Pritzker ranks 4th-worst governor for economic freedom

By Dylan Sharkey

03/30/2022

In a new report on America’s 50 governors, Gov. J.B Pritzker was ranked 47th because of the harm he’s done to the state economy. Voters saved him from a lower rank by rejecting his ‘fair tax.’

TAGS: economic freedom, JB Pritzker

Illinois Senate bill would ban gas-powered leaf blowers

By Vincent Caruso, Austin Berg

02/25/2020

A recent proposal to ban Illinois retailers from selling gas-powered leaf blowers and penalize Illinoisans for using them would hurt small businesses.

TAGS: economic freedom, job creation, leaf blower ban, paternalism, regulations, small business

Income tax hike dropped Illinois’ economic freedom rank, ‘fair tax’ would drop it more

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

11/15/2019

The largest permanent income tax hike in Illinois history was followed by a slide to 34th least-free state in the union, behind nearly every neighboring state.

TAGS: economic freedom, fair tax, graduated income tax, income tax, pension guarantee, pension spiking, pensions, progressive income tax, taxes

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