Republican Party

Don’t hold your breath, Springfield stoppage could last until 2016

By Lara Forsythe

07/25/2015

Political incentives to come to an agreement are few and far between.

Despite Senate OKing one-month budget, Illinois no closer to a balanced budget

By Lara Forsythe

07/15/2015

Temporary, unbalanced budget now moves to the governor’s desk for approval – Rauner has said he will veto the measure.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, debt, spending

Illinois House Democrats pass temporary budget, Senate must concur, Rauner says he won’t sign

By Darlene Senger

07/10/2015

Even if Senate Bill 2040 passes into law, it only buys the General Assembly a couple of weeks.

TAGS: budget

Who really deserves blame in Illinois’ budget impasse?

By Heather Weiner

07/09/2015

If nothing is getting done in the Capitol, voters should look first to those most capable of taking swift action: Madigan and his Democrat supermajority.

TAGS: budget, Mike Madigan

Protecting diversity, debate in Illinois depends on respecting donor privacy

06/16/2015

People who support popular opinions have little to lose from having their support for those ideas known. It’s the people who are challenging the status quo – like the NAACP during the civil-rights movement – who have to be concerned about harassment and retaliation for their views.

TAGS: donor privacy

Illinois House balks on real workers’ compensation reform

By Heather Weiner

06/07/2015

Illinois’ economy remains hamstrung by a broken system.

TAGS: Jay Hoffman, Jim Durkin, Mike Madigan, Ron Sandack, turnaround agenda, workers compensation

Amid complex budget talks, Madigan gamesmanship a constant

By Jim Long

06/01/2015

Long before his General Assembly failed to pass a balanced budget, House Speaker Mike Madigan’s spin machine was churning.

TAGS: House Speaker, Mike Madigan

Illinois Policy Action ushers in banner week for criminal-justice reform

By Heather Weiner

05/24/2015

Promoting reform from the liberty perspective brought two bills to the governor’s desk.

TAGS: criminal justice reform

Corruption Watch: April 2015

By Shawn Tonge

05/08/2015

April saw two major players in Illinois education ensnared in charges of cronyism, among more than 60 other corruption-related stories.

TAGS: good government

Illinois Senate to vote on historic transparency bill

By Jim Long

05/01/2015

House Bill 2717 is the type of good-government reform Illinoisans are thirsting for.

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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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