In deciding on those payment methods, policymakers must consider a number of important factors, including security controls, cost effectiveness, accessibility, speed and allowance for choice. This report shows that by adopting best practices across all...

7 pension reforms that Illinois can still enact despite the SB1 ruling

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner
11/06/2015
Although the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that altering pension benefits of current government workers violates the Illinois Constitution, there are still actions – from politicians voluntarily reforming their own pension system, to allowing municipal bankruptcy – that Illinois can take to set government-worker pensions on a more fiscally sound path.

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Budget Solutions 2016

02/18/2015
It’s the time for a comeback – one that is spurred by pro-growth policy reforms.