Sunshine Commission Passes House

03/12/2010

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

2010 Economic Reform Agenda: Six Common-Sense Reforms to Get Illinois Back on Track

03/04/2010

The Institute has outlined a series of reforms focused on bringing jobs, responsible spending, and accountable government back to Illinois. Our solutions address some of the root causes of Illinois

Brian Costin’s Testimony on Red Light Cameras

By Brian Costin

03/03/2010

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...

Brian Costin’s Testimony on Red Light Cameras

03/03/2010

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

Gov. Quinn’s Budget Transparency?

02/10/2010

State budget transparency on the way?

Preaching Choice in Obama’s Hometown – WSJ

01/31/2010

The speaker was the Rev. James Meeks, explaining black resistance to vouchers. The venue was a sold-out lunch put on by the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI). The result? Something new in Windy City politics: a powerful black Democrat reaching out to a free

Gov. Quinns Budget Transparency?

01/31/2010

State budget transparency on the way?

10 Ways to Increase Civic Engagement

01/25/2010

The country does best when the citizens are involved.

Want to Bust Illinois’s Budget? Pass ObamaCare.

01/09/2010

Illinois's budget is broke, but the Medicaid expansion in ObamaCare would makes things much, much worse. New estimates on just how bad things would be are now available.

Opening the books in Illinois: Basic transparency for better government

04/03/2008

Do Illinois citizens deserve to know where their tax dollars go? Less than ten years ago, a state audit found that many of our public officials didn’t think so. More than two-thirds of requests for public documents, the study found, were turned away at local offices. More than a quarter of them were denied altogether....

United States Senate

Sunshine Commission Passes House

2010 Economic Reform Agenda: Six Common-Sense Reforms to Get Illinois Back on Track

Brian Costin’s Testimony on Red Light Cameras

Brian Costin’s Testimony on Red Light Cameras

Gov. Quinn’s Budget Transparency?

Preaching Choice in Obama’s Hometown – WSJ

Gov. Quinns Budget Transparency?

10 Ways to Increase Civic Engagement

Want to Bust Illinois’s Budget? Pass ObamaCare.

Opening the books in Illinois: Basic transparency for better government

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