New poll: Illinoisans want to bring state employees’ health-insurance benefits in line with their own

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

02/18/2015

The health-benefits package provided to state workers contains much richer benefits than the average Illinoisan might receive, while paying a smaller amount for these benefits.

TAGS: health insurance

Full text: Gov. Rauner’s budget address

By illinoispolicy

02/18/2015

Transcript, provided by Gov. Bruce Rauner's office, of his first budget address, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly.

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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.

Improve health care for Medicaid patients while controlling costs for taxpayers

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

02/17/2015

Illinois’ Medicaid program should be transformed into a sliding-scale premium-assistance program that targets resources to those who need them most.

Reform education spending: Eliminate loopholes in General State Aid formula

By Ted Dabrowski

02/17/2015

The state should simplify and amend the General State Aid formula to end loopholes, and require each school district to fully report its true property wealth when requesting means-based state aid.

Right-to-Work states have lower minority unemployment

By Michael Lucci

02/16/2015

Illinois is home to a number of policies that reduce the opportunities of minorities, especially men. Forced unionism is one of them.

TAGS: jobs, right to work

Bruce Rauner: The first 30 days

By Matt Paprocki

02/13/2015

Issuing seven new executive orders and rescinding seven others, along with delivering a State of the State address, the new governor has had a busy first month in office.

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State-employee health benefits: Avoiding the ObamaCare ‘Cadillac tax’

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

02/13/2015

Illinois government should restructure its health-insurance offerings to be more in line with what is offered in the private sector, and in a way that does not trigger the federal tax penalty.

Government union contracts kept secret – until it’s too late

By David Giuliani

02/11/2015

Public bodies in Illinois rarely let taxpayers see proposed contracts before a vote – but local officials certainly don’t mind sticking taxpayers with the bill afterward.

Corruption Watch: January 2015

By Shawn Tonge

02/11/2015

The start of a new year always comes with resolutions for improvement, but only time will tell if they translate into effective action.

TAGS: good government

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New poll: Illinoisans want to bring state employees’ health-insurance benefits in line with their own

Full text: Gov. Rauner’s budget address

Budget Solutions 2016

Improve health care for Medicaid patients while controlling costs for taxpayers

Reform education spending: Eliminate loopholes in General State Aid formula

Right-to-Work states have lower minority unemployment

Bruce Rauner: The first 30 days

State-employee health benefits: Avoiding the ObamaCare ‘Cadillac tax’

Government union contracts kept secret – until it’s too late

Corruption Watch: January 2015

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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