Reasonable, Not Radical, Budget Solutions

05/07/2010

The Illinois Policy Institute

Wall Street Journal: In Post-Obama Illinois, Hope and Change

04/27/2010

The Wall Street Journal again cites the Institute's work on SB 2494.

Institute in the Decatur Tribune: Balancing the State Budget Without a Tax Hike

04/22/2010

April 15th has come and gone, but Illinoisans need to be perpetually vigilant about taxes

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.

Pension Bill to be Signed Today

04/14/2010

Governor Quinn is expected to sign a bill that would reduce pension benefits for new state employees. It's a start to scaling a big mountain.

National Backlash Against Public Pensions

04/08/2010

An Wall Street Journal editorial highlights the baby steps Illinois is taking toward enacting public employee pension reform.

Institute in the Wall Street Journal: In Praise of Illinois

04/08/2010

The WSJ calls the bill that recently passed out of the Illinois legislature and important first step toward fixing Illinois public pension funding problem.

Budget Solutions 2011: Myth vs. Fact

04/07/2010

The Illinois Policy Institute

Budget Solutions 2011 – The Impact on Education Spending

03/18/2010

A detailed explanation of some of the education spending choices made in Budget Solutions 2011.

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...

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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