Illinois Policy Institute
‘Right To Work’ Laws Unlikely To Make Their Way To Illinois Anytime Soon
In Illinois, Democrats – long supported by labor unions – have majorities in the House and Senate – and will have veto-proof majorities starting in January — and Gov. Pat Quinn also is a Democrat.
Think Tank Cautions Against Raising State’s Minimum Wage
A pro-business think tank was warning that a legislative proposal to raise the minimum wage in Illinois would do more harm than good.
Mayor Set To Shift Focus To Police, Fire, Transit Union Contracts
With the two-week trauma of the Chicago teachers’ strike now behind him, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has turned his attention to other labor challenges ahead. Police officers, firefighters, and transit workers are all either in contract talks, or getting ready to start negotiations.
Conservative Group Presents Alternative State Budget Plan
A conservative think tank has proposed an alternative state budget that would cut wages for state employees by 10 percent; require retired workers to pay for their own health care premiums; and force local school districts to fund teacher pensions, instead of the state.
Lawmakers Push For Financial Impact Data On All Proposed Legislation
Illinois state government might be teetering financially, but our lawmakers continue to spend billions of dollars by passing legislation they sometimes might not even understand.
New Program Offers High School Dropouts A Second Chance
Traditional classrooms didn’t work for them, but hundreds of high school dropouts are now getting their diplomas a new way – on their terms.
Report Claims Illinois Has Lost $26 Billion In Taxable Income Since 1995
A conservative think tank says the population exodus from Illinois to other states since the mid-1990s has cost the state $26 billion in taxable income.
Watchdog: State Lawmakers’ Commutes Cost Taxpayers Millions
The Illinois Policy Institute, a government watchdog group, says Illinois state legislators could save the taxpayers lots of money on their personal expenses.
Think Tank: Illinois Public Pay Scales Out Of Sync With Private Sector
A conservative think tank is warning that public sector pay scales are out of balance with those in the private sector.
Group Says Ill. State Workers Paid More Than Private Sector Peers
A free market think tank says pay for Illinois state workers has far outpaced private sector pay over the last 15 years and should be reduced as part of any serious efforts to balance the budget.
State Paying For Parking Lots Most Taxpayers Will Never Use
At a time when the state of Illinois is crying poor, taxpayers are forking over millions to repave parking lots for local governments and private entities. CBS 2′s Kristyn Hartman reports.
$365K In Taxpayer Dollars To Teach People How To Fish?
In his winter budget address, Gov. Pat Quinn pledged that “all unnecessary state spending will be eliminated.”
UPDATED: Education Reform Proposal Moving Forward
A major school reform package advanced in an Illinois Senate committee in Springfield on Thursday, with an unusual coalition of lawmakers, school districts and teachers unions supporting the measure.
Group Discusses Alternate Illinois Budget Plan
A conservative watchdog group says there’s a better way than Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposed state budget.
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