Post Event Summary – Liberty Leaders Capitol Day

05/11/2010

Brian Costin, Director of Outreach at the Illinois Policy Institute, shepherded 25 volunteer Liberty Leaders securing meetings with their Illinois legislators and staff.

2,300 Pages

05/07/2010

Can you read 2,300 pages in just a few hours? There is no way Illinois state legislators are reading the entire budget before they go to vote on it.

Sunshine Commission Act Passes Both House and Senate

04/28/2010

The Sunshine Commission Act unanimously passed out of the Senate yesterday and is now waiting to be signed into law by Governor Quinn. The Commission

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.

Kate Piercy’s Testimony on Sunshine Comission Act

By Kate Campaigne Piercy

04/15/2010

Testimony of Kate Piercy, Director of Government Reform, Illinois Policy Institute Submitted to the Senate Executive Committee HB 4836 Sunshine Commission Act April 14, 2010 Purchase flomax Chairperson Silverstein, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Kate Piercy, and I am the Director of Government Reform for the Illinois Policy Institute....

Kate Piercy’s Testimony on Sunshine Comission Act

04/15/2010

Kate Piercy's testimony submitted to the Senate Executive Committee on HB 4836, the Sunshine Commission Act.

Over $12 Million for Senate Staffers

04/08/2010

by Mark Cavers In 2008, the Illinois State Senate employed a workforce of 436 employees in addition to the state’s 58 senators. These 436 employees made a combined total of $12,148,006.38 in wages and seven of them made over $100,000 in their roles as staff assistants, secretaries, consultants and chiefs of staff. State senators used taxpayer money...

Andrzejewski Calls for Forensic Audit of State Spending

04/07/2010

Andrzejewski believes $60 million forensic audit of state spending could save Illinois taxpayers $1.25 billion annually.

Average Annual Wages of State Janitors

03/29/2010

The average annual wages for the 164 janitors on the state payroll in 2008 were $41,965.

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Post Event Summary – Liberty Leaders Capitol Day

2,300 Pages

Sunshine Commission Act Passes Both House and Senate

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

Institute in the Chicago Tribune: Halfway to Nowhere

Kate Piercy’s Testimony on Sunshine Comission Act

Kate Piercy’s Testimony on Sunshine Comission Act

Over $12 Million for Senate Staffers

Andrzejewski Calls for Forensic Audit of State Spending

Average Annual Wages of State Janitors

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

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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