Budget deal should include repealing Illinois’ economic loss leaders
Budget deal should include repealing Illinois’ economic loss leaders
Illinois’ death tax, corporate franchise tax and LLC fees cause disproportionate economic harm compared to how much tax revenue they generate.
By Michael Lucci
Black men hit hardest by Illinois’ manufacturing losses
Black men hit hardest by Illinois’ manufacturing losses
For inner-city families without the luxury of a private education, an Illinois manufacturing job is and always has been the first rung up the economic ladder.
By Michael Lucci
2015 manufacturing scoreboard: Illinois -7,900; Indiana +5,000; Michigan +12,800
2015 manufacturing scoreboard: Illinois -7,900; Indiana +5,000; Michigan +12,800
Illinois is home to the worst manufacturing recovery in the entire Midwest.
By Michael Lucci
Speaker Madigan falsely promotes Bureau of Labor Statistics report as ‘good news’
Speaker Madigan falsely promotes Bureau of Labor Statistics report as ‘good news’
The economic report is yet another indictment of the status quo in Illinois.
By Michael Lucci
[LIVESTREAM] Joint Hearing on How our Welfare System Can Discourage Work
[LIVESTREAM] Joint Hearing on How our Welfare System Can Discourage Work
CLICK HERE FOR LIVESTREAM The joint hearing will take place on Thursday, June 25, 2015, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 9:30 A.M. EST. Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream Congressman Charles Boustany (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will...
By illinoispolicy
Divergence: White-collar jobs up, manufacturing jobs disappearing in Illinois
Divergence: White-collar jobs up, manufacturing jobs disappearing in Illinois
Illinois suffered the loss of 2,500 manufacturing jobs in May, and is down 7,900 factory jobs in 2015.
By Michael Lucci
Illinois’ warped welfare system traps families in poverty
Illinois’ warped welfare system traps families in poverty
A new report from the Illinois Policy Institute details an insidious poverty trap created by the “welfare cliff.”
By Austin Berg
BLS report reveals Illinois lags on jobs and wage growth
BLS report reveals Illinois lags on jobs and wage growth
On national, regional and county-level comparisons, the report was negative for Illinois.
By Michael Lucci
Hey, Speaker Madigan: Illinois’ No. 1 budget problem is taxpayers fleeing the state
Hey, Speaker Madigan: Illinois’ No. 1 budget problem is taxpayers fleeing the state
If Illinois had simply broken even on domestic migration, there likely wouldn’t be much of a budget problem.
By Michael Lucci
Prevailing wage gives 6-figure salaries to workers on public projects in DuPage County
Prevailing wage gives 6-figure salaries to workers on public projects in DuPage County
Illinois’ prevailing-wage law is crowding out funding for essential services in communities across the state.
By Bobby Shaw
Most Illinois cities are shrinking, according to U.S. Census Bureau
Most Illinois cities are shrinking, according to U.S. Census Bureau
Illinois’ statewide out-migration crisis is backed up by city-level data.
By Michael Lucci
Illinois House balks on real workers’ compensation reform
Illinois House balks on real workers’ compensation reform
Illinois’ economy remains hamstrung by a broken system.
By Heather Weiner
Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system
Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system
Comparisons with peer states show a badly distorted workers’ compensation system in Illinois.
By Michael Lucci
Illinois’ migration and economic crises revealed in 2014 U-Haul pricing
Illinois’ migration and economic crises revealed in 2014 U-Haul pricing
Americans once stampeded into Illinois in search of opportunity. Now, the opposite happens.
By Michael Lucci