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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’ 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...
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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,...
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...
‘Grand bargain’ would cut private sector pay and continue government worker perks From Illinois Policy April 2017
Illinois state government works to prioritize special interests over taxpayers – and the budget deal being negotiated in the Senate would continue that.
Illinois...
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...
JEFF JACOBY
Why are climate-change models so flawed? Because climate science is so incomplete
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Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt said on CNBC's Squawk Box that he does not believe that carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global...
