From Illinois Policy April 2017
Instead of spending time on the budget, politicians crafted a bill that would apply new rules and regulations on trampoline safety that would add thousands of dollars in costs for equipment, travel and overtime for...
This week Gov. Rauner took to the road to visit Illinoisans across the state - in person - pushing for a balanced budget with real reforms. Here are a few highlights from his trip.
Happy Easter weekend!
- Team Rauner
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Illinois Democrats Line Up to Run for Governor
Written by John Biver From IFA
Twenty months is a long time in politics. Like it or not, here in Illinois, that is how long the campaign for governor will be. In November...
Illinois Supreme Court’s denial of quicker AFSCME appeal means taxpayers still on the hook for millions each month
A recent Illinois Supreme Court order allows AFSCME to continue to stall implementation of a contract for state workers. For each month the contract...
From Illinois Policy April 2017
Illinois’ revenues are falling each month of this fiscal year, and it will be difficult to change course.
Illinois’ fiscal condition is in bad shape and worsening. Jim Muschinske, revenue manager for the Commission on Government Forecasting...
From Illinois Policy April 2017
Bailout bills moving in the Illinois General Assembly would attempt to turn Illinois’ massive debt problems into guaranteed profits for banks and bondholders and a lower standard of living for other Illinoisans.
Illinois Democrats have started...
Illinois’ employment drought
There are 170,000 fewer people working in Illinois since before the Great Recession.
“I feel like a dog whose owner has died.”
Rick Schock was among 800 Caterpillar employees in Aurora that heard news in March of mass layoffs...
Illinois needs to end the third-party payer problem for teacher pensions From Illinois Policy April 2017
Illinois has a $74 billion debt hole for teacher pensions, and the third-party payer problem helps explain why.
Illinois’ teacher pension system is structured to allow local...
Illinois has hurt its economy by piling on taxes since the Great Recession From Illinois Policy April 2017
State and local tax hikes in Illinois have hurt economic growth, lowered the standard of living, and contributed to out-migration.
State and local...
House resolution would oppose Illinois Senate’s internet streaming tax
Legislation with bipartisan support in the House would oppose the internet streaming tax proposal in the Senate’s “grand bargain.”
Legislation with bipartisan support in the House would oppose the internet streaming tax...
