Maryland

Spotlight on Spending #4: Illinois State Energy Subsidies

By Chris Andriesen
06/23/2010
The Problem Illinois’s wealth of energy resources should be utilized to provide Illinois’s families and businesses with reliable sources of power. However, Illinois state government is unnecessarily picking winners and losers, distorting energy prices, and driving up overall government spending by awarding tax dollars to certain energy sectors via special government programs. For example, the...

Committee Vote Transparency

01/21/2010
Maryland state lawmakers considering posting committee votes online. Illinois should do the same.