Michael Madigan

IRS data reveal 2012 was Illinois’ worst year of taxpayer and wealth migration yet

By Michael Lucci

08/25/2015

Newly released data from the IRS reveal that in 2012, Illinois lost more taxpayers and taxpayer wealth to a greater number of states than ever before.

TAGS: IRS: Internal Revenue Service, outmigration

Illinois House vote on AFSCME arbitration bill cost government unions $5.5 million

By Austin Berg

08/24/2015

Members of the Illinois House of Representatives who voted for a government-union arbitration bill have received millions from government unions.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees

Another Illinois employer bolts for Indiana

By Austin Berg

08/21/2015

The Land of Lincoln continues to send well-paying jobs to the friendlier business climate next door.

TAGS: Indiana, manufacturing, workers compensation

Rauner signs “pass-through” legislation, Madigan spending attempt thwarted

By Austin Berg

08/21/2015

The bipartisan pass-through spending law will provide services to the state’s most vulnerable.

TAGS: budget

Senate overrides Rauner’s veto of arbitration bill

By Mark Fitton

08/20/2015

The measure would enable mandatory arbitration should either the state or its unionized employees declare a bargaining impasse in their continuing contract talks.

Union arbitration bill would hurt Illinois taxpayers

By Jim Long

08/16/2015

If state politicians override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of SB 1229, they would remove even more state spending from taxpayer oversight.

Attitude adjustment: Rauner signs bill axing pay raises for Illinois lawmakers

By Austin Berg

08/13/2015

No budget, no raise.

Manufacturer moves out of Madigan’s backyard, cites unfriendly business climate

By Austin Berg

08/13/2015

Illinois’ middle class is crumbling under the weight of the state’s political and legal classes.

TAGS: manufacturing, Mike Madigan, workers compensation

New IRS data: Illinois lost migration battles with every Midwestern state

By Michael Lucci

08/03/2015

A new data release from the Internal Revenue Service can only be described as a complete embarrassment for the Prairie State.

TAGS: IRS: Internal Revenue Service, outmigration

Madigan’s game of thrones

By John Tillman

07/31/2015

madigan budget

Speaker Madigan is playing a political game that focuses on maintaining his power at all costs.

TAGS: Mike Madigan

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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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