Illinois

The correct way to provide tax relief

11/10/2011
by Kristina Rasmussen Much to the dismay of families and businesses across the state, the Illinois General Assembly passed the largest tax hike in Illinois’ history earlier this year. People are hurting as a result. Income once earned for the household budget is now sent to government. The job market remains weak. Businesses understandably want relief....

Medicaid FAIL: Why cutting appropriations doesn’t control costs

By Jonathan Ingram
11/08/2011
The problem Earlier this year, Illinois lawmakers purportedly passed a budget that reduced overall state spending. As part of this supposed budget reform, the state’s runaway Medicaid budget was to be brought under control. A review of the fiscal year 2012 budget will show that the money appropriated to the Medicaid program for fiscal year...

Illinois Policy Institute wins Templeton Freedom Award

11/08/2011
Nov. 8, 2011 – Today, John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute was honored to accept a 2011 Templeton Freedom Award for Excellence in Promoting Liberty. The Illinois Policy Institute won in the category of Innovative Media for its Illinois Turnaround Tour New Media Campaign. This award category recognizes outstanding think tank projects that use...

Kotkin to Chicago: Look to New Orleans for School Reforms

11/08/2011
by Michael Wille Joel Kotkin, an author and futurist, recently spoke at the Institute on what Illinois might look like in 2050. He had a number of insights on different areas of public policy, including a commentary on the reforms that have affected New Orleans’ public school system. Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in...

Joel Kotkin: Illinois needs competitive public policies

11/03/2011
Noted futurist and author Joel Kotkin visited the Illinois Policy Institute Wednesday to discuss how Illinois can brighten its economic and social outlook. In his remarks, Kotkin discussed the importance of good public policies that will allow people and businesses to thrive. When bad public policies are enacted, people vote with their feet – which...

Debt bombs and how we can disarm them

11/03/2011
by John Tillman There is only one way out of the worldwide debt crisis, but so far Illinois’ political leaders do not seem to understand what that path is.  Here is what the solution is not: The solution is not increasing taxes. The General Assembly and Gov. Quinn did that in January by implementing a...

Has your legislator signed the Repeal the Tax Hike Pledge?

11/01/2011
by Brian Costin Just a few hours before a new legislature was sworn in, on January 12, 2011, at 1:30AM Illinois’s 96th General Assembly passed the largest tax hike in state history, raising the individual income tax rate by 67 percent and the corporate tax rate by 46 percent. The vote passed by a razor thin...

Illinois Republicans ask Super Committee for Medicaid flexibility

11/01/2011
by Jonathan Ingram Earlier today, Republican members of the Illinois House of Representatives filed a resolution in the General Assembly urging the federal Super Committee to recommend granting the state greater flexibility in administering its Medicaid program. In particular, they ask that the Super Committee and Congress repeal the “maintenance of effort” requirements in ObamaCare. As you...

Letter from the CEO: How to spot the good and bad eggs

10/31/2011
This letter was featured in the Fall 2011 edition of Compass, which arrived in mailboxes last week. The complete issue is downloadable here. Halloween is a wonderful holiday for children and grown-ups alike. You have tricks and you have treats. The same is true in policy and political debates. There are tricks and there are treats;...

How one village trustee got Illinois’ strongest transparency policy enacted

By Chris Andriesen
10/31/2011
Guest post by Peter Breen The number one issue for folks in my recent campaign for Lombard village trustee was holding the line on taxes and spending. After I won the race and was sworn in, I realized the practical difficulty of a part-time member of a village board having to watch over a roughly...
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