Gov. Rauner urges lawmakers to pass GOP 'compromise' budget plan; Democrats scoff
By Dan McCaleb, Greg Bishop and Cole Lauterbach | Illinois News Network
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Almost two full years into a budget impasse that has...
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Civic Fed proposal hits Illinois taxpayers with $51 billion in tax hikes From Illinois Policy February 2017
The Civic Federation’s budget plan repeats old mistakes with multibillion-dollar tax hikes and no serious, structural reform.
The Civic Federation, a research organization that...
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Politics Tonight Kicks Off RNC Coverage with Hughes
As the Republican National Convention kicked off, IOP Co-Founder Pat Hughes joined Paul Lisnek on CLTV’s Politics Tonight to discuss one of the most controversial candidates and contentious conventions in recent history.
Berg: State lawmakers don’t really care about the budget
By Austin Berg
May 18, 2017
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“I have an announcement,” Chicago Democrat Barbara Flynn-Currie said the afternoon of May 10 on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives,...
December 15, 2016 Illinois Policy
Illinois’ uncompetitive workers’ compensation system doesn’t just hurt private sector businesses – it is also costing taxpayers more than $400 million per year.
When it comes to workers’ compensation costs, Illinois’ political and business leaders...
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...
SB2814 – An Overhaul of Illinois Energy Policy and a Bailout for Largest Nuclear Power Company in the US
By Jeanne Ives 12/5/2016
Merry Christmas from the Illinois General Assembly who could not focus on the task at hand - putting...
Madigan has spent nearly $170,000 in campaign funds on baseball tickets in 2017
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan reportedly uses his large quantity of Cubs and White Sox tickets as gifts for his political volunteers, but his history with professional...
‘Taxpayer Bargain’ Budget Puts Taxpayers First
Written By John Biver | 05.09.17
Editor’s note: Since the op ed below was first drafted, the authors have introduced their proposal in a series of bills to be considered by the state...
