2017 STATE OF THE STATE BINGO!

By illinoispolicy

01/24/2017

Play BINGO! with us during Gov. Rauner's State of the State address at noon on Jan. 25! Win free stuff!

House passes legislative rules handing Madigan iron grip

By Austin Berg

01/24/2017

No other state in the country grants as much power to its House speaker as Illinois does to Mike Madigan.

TAGS: house rules, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois House of Representatives, Mike Madigan

AFSCME’s list of demands

By Mailee Smith

01/24/2017

The union representing state workers is threatening to strike – demanding extravagant pay and benefits and refusing 40-hour work weeks before overtime kicks in. Illinoisans should be outraged.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, labor, unions

How Illinois can turn its Medicaid program into a true safety net

01/24/2017

Illinois should roll back the state’s Obamacare Medicaid expansion and institute work requirements to save Medicaid for truly needy Illinoisans.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, budget, health care, Medicaid

It’s time to reform Madigan’s rules

By Joe Tabor

01/23/2017

The Illinois House should change its legislative rules to diminish the control they give the House speaker over the legislative process, which far exceeds the power that other states grant their legislative leaders.

TAGS: house rules, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Mike Madigan

Despite financial crisis, Chicago State University pays lobbyists, Madigan spokesman hundreds of thousands

01/23/2017

Chicago State University spent more than $200,000 lobbying Springfield politicians, while deteriorating finances caused it to lay off hundreds of employees, including professors.

TAGS: CSU: Chicago State University, higher education, lobbying, Mike Madigan, Steve Brown

New bill would even the playing field for third-party and independent candidates

By Brendan Bakala

01/23/2017

Senate Bill 63 would make signature requirements to get on the ballot uniform for all candidates.

TAGS: ballot, election, Kyle McCarter

Illinois extends failed corporate tax credit program

01/23/2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner signed an extension of the EDGE tax credit program, though the program has an unsuccessful record of using taxpayer money.

TAGS: cronyism, DCEO: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, EDGE: Economic Development for a Growing Economy, tax credits, taxes

Illinois lost 5 residents per day to Kentucky in 2015

By Madelyn Harwood

01/23/2017

Expect Kentucky to gain even more Illinoisans in coming years.

TAGS: Kentucky, labor, outmigration, population, right to work, unions

Illinois needs a vision, not just a budget

By Ted Dabrowski

01/23/2017

The Illinois Senate budget proposal merely puts off the state’s day of reckoning through more of the same: tax hikes, borrowing and spending, without the necessary reforms to put the state on a path to fiscal and economic health.

TAGS: budget, John Cullerton

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2017 STATE OF THE STATE BINGO!

House passes legislative rules handing Madigan iron grip

AFSCME’s list of demands

How Illinois can turn its Medicaid program into a true safety net

It’s time to reform Madigan’s rules

Despite financial crisis, Chicago State University pays lobbyists, Madigan spokesman hundreds of thousands

New bill would even the playing field for third-party and independent candidates

Illinois extends failed corporate tax credit program

Illinois lost 5 residents per day to Kentucky in 2015

Illinois needs a vision, not just a budget

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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