Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address

By illinoispolicy

01/27/2016

Transcript, provided by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office, of his 2016 State of the State address, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly on January 27, 2016.

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Illinois’ fiscal problems drive away GE, spur talk of bankruptcy, pension reform

01/26/2016

The state must get its financial affairs in order by allowing municipal bankruptcy and enacting real pension reforms.

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West Virginia takes first step toward becoming 26th Right-to-Work state

By Michael Lucci

01/25/2016

West Virginia’s Senate has passed legislation to protect a worker’s right to choose to join a union, or to opt out entirely.

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Bankruptcy talk hits Chicago: Illinois governor proposes bankruptcy for Chicago Public Schools

01/22/2016

Gov. Bruce Rauner and Republican state lawmakers have proposed bankruptcy for Chicago Public Schools; Mayor Rahm Emanuel has rejected the idea of bankruptcy, repeating his demand that Illinois taxpayers bail out the struggling school district.

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Illinois’ budget from the inside: A conversation with State Budget Director Tim Nuding

By Donna Arduin

01/13/2016

Donna Arduin is an Illinois Policy Institute senior fellow and a partner at Arduin, Laffer & Moore Econometrics, a group that advises federal, state and municipal leaders, as well as political candidates and private-sector clients, on economic, fiscal and state policies.

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Despite massive stock-market rally, Illinois’ pension liabilities go up and up and up

01/05/2016

The fiscal crises caused by the state’s government-worker pension liabilities.

Illinois lost more population than any other state last year

By Mark Fitton

12/23/2015

Of the 50 states, Illinois was the top population loser.

TAGS: outmigration

Madigan skips meeting with leaders, governor

By Mark Fitton

12/18/2015

Illinois has gone without a comprehensive budget for six months.

What will it take for Chicago to elect a mayor who embraces free-market reforms?

12/16/2015

As a majority of recently polled likely Chicago voters believe Mayor Rahm Emanuel should resign, AM 560’s Dan Proft and Pat Hughes, co-founder of the Illinois Opportunity Project, look ahead to the 2019 mayoral election and the possibilities for reform-minded candidates.

TAGS: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel

In Friedrichs case, First Amendment freedom must trump federalism

12/04/2015

The states are the laboratories of democracy, but their experiments can’t violate citizens’ constitutional rights to free speech and freedom of association under the First Amendment of the Constitution.

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Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address

Illinois’ fiscal problems drive away GE, spur talk of bankruptcy, pension reform

West Virginia takes first step toward becoming 26th Right-to-Work state

Bankruptcy talk hits Chicago: Illinois governor proposes bankruptcy for Chicago Public Schools

Illinois’ budget from the inside: A conversation with State Budget Director Tim Nuding

Despite massive stock-market rally, Illinois’ pension liabilities go up and up and up

Illinois lost more population than any other state last year

Madigan skips meeting with leaders, governor

What will it take for Chicago to elect a mayor who embraces free-market reforms?

In Friedrichs case, First Amendment freedom must trump federalism

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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