For many Illinoisans, the next recession is already here Illinois Policy January 31st 2017
Illinois lost 11,000 manufacturing jobs in 2016.
Illinois is not working.
Since the end of the Great Recession, most members of the Illinois General Assembly have...
From Illinois Policy February 3, 2017
Editors note:
The tax hike proposal comes despite Illinois’ loss of $14 billion in annual income and hundreds of thousands of people in the wake of the 2011 income tax hike.
Is the increased taxes forcing more...
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News From
State Representative Mark Batinick
For Immediate Release Contact: Debbie Kraulidis
January 30, 2017 (815) 254-0000
Batinick unveils outline for “1-2-3” state budget solution
PLAINFIELD – State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) today announced his outline for a “1-2-3 State Budget Solution”...
Illinois held hostage to a Grand Bargain
By Jeanne Ives 1/29/2016
No one should be surprised that group think instead of rational choices surround the 13 interconnected bills of the “Grand Bargain.” It is wholly predictable given the longevity of the...
Workers' comp reform a top priority for Rauner in 2017
Will County Gazette | Jan 20, 2017 Illinois Policy Institute
Getting Illinois back on its feet has been a top priority for Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner since he took office...
Why a budget won’t fix Illinois
January 5, 2017
Pension costs alone now consume a quarter of the Illinois state budget.
Did you feel it?
As 2016 expired at midnight Dec. 31, so too did Illinois’ stopgap budget. That six-month spending plan pushed...
What gives, Sullivan?
Sun, 12/18/2016 - 7:00am | The News-Gazette
By ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI
OpenTheBooks.com
Earlier this spring, at OpenTheBooks.com, we identified more than 50,000 Illinois public employees who make at least $100,000 per year.
These "highly compensated" public servants cost Illinois taxpayers over $8...
GOV. RAUNER USES SOCIAL MEDIA TO PUSH REFORM MESSAGE
This week, Gov. Rauner used Facebook live to take his reform message directly to the people, outlining his plan to bring back Illinois through term limits, a property tax freeze, and reforms...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_IPapHZVGo
Over the years, AFSCME – the state’s largest government-worker union – has amassed incredible benefits for state workers through contract negotiations with the state. When AFSCME comes to the bargaining table, it isn’t AFSCME versus the governor – it’s...
