IL Supreme Court expedites pension battle

By Benjamin VanMetre

12/12/2014

The expedited hearing is good news. It means the state will know specifically what it can do to address its $111 billion unfunded pension debt sooner rather than later.

TAGS: pensions, Senate Bill 1, U.S. Supreme Court

Downers Grove sign ordinance harms local business

By Jeffrey Schwab

12/11/2014

Leibundguth Moving & Storage has been in Downers Grove, Illinois, since 1928, and for over 70 years it has had a hand-painted sign on the back of its building facing the Metra commuter rail tracks.

TAGS: Downers Grove, ordinance, regulations

Ruling against ObamaCare IRS subsidies would save Illinoisans billions in penalty costs

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

12/02/2014

There is a silver lining should the Supreme Court rule against the ACA: Illinoisans would no longer be subject to an estimated $6.5 billion in IRS penalties.

TAGS: IRS: Internal Revenue Service

Moody’s: Illinois an outlier in pension debt

By Benjamin VanMetre

11/26/2014

Illinois ranks worst in the nation on ability to pay for its pension debt.

TAGS: budget, Chicago, Illinois Constitution, pensions, Senate Bill 1, taxes

Cost of a state-based ObamaCare exchange underestimated in Illinois

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

11/26/2014

Despite Illinois’ precarious financial situation, some lawmakers are continuing their efforts to establish an expensive state-based ObamaCare exchange.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, health care

Veto session week 1 recap: minimum-wage hike, mandatory caregiver training still up for grabs

By Donovan Griffith

11/22/2014

Ridesharing regulations, ObamaCare exchange and extension of the 2011 tax hikes all lay dormant.

TAGS: lame duck session, veto

Circuit court rules Illinois pension bill unconstitutional

By Benjamin VanMetre

11/21/2014

Senate Bill 1 has been stuck down.

TAGS: budget, pensions, taxes

Why Illinois should forgo state-based health exchange

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

11/19/2014

A new Illinois Policy Institute report lays out the many reasons why a state-based exchange is not only unnecessary, but also harmful to the state.

TAGS: health insurance

Proposed law would force parents to attend union-led ‘training’

By Paul Kersey

11/18/2014

Union recruiters have been relentless in making sure that caregivers get to hear the union’s pitch.

TAGS: Harris v Quinn, labor, Pam Harris, SEIU: Service Employees International Union

ObamaCare is heading back to the Supreme Court

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

11/07/2014

If this Supreme Court strikes down the IRS subsidies in states without a state-based health-insurance exchange, Illinois employers and employees would see much-needed relief.

TAGS: U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court of the United States

IL Supreme Court expedites pension battle

Downers Grove sign ordinance harms local business

Ruling against ObamaCare IRS subsidies would save Illinoisans billions in penalty costs

Moody’s: Illinois an outlier in pension debt

Cost of a state-based ObamaCare exchange underestimated in Illinois

Veto session week 1 recap: minimum-wage hike, mandatory caregiver training still up for grabs

Circuit court rules Illinois pension bill unconstitutional

Why Illinois should forgo state-based health exchange

Proposed law would force parents to attend union-led ‘training’

ObamaCare is heading back to the Supreme Court

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