State of the State BINGO!

01/31/2013

Gov. Quinn’s State of the State address Noon Wednesday, Feb. 6 Watch Gov. Quinn’s State of the State address live online. How he frames the issues and which solutions he offers will be instructive. Gov. Pat Quinn is hinting that his State of the State speech will remind the public how the state?s image has been cleaned...

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Early warning system to thank for keeping 2011 tax increase from becoming permanent

By Matt Paprocki

01/10/2013

During a lame duck session two years ago, the Illinois General Assembly passed a 67 percent income tax increase on all Illinois families. When the bill was filed in early 2011, almost no one knew of its existence. I was the House staffer on revenue at the time, and I only heard about it at 6...

Early warning system to thank for keeping 2011 tax increase from becoming permanent

By Matt Paprocki

01/10/2013

Illinois credit downgrade prompts delay of bond sale

12/31/2012

This morning Illinois was forced to delay a $500 million bond sale essentially, borrowing $500 million to finance state government operations. The delay was due to a drop in lender confidence in Illinois credit worthiness.

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Without real reforms, Illinois’ credit downgrades will just keep coming

12/31/2012

On Jan. 25, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services downgraded Illinois' credit to A- from A.

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Institute in Crain’s: Springfield’s latest pension fumble was a win for taxpayers

12/31/2012

This was the running theme during Illinois' recent lame duck session: Pass anything.

Passage of management bill will prevent some government workers from unionizing

By Paul Kersey

12/31/2012

With the last procedural hurdles cleared, Senate Bill 1556, also known as the "management" bill, will be presented to Gov. Pat Quinn and is expected to receive his signature.

Institute on ABC 7 News: Talks on Illinois pension crisis end without deal

12/31/2012

Institute CEO John Tillman discusses pension reform

Illinois unemployment: politicians living in an alternate reality

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

12/21/2012

Illinois’ unemployment fell to 8.7 percent in November from 8.8 percent in October, adding 16,400 new payroll jobs. Despite this small decrease in the unemployment rate, Illinois is still a full percentage point above the national unemployment average of 7.7 percent, and 1.6 percentage points higher than the average of its neighboring states. That fact –...

Illinois’ high-tax problem

By Ted Dabrowski

12/20/2012

THE PROBLEM In 2010, the Illinois Policy Institute reported that Illinois is a high-tax state with a tax burden in the top third of all states. The Institute cautioned that any tax increase would damage the state’s economic competitiveness. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and the Illinois General Assembly ignored numerous warnings and used a lame...

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State of the State BINGO!

Early warning system to thank for keeping 2011 tax increase from becoming permanent

Early warning system to thank for keeping 2011 tax increase from becoming permanent

Illinois credit downgrade prompts delay of bond sale

Without real reforms, Illinois’ credit downgrades will just keep coming

Institute in Crain’s: Springfield’s latest pension fumble was a win for taxpayers

Passage of management bill will prevent some government workers from unionizing

Institute on ABC 7 News: Talks on Illinois pension crisis end without deal

Illinois unemployment: politicians living in an alternate reality

Illinois’ high-tax problem

Illinois Forward 2027: How to fix Illinois’ state finances

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students