How ‘Bout Them Cuts?

05/26/2010

The Illinois House of Representatives fails to pass significant spending reforms.

SJR: State Can Balance Budget without Tax Hike, Borrowing

05/19/2010

Kristina Rasmussen has an op-ed featured in the State Journal-Register. She outlines the path the legislature should take to balance our state's budget.

Reasonable, Not Radical, Budget Solutions

05/07/2010

The Illinois Policy Institute

Medicaid Transparency Passes Both Houses

05/06/2010

Medicaid transparency (HB5241) has passed both Houses and now awaits a signature from the Governor.

Institute in the Chicago Tribune: Halfway to Nowhere

04/20/2010

An editorial in the Chicago Tribune mentions the Institute's proposals as responsible and sensible ideas to solve the budget crisis facing the state.

Budget Solutions 2011: Myth vs. Fact

04/07/2010

The Illinois Policy Institute

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...

Turning the Tables on Quinn’s Tax Hike: What Should Be Cut from Family Budgets?

03/10/2010

Here is a chart that breaks down household spending of the average Midwestern household by category. We ask Governor Quinn and would-be tax hike supporters: What should families cut from their household budgets to make room for higher tax bills?

Medicaid

How ‘Bout Them Cuts?

SJR: State Can Balance Budget without Tax Hike, Borrowing

Reasonable, Not Radical, Budget Solutions

Medicaid Transparency Passes Both Houses

Fiscal Follies: Why Illinois

Institute in the Chicago Tribune: Halfway to Nowhere

Budget Solutions 2011: Myth vs. Fact

States of Progress

Turning the Tables on Quinn’s Tax Hike

Turning the Tables on Quinn’s Tax Hike: What Should Be Cut from Family Budgets?

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

Report Archive

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