ObamaCare comes to Illinois: federal government approves federal-state partnership exchange

01/31/2013

In a joint press conference today in Chicago, Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced the federal governments approval of a federal-state partnership ObamaCare insurance exchange in Illinois, in accordan

AFSCME: Steps toward a walkout

01/31/2013

The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, Council 31 sent a message to its employees last week urging them to prepare for a walkout.

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Pat Quinn: Our do-nothing governor

01/31/2013

Sometimes it seems Gov. Pat Quinn vacillates more than a pendulum on a grandfather clock.

California assemblywoman pushes No Pension Bailout legislation

By Jonathan Ingram

01/31/2013

Recent calculations have put the total level of states unfunded pension debt at more than $2.5 trillion.

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Tapped out Illinois makes plans to spend $1.56 billion on new projects in 2013

By Hilary Gowins

01/31/2013

If you owed more than $30,000 on your credit cards and were strapped for cash, would you spend $1,500 on a new home entertainment system?

TAGS: waste

Illinois lawmaker wants politicians to take economics classes

01/31/2013

Would taking economics courses help politicians make better fiscal decisions?

TAGS: economics

Dear lawmakers: please dont pile more Illinoisans into a broken Medicaid system

01/31/2013

Although Illinois law currently prohibits the ObamaCare expansion until at least 2015, SB 26 would change the law in order to expand the failed Medicaid program.

TAGS: Medicaid

Quinn’s Illinois: regulations and cronyism crush entrepreneurship

By Benjamin VanMetre

01/31/2013

In Gov. Pat Quinns State of the State address, he said, In our Illinois, small business means big business. Driving economic growth for small businesses requires doing all we can to make sure government is not in the way.

TAGS: cronyism

PRESS RELEASE: Governor fails to lead on Illinois’ most pressing issues

01/31/2013

MEDIA ALERT from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Rickert Diana@IllinoisPolicy.org or (312) 607-4977 Illinois Policy Institute statement on “State of the State” address: Governor fails to lead on Illinois’ most pressing issues In Chicago: CEO John Tillman, VP of Policy Ted Dabrowski In Springfield: Executive VP Kristina RasmussenNews outlets: For video with...

TAGS: State of the State

Lawmakers borrow taxpayers charitable donations to fund government

01/31/2013

Mike Billy Illinois News Network Illinois taxpayers can use the states income tax form to donate to child abuse prevention, childhood cancer research and military family relief. But if you want to make sure your money actually gets to the charities, you might want to give them a check directly instead of using the state...

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ObamaCare comes to Illinois: federal government approves federal-state partnership exchange

AFSCME: Steps toward a walkout

Pat Quinn: Our do-nothing governor

California assemblywoman pushes No Pension Bailout legislation

Tapped out Illinois makes plans to spend $1.56 billion on new projects in 2013

Illinois lawmaker wants politicians to take economics classes

Dear lawmakers: please dont pile more Illinoisans into a broken Medicaid system

Quinn’s Illinois: regulations and cronyism crush entrepreneurship

PRESS RELEASE: Governor fails to lead on Illinois’ most pressing issues

Lawmakers borrow taxpayers charitable donations to fund government

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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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