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

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

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

The Sunshine Commission would provide yet another tool to help root out inefficiencies and waste in Illinois government.

Testimony of Brian Costin, Director of Outreach, Illinois Policy Institute Submitted to the Illinois Senate Transportation Subcommittee on Red Light Cameras Regarding Senate Bill 2466 March 2, 2010 Chairperson Sandoval and Vice-Chairperson Sullivan, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Brian Costin, and I am Director of Outreach with the Illinois...

The overwhelming majority of the science on red light cameras shows red light cameras clearly don

State budget transparency on the way?