Illinois lawmakers introduce resolution to take progressive income tax off ballot

05/18/2020

Removing the progressive tax question from the Nov. 3 ballot would give over 100,000 small businesses some certainty as they struggle to recover from the COVID-19 shutdown.

TAGS: Bill Brady, coronavirus, COVID-19, JB Pritzker, Jim Durkin, progressive income tax, small business

Bill to rein in state health care costs killed in the Senate

By Mailee Smith

04/27/2018

Senate Democrats killed a chance this week to rein in government spending, instead siding with government unions that prioritize their own power over the fiscal health of the state. Illinois taxpayers pay nearly $15,000 per state worker in health care costs alone under the most recent contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Bill Brady, collective bargaining, health care, state worker pay

Senate Republicans sign on to resolution opposing progressive income tax

By Austin Berg

04/18/2018

Following their colleagues in the House, 19 members of the Illinois Senate have signed on to a resolution opposing a progressive tax in Illinois.

TAGS: Bill Brady, Illinois Senate, income tax, progressive income tax

Illinois Republican spending plan packed with millions in waste

By John Kristof

06/29/2017

Despite calls for new taxes from Republican lawmakers, Senate Bill 2216 contains funding for several grants across the state.

TAGS: Bill Brady, budget

‘Grand bargain’ redux: Brady plan the next in a long list of failed ‘compromises’ for Illinoisans

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

05/12/2017

Only in Illinois could a budget deal that hits struggling Illinoisans with billions in new taxes be called a “grand bargain.”

TAGS: Bill Brady, budget, grand bargain, Illinois Senate, taxes

House Dems OK $800 million in new spending after heated debate

By Greg Bishop

04/06/2017

Illinois has racked up $14 billion in unpaid bills.

TAGS: Bill Brady, Bruce Rauner, Greg Harris, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, John Cullerton, Mike Madigan, Patti Bellock, Robert Pritchard, Tom Demmer

The Illinois state senators who pledged not to raise taxes

By Brendan Bakala

01/20/2017

As pressure mounts on state senators and representatives to vote in favor of multibillion-dollar tax hikes, lawmakers should remember the promises they’ve made to taxpayers.

TAGS: Bill Brady, Christine Radogno, Dave Syverson, income tax, Jim Oberweis, John Cullerton, Kyle McCarter, Sue Rezin, taxes, Tim Bivins

Unlocking Opportunity: How Occupational Licensing Reform Would Promote Equitable Empowerment in Illinois

Illinois finds itself at a crossroads: will it empower minorities and poor people to unleash their potential, or will it perpetuate an inequitable status quo? For far too many Illinoisans, opportunity is unfairly and unnecessarily out of reach. Illinois ranks in the bottom ten among all states in social mobility and last among Midwest states...

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Unlocking Opportunity: How Occupational Licensing Reform Would Promote Equitable Empowerment in Illinois

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students