Janus v AFSCME and the truth about Illinois pensions in one graphic
By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: One graphic perfectly captures the absurdity of Illinois pensions over the past three decades.
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By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: One graphic perfectly captures the absurdity of Illinois pensions over the past three decades.
Read MoreThis organization continues to report on the facts about just how corrupt Illinois government is: Chicago – Taxpayer Education Foundation (TEF) today released its 12th annual report on the Illinois statewide government pension systems….
Read MoreBy Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: There’s little argument that Illinois politicians are to blame for the state’s massive pension crisis.
Read MoreBy Dan McCaleb: Workers won on Wednesday. So, too, did advocates of free speech.
Read MoreBy Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: The court couldn’t help but find that forced dues violate free speech.
Read MoreAs I keep saying, Illinois property taxes are a licence to steal — that’s why they are higher. Too bad Republicans here can’t make an issue of it or make more people aware of…
Read MoreBy Jim Dey: Illinois finances are now — and have been for years — in desperate shape. How desperate?
Read MoreBy Mark Glennon: Our view at Wirepoints remains that debate should commence – yesterday.
Read MoreBy John Merrifield & Barry Poulson: Unfortunately, the best hope for a failed state such as Illinois is to let the state go bankrupt.
Read MoreBy Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: Listen to education officials’ demands for more money and it’s easy to believe Illinois grossly underspends on K-12 education.
Read MoreFrom Illinois Review: SPRINGFIELD – Governor Rauner signed the FY 2019 Budget into law Monday morning – with none of the proposals he fought for in years past. That’s leaving many scratching their heads….
Read MoreBy Adam Andrzejewski: For 30,000 Illinois educators, the new “minimum wage” is $100,000+.
Read MoreBy Adam Schuster: Once again, state lawmakers have kicked the can on making the tough choices necessary to put Illinois on a path toward fiscal health.
Read MoreBy Monica Showalter: Naturally, the unions are screaming bloody murder instead of cleaning up their acts and adjusting to the idea that performance at taxpayer expense actually matters. Too often they defend the worst…
Read MoreBy Austin Berg: Here’s something that isn’t helping: Proposed solutions to Illinois’ fiscal problems appear completely detached from reality.
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