State Pays Bills…Within 7 Months

04/13/2010

A recorded message on one of the Comptroller's phone help lines warns that the state is currently processing vouchers within 140-145 business days.

Over Two Million to Weigh Trucks

04/12/2010

The State of Illinois spent over two million dollars on paying inspectors to check the weight of trucks in 2008.

Institute in the SJR: City Needs More School Choices – Now

04/09/2010

Collin Hitt, the Institute's Director of Education Policy, has an op-ed on school vouchers featured in the State Journal-Register.

$1.2 Million in Wages for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

04/09/2010

The average annual wages for cartographers and photogrammetrists on the IDOT payroll was almost 16% higher than the BLS average for all workers in Illinois with those job titles.

National Backlash Against Public Pensions

04/08/2010

An Wall Street Journal editorial highlights the baby steps Illinois is taking toward enacting public employee pension reform.

Institute in the Wall Street Journal: In Praise of Illinois

04/08/2010

The WSJ calls the bill that recently passed out of the Illinois legislature and important first step toward fixing Illinois public pension funding problem.

Transparency Project Nets $693M in Additional Gov

04/08/2010

6 government agencies made huge strides in transparency and together contributed to an additional $693 million in government spending being made available online for area taxpayers to examine.

How To Cut “Government” Pay

04/07/2010

Ireland shows the way.

Budget Solutions 2011: Myth vs. Fact

04/07/2010

The Illinois Policy Institute

Two Million Dollars for Dietitians

04/07/2010

In 2008, the State of Illinois paid its 43 dietitians and dietary managers over two million dollars in wages.

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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State Pays Bills…Within 7 Months

Over Two Million to Weigh Trucks

Institute in the SJR: City Needs More School Choices – Now

$1.2 Million in Wages for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

National Backlash Against Public Pensions

Institute in the Wall Street Journal: In Praise of Illinois

Transparency Project Nets $693M in Additional Gov

How To Cut “Government” Pay

Budget Solutions 2011: Myth vs. Fact

Two Million Dollars for Dietitians

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