Statement from House Republican Leader Jim Durkin
“You have all heard the following statement: ‘it’s Déjà vu all over again.’ It has never been more true than today. What transpired is a repeat of the Illinois Democrats infamous temporary tax...
Madigan and cronies out of office. We need a budget based on spending cuts, freeze on wages, elimination of the defined benefit pension, property tax freeze across with no exemptions, and a 1% cut in every line item just...
Tax Increases, More Spending and ‘A Disaster’ of a Budget for Illinois
Written By John Biver
State government summer re-run season is underway at the Illinois capitol building where both political parties are cooperating to send our state further into the fiscal...
Craig Lesner Budget and Tax Research Director Illinois Policy
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JUNE 30, 2017
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Illinois lawmakers...
The Illinois House of Representatives voted to pass Madigan’s $36.5 billion spending plan, which relies on more than $5 billion in tax hikes.
Republicans are currently working to get the votes to pass a 32 percent income tax hike tomorrow.
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What do we see when we make visible the invisible?
Posted on June 26, 2017 by Bob Livingston
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An understanding of government morality is about the most important thing in our lives. Every morning when we awaken, we need to...
Identity theft an overlooked wrinkle of illegal immigration
Posted on June 30, 2017 by Special To Personal Liberty
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According to a recent Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration audit, the labor market includes a shocking 1.4 million employed illegal aliens who in 2015 used...
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner won the 2014 gubernatorial election on a 44-point Turnaround Agenda meant to “shake up Springfield.”
Rauner understood Illinoisans’ need for change. They were suffering under the worst jobs recovery in the nation. Homeowners were being squeezed by the nation’s highest property...
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Make federal pensions transparent
by Rep. Ron DeSantis and Adam Andrzejewski | Jun 27, 2017, 12:01 AM
Revealing this data across the board will allow citizens and policymakers to have a productive debate about pensions. (iStock by Getty...
Repeal and Replace Obamacare
Obamacare has led to higher costs and fewer health insurance options for millions of Americans. The 2010 healthcare law has brought the American people rising premiums, unaffordable deductibles, fewer insurance choices, and higher taxes. President Donald...
