Illinois’ budget from the inside: A conversation with State Budget Director Tim Nuding
Illinois’ budget from the inside: A conversation with State Budget Director Tim Nuding
Donna Arduin is an Illinois Policy Institute senior fellow and a partner at Arduin, Laffer & Moore Econometrics, a group that advises federal, state and municipal leaders, as well as political candidates and private-sector clients, on economic, fiscal and state policies.
By Donna Arduin
Supreme Court to hear arguments on forced union fees
Supreme Court to hear arguments on forced union fees
On Jan. 11, lawyers for the plaintiffs in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court that the First Amendment prohibits the government from forcing its employees to pay union fees.
Illinois ended 2015 down 14,500 manufacturing jobs, closing in on an all-time low for factory work
Illinois ended 2015 down 14,500 manufacturing jobs, closing in on an all-time low for factory work
Illinois’ manufacturing job losses accelerated in 2015, while most neighboring and Great Lakes states continued to post gains in factory jobs.
By Michael Lucci
Jim Andersen
Jim Andersen
AFSCME's demands would cost Illinois taxpayers an additional $3 billion over the course of the contract.
Illinois to issue $500M in bonds, continues to pay highest borrowing rate of all 50 states
Illinois to issue $500M in bonds, continues to pay highest borrowing rate of all 50 states
Illinois’ monthslong budget gridlock, $111 billion in government-worker pension debt, and more than a decade of unbalanced budgets have resulted in credit downgrades for Illinois and the highest borrowing costs of any state in the nation.
By Ted Dabrowski
AFSCME: Rauner has declared impasse in contract negotiations
AFSCME: Rauner has declared impasse in contract negotiations
Without a strike fund, AFSCME – which represents 60,000 state workers in Illinois – has avoided a strike. But since the union announced that the governor has walked way from contract talks, a strike could be on the horizon.
New year, outta here: Another Illinois manufacturer seeks refuge in Indiana
New year, outta here: Another Illinois manufacturer seeks refuge in Indiana
Enjoy Life Foods plans to move its lone Illinois manufacturing facility and up to 150 jobs to southern Indiana this year.
By Austin Berg
Chicagoans the most-taxed residents in Illinois, paying more than 30 city taxes
Chicagoans the most-taxed residents in Illinois, paying more than 30 city taxes
Not only are city officials making Chicagoans pay more for services that aren't working, they are making them shoulder the highest tax burden in the state.
By Ted Dabrowski
Barriers to work and employment perpetuate dangerous cycle for ex-offenders and their families
Barriers to work and employment perpetuate dangerous cycle for ex-offenders and their families
Nearly 70,000 Illinois children have incarcerated parents who will need to be able to support their families after serving their sentences.
By Bryant Jackson-Green
Fewer Illinoisans renewing vehicle registration in absence of mailed reminder notices
Fewer Illinoisans renewing vehicle registration in absence of mailed reminder notices
Budget gridlock in Springfield caused the Illinois secretary of state’s office to suspend mailing vehicle-registration renewal reminders.
By Amy Korte
Illinois taxpayers’ refunds delayed until after March 1
Illinois taxpayers’ refunds delayed until after March 1
Due to new identity-theft- and fraud-prevention measures, some Illinois taxpayers will not receive tax refunds until after March 1.
By Amy Korte