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...
February 3rd 2017
February 03, 2017
Senate could vote on budget framework
Through budget cuts and critical structural reforms that will bring stability to the state, the Illinois Senate could vote next week on a bipartisan budget framework that would produce a...
Rauner taps Munger as deputy governor to leverage her versatile skillset
BUSINESS
Will County Gazette | Feb 3, 2017
Chosen for her extensive business, government and human services experience, former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger was named deputy governor today by Gov. Bruce...
Illinois’ weak economic growth and population loss may signal the beginning of a financial death spiral.
Illinois Policy Institute
The number of Illinoisans fleeing their home state has garnered the attention of Moody’s Investors Service, an agency that assigns ratings to...
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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...
Illinois Policy Institute
The Illinois Senate’s proposed budget plan would raise the personal income tax rate to at least 4.95 percent with no real reforms to address the state’s skyrocketing debt and unsustainable spending. This proposal comes despite Illinois’ loss...
January 3, 2017
Data from moving companies reflect continued mass exodus from Illinois.
Illinois’ surging debts, rising property taxes, weak job creation and political dysfunction continue to be a boon to large moving companies United Van Lines and Atlas Van Lines....
