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?

Bill to Combat Medicaid Fraud Fails in House

03/09/2010

A bill to implement stronger income verification requirements for those seeking to enroll in Medicaid failed today in the Illinois House.

Kristina Rasmussen’s Testimony on Medicaid Transparency

03/04/2010

On March 4, Kristina Rasmussen testified before the Illinois House of Representatives Family & Children Services Committee about Medicaid transparency.

Kristina Rasmussen’s Testimony on Illinois Budget

01/31/2010

On February 23, Kristina Rasmussen testified before the Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee on the State Budget. Download her complete testimony here.

Medicaid Expansion STILL in White House Plan

01/31/2010

When bad ideas just won't fade away.

Time for Medicaid Transparency

01/31/2010

It's time to use technology to ensure that Medicaid claims data can be used by the state and the public to drive cost savings and better health outcomes.

Want to Bust Illinois’s Budget? Pass ObamaCare.

01/09/2010

Illinois's budget is broke, but the Medicaid expansion in ObamaCare would makes things much, much worse. New estimates on just how bad things would be are now available.

Ten Ways to Balance the Budget Without Tax Hikes

By Chris Andriesen

06/04/2009

Governor Pat Quinn claims that $3.2 billion in new personal and corporate income tax receipts are necessary to put Illinois’s budget back in the black. In a down economy, however, the last thing that families and businesses need to worry about is the dangling noose of higher taxes. The Illinois Policy Institute recently released an...

A Stress Test for Government

By Chris Andriesen

05/06/2009

Over the past few weeks, the U.S. government has been busy issuing “stress tests” to determine whether the nation’s largest banks are solvent. Today, the Illinois Policy Institute decided to join in by releasing it’s very own “stress test.” There’s one catch: It’s not for troubled banks. It’s for the government itself. You can check...

Health Care Mandate Mania

By Chris Andriesen

06/25/2008

What to do about 47 million uninsured nationwide and 1.4 million Illinoisans without insurance? This has become a central issue in the debate over health care. In recent years, mandates, both on individuals and businesses, have emerged as a popular solution among policymakers to address the chronic problem of the uninsured and uncompensated care. Last...

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

Bill to Combat Medicaid Fraud Fails in House

Kristina Rasmussen’s Testimony on Medicaid Transparency

Kristina Rasmussen’s Testimony on Illinois Budget

Medicaid Expansion STILL in White House Plan

Time for Medicaid Transparency

Want to Bust Illinois’s Budget? Pass ObamaCare.

Ten Ways to Balance the Budget Without Tax Hikes

A Stress Test for Government

Health Care Mandate Mania

Illinois Forward 2027: How to fix Illinois’ state finances

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