Rauner’s proposed budget holds the line on the Illinois health-care spending

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

02/19/2015

Health-care savings come from proposed cuts to state-employee health insurance, reinstating Medicaid reforms and ending duplicative services.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, health care, spending

Rauner details landmark budget

02/18/2015

One of the biggest wins in this proposal is that the governor did not propose tax increases or borrowing.

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Rauner’s budget defunds cronyism, embraces growth

By Michael Lucci

02/18/2015

The governor’s agenda should be cause for optimism across the state: competitiveness, not cronyism, is the right path forward to spark an Illinois comeback.

TAGS: employment, jobs

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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Rauner’s proposed budget holds the line on the Illinois health-care spending

Rauner details landmark budget

Rauner’s budget defunds cronyism, embraces growth

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

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