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He’s not going to get a federal bailout…here is J. D. Carl writing at The Federalist: Most governors are lifting restrictions and encouraging commerce. We’re returning to work, opening stores, and sending kids to…
Read MoreBy Orphe Divounguy: Census data shows who is fleeing Illinoisans and why. Here’s why you should care. Illinois lost more than 850,000 residents to other states during the past decade, causing the state’s population…
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The necessary policy changes are apparent based upon Illinois’ messed up fiscal condition. Unfortunately, too few Illinois Republican and conservative donors fund the work that is required to make those changes politically possible. During…
Read MoreBy Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: If you thought Illinois was already up to its neck in pension debts, just wait until the impact of the Coronavirus is tallied up.
Read MoreFrom Wirepoints: You knew this was coming. Trying to use the crisis to bail out Illinois and Chicago for years of fiscal madness.
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This is an important article by Edward Ring about the corruption of government pensions. He’s one of the few people dealing with the topic with mathematical reality in mind. Here are a couple of…
Read MoreFrom Wirepoints: Aside from the other effects of the crash now underway, especially the more important human aspect, the near term hit to state and local revenues will be challenging for Illinois and other…
Read MoreBy Mark Glennon: The Jacksonville Journal-Courier ran a story on February 9 written by The Center Square headlined, “Without income tax tax change, expect cuts.” Governor J.B. Pritzker’s press secretary, Jordan Abudayyeh, tried to…
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This is just one community — believe me it’s not alone — here is Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: The squeeze residents of Palos Heights, Illinois are feeling is the same as what’s playing…
Read MoreBy David Giuliani: Retired elementary Superintendent Mary Curley makes more than the current schools chief. She got two 20 percent raises in her final years.
Read MoreBy Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: If you’ve been following Illinois budgets for some time, it’s déjà vu all over again.
Read MoreBy Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: If you’ve listened to Gov. J.B. Pritzker in the past few weeks, you’ve heard him play games with words.
Read MoreBy Mark Glennon: With Governor JB Pritzker’s annual budget address coming up next week, it’s a good time to step back and look at big picture basics.
Read MoreBy John Klingner and Isabella Raynal: State Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-Chicago) has proposed a bill that would allow local governments to impose a local gas tax.
Read MoreBy Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: At the rate Illinois is losing people, it wouldn’t take long at all for Pritzker’s progressive tax hike to bleed away Illinois’ million-plus earners.
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