The Illinois Policy Institute will release on Tuesday a balanced, line-by-line alternative to Gov. Quinn’s budget plan for fiscal year 2012.

Two weeks ago the Governor made his budget address, here is what he really meant.

While most other states in the union are tackling public employee pensions, cutting taxes and razing roadblocks to prosperity, Illinois remains the last bastion of fiscal foolishness.

Two weeks ago the Governor made his budget address, here is what he really said.

Madison and Springfield less than 300 miles apart, yet they couldn't be more different in their approaches to governing.

An honest budgeting process requires some idea of long-term revenue expectations. In the aftermath of record tax hikes passed earlier this year, one has to ask: will state lawmakers respect the sacrifices taxpayers are making and budget responsibly? Three separate state entities—the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, Office of the Comptroller and the legislative...

The tax increases signed into law this month by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will cost most Illinois households $1,000 – equivalent to one or more weeks’ pay. How many families can afford to miss a paycheck? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average family living in the Midwest earns just under $60,000 annually and consists...

Institute CEO John Tillman was featured in a story on the state budget.