Committee passes Senate bill taking aim at ‘golden parachute’ severance payouts

By Vincent Caruso

04/26/2018

The Government Severance Pay Act would restrict outgoing officials from exiting office with excessive severance pay.

Will Illinois pass a budget this year?

By Adam Schuster

04/20/2018

History shows lawmakers prefer to avoid tough but necessary choices.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, budget, credit rating, debt, income tax, Mike Madigan, progressive income tax, spending, spending cap, taxes

Illinois House passes bill stopping pay raises for lawmakers

By Brendan Bakala

04/20/2018

House Bill 5760 would stop lawmakers’ scheduled cost-of-living adjustment. Illinois lawmakers are the fifth-highest paid state lawmakers in the nation.

TAGS: COLA: cost of living adjustment, GARS: General Assembly Retirement System, lawmaker pay, pensions, salaries

Senate Republicans sign on to resolution opposing progressive income tax

By Austin Berg

04/18/2018

Following their colleagues in the House, 19 members of the Illinois Senate have signed on to a resolution opposing a progressive tax in Illinois.

TAGS: Bill Brady, Illinois Senate, income tax, progressive income tax

How to kill a tax hike

By Austin Berg

04/12/2018

Taxpayers have won the defensive battle against a progressive tax hike. Now it’s time for some offense.

TAGS: income tax, Jim Durkin, progressive income tax, taxes

Senate bill would bar Illinois from axing occupational licenses due to student loan debt

By Vincent Caruso

04/09/2018

Under Illinois law, defaulting on student loan debt could jeopardize one’s occupational license. But a Senate bill would protect indebted workers from displacement.

TAGS: occupational licensing, student loans

The ‘friendly’ tax hike taking shape in Springfield

By Austin Berg

04/05/2018

Protecting taxpayers by ensuring they’re getting a state government they can afford? That’s friendly.

TAGS: income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, Robert Martwick

False promises, real harm: Why Illinoisans should reject a progressive income tax

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Joe Tabor

03/26/2018

States with a progressive income tax see greater income inequality, and have seen income inequality rise faster than states without a progressive income tax.

Your office March Madness pool is illegal, but these bills could change that

By Vincent Caruso

03/16/2018

The illicit practice of gambling on sports in Illinois is enormously popular – and that might help spur change.

3 proposals in General Assembly could bring progressive income tax to Illinois

By Austin Berg

03/02/2018

Scrapping Illinois' constitutionally protected flat income tax would remove one of the only pro-taxpayer policies the Land of Lincoln has left.

TAGS: daniel biss, income tax, progressive income tax, taxes

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Committee passes Senate bill taking aim at ‘golden parachute’ severance payouts

Will Illinois pass a budget this year?

Illinois House passes bill stopping pay raises for lawmakers

Senate Republicans sign on to resolution opposing progressive income tax

How to kill a tax hike

Senate bill would bar Illinois from axing occupational licenses due to student loan debt

The ‘friendly’ tax hike taking shape in Springfield

False promises, real harm: Why Illinoisans should reject a progressive income tax

Your office March Madness pool is illegal, but these bills could change that

3 proposals in General Assembly could bring progressive income tax to Illinois

Who Lives Below the Poverty Line in Illinois? Family Structure and Education Mark the Highest Risk

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