Budget Solutions 2012 in Sauk Valley Newspapers

02/28/2011

The Sauk Valley Newspapers editorial board encouraged Gov. Quinn to consider ideas from Budget Solutions 2012 in an editorial published March 15.

PRESS RELEASE: Think Tank Releases Alternative to Quinns Budget 

02/28/2011

The nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute released today a balanced, line-by-line alternative to the budget proposed by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.

Budget Solutions 2012: A Sustainable Path for Illinois

02/28/2011

Budget Solutions 2012 is an alternative budget that does not rely on the states recent tax hikes as a revenue source, does not include borrowing and has positive cash flow for fiscal year 2012.

Off With the Red Tape: A Business-Friendly Idea Out of Kansas

By Collin Hitt

02/07/2011

Excess red tape hurts business. Where superfluous laws and regulations prevail, businesses and individuals lose out. Kansas knows this, and has developed a plan to jump-start business activity in the Sunflower State: the Office of the Repealer. Last month Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback made good on a campaign promise by establishing the office (Appendix I, available...

Cutting the Home Budget to Pay for Higher Taxes

By Collin Hitt

02/02/2011

The tax increases signed into law this month by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will cost most Illinois households $1,000 – equivalent to one or more weeks’ pay. How many families can afford to miss a paycheck? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average family living in the Midwest earns just under $60,000 annually and consists...

Our View – 2 states, 2 Different Budget Approaches

01/31/2011

The Illinois Policy Institute was mentioned in an editorial by the Rockford Register-Star.

Institute in Rockford Register Star: Could Wisconsin’s Labor Rights ‘Ruckus’ Happen in Illinois?

01/31/2011

Illinois Policy Institute's Collin Hitt was quoted in a story in the Rockford Register Star about whether the union battles in Wisconsin could occur in Illinois.

Plus 945: Why Quinn Doesn’t Fear Public Employee Unions

01/31/2011

While governors in New York and Wisconsin are stirring up much antagonism from state and local employees after making sizable cuts to stave off fiscal calamity, Illinois's Governor is adding hundreds to the state payroll.

Institute in Chicago Tribune: Wrong-Way Quinn

01/31/2011

The Chicago Tribune named the Illinois Policy Institute as one of the organizations that has proposed spending reforms in Springfield.

Institute in CNN Money: Illinois Governor Proposes Borrowing $8.7 Billion

01/31/2011

Institute CEO, John Tillman, featured in an article on Gov. Quinn's plan to borrow $8.7 Billion in attempt to pay off existing debt.

Pat Quinn

Budget Solutions 2012 in Sauk Valley Newspapers

PRESS RELEASE: Think Tank Releases Alternative to Quinns Budget

Budget Solutions 2012: A Sustainable Path for Illinois

Off With the Red Tape: A Business-Friendly Idea Out of Kansas

Cutting the Home Budget to Pay for Higher Taxes

Our View – 2 states, 2 Different Budget Approaches

Institute in Rockford Register Star: Could Wisconsin’s Labor Rights ‘Ruckus’ Happen in Illinois?

Plus 945: Why Quinn Doesn’t Fear Public Employee Unions

Institute in Chicago Tribune: Wrong-Way Quinn

Institute in CNN Money: Illinois Governor Proposes Borrowing $8.7 Billion

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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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