Medicaid

Medicaid Transparency Bill Becomes Law!

06/28/2010
by Kristina Rasmussen The Medicaid transparency bill championed by Rep. Patti Bellock and the Illinois Policy Institute was signed into law by Governor Pat Quinn! The bill authorizes the Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to create an online transparency portal like South Carolina’s website — let’s ask the Director to build onsunshine.illinois.gov and create one without delay. Director Julie...

How ‘Bout Them Cuts?

05/26/2010
The Illinois House of Representatives fails to pass significant spending reforms.

States of Progress

03/21/2010
Governors in Virginia and New Jersey tackle deficits without tax increases.

Turning the Tables on Quinn’s Tax Hike

By Chris Andriesen
03/10/2010
On March 10, 2010, Governor Pat Quinn announced plans to increase Illinois’s state income tax by 33 percent. Illinoisans would be forced to send a greater share of their earnings to state coffers. By asking Illinois taxpayers to send more of their money to government, Governor Quinn is implying that there’s room to cut from...