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.
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Even If You Voted, Your Job’s Not Over By Grant Spooner 4/13/2016
By the time many of you read this, you would have had the opportunity to vote April 4, or before, for one or more races in your communities.
I...
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...
Editors note:
When discussion of raising the Property Tax Levy at local elected Boards begin, B0ard Members are told by staff, Superintendents, and or chairs of the Finance Committee how much money they need. The discussion is rarely if ever...
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 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...
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Senate Republicans continued to push for a balanced budget with common sense reforms that will put Illinois’ fiscal house in order and create a foundation for future budgeting. This forward-looking approach stands in stark contrast to House Democrats who,...
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...
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Illinois stands at a crossroad – we can either choose the worn out path of stopgap budgets, out-of-control spending, and...
Illinois House passes bill to allow residents to dissolve townships
Illinois has nearly 7,000 units of local government – around 1,400 of those are townships.
On March 29, the Illinois House of Representatives voted almost unanimously in favor of allowing voters to decide on local government...
