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14th CD hopeful Marter blasts progressive tax; study cites Kendall County job loss
James Marter fumes that Illinois Democrats, led by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, can’t seem to help themselves when it comes to what he calls their tax-at-all-cost mentality.
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Up to 140,000 able-bodied Illinoisans could need jobs to get food stamps in 2020
The Trump administration has proposed legislation that will require younger, “able-bodied” individuals to work or receive job training of up to 80 hours per month for the food stamp benefits they receive from the state.
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From Prairie State Wire
New session will reveal how serious Pritzker is about independent mapmaking
All eyes will be on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the start of the new session to see if the Democratic leader has any intention of making good on his pledge to bring fair electoral mapmaking to the state.
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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois property taxes continue to stifle housing market, IPI reports
Housing sales in Illinois continue to lag below the national average as the state's rising property taxes have all but crippled the market.
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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois’ pension debt remains worst in the nation
Illinois’ record-setting 2017 income tax hike has done little to slow the state’s rising pension costs, leaving state taxpayers on the hook for nearly $250 billion in unfunded public pension liability.
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From Prairie State Wire
Motorists get no relief from periodic efforts to eliminate Illinois' toll system, IPI reports
The prospect of Illinois' tollways becoming “freeways” has proven to be an agonizingly slow process that still has not come close to fruition.
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Market-based solutions could solve state's pension crisis, former Kendall County GOP chair says
As time dwindles for a remedy to the state’s pension crisis, taxpayers are stuck in an equation of increasing taxes and declining services, according to an Illinois Policy Institute study.
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From Prairie State Wire
IPI report illustrates just how unsustainable are Illinois' broken pension systems
Over the last 30 days, Illinois’ already overtaxed state-run pension systems have added at least 651 retired government workers that are projected to average $1.3 million in lifetime pension benefits, according to an Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) report.
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From Prairie State Wire
Federal probe into Pritzker's 'scheme to defraud' could land him in unfortunate company, IPI reports
With news that he is now under federal review, newly elected Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker finds himself in dubious company.
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From Prairie State Wire
Coming up short: Illinois Policy Institute picks apart Pritzker's 'false promise'
An Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) review finds Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new progressive-tax plan might not be everything it’s being promoted to be.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Only 3 other states, District of Columbia have $15 minimum wage
If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.
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From Prairie State Wire
IPI: FBI's secret Madigan recordings in affidavit reveal nothing new about speaker's operations
Illinois's powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), earlier today revealed to be a target in the same FBI investigation that led to an extortion indictment against a Chicago alderman, is not accused of anything new, a think tank reported.
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From Chicago City Wire
Madigan funding ensures key votes, Illinois Policy Institute reports
House Speaker Mike Madigan has provided a combined $15 million in funding to dozens of state representatives currently holding office, the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) reports.
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From Prairie State Wire
Moving survey shows outmigration up in Illinois
Illinois ranks fourth nationwide in terms of outmigration, according to recent data from Stevens Worldwide Van Lines.
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From Chicago City Wire
Have you opted out of a public sector union? We want to hear about it
The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that approximately 5 million government workers nationwide should not be forced to pay dues to public employee unions.
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From Prairie State Wire
Supreme Court's ruling means public sector employees now must opt into unions
After the landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME today, public sector employees no longer are required to opt out of unions they don't wish to participate in, but now must opt-in to become members.
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From Prairie State Wire
People in prime working age are fleeing Illinois, think tank reports
Not only is Illinois' overall population in deep decline, the number of people in prime working age also is going down in the state, a Chicago-based Conservative think tank said in a recent report.
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From Prairie State Wire
Despite Senate raving about $38.5 billion bipartisan budget for FY2019, the numbers don't add up
The $38.5 billion budget passed without a revenue estimate is not what it seems.
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From Prairie State Wire
Population falling, but Illinois government leaders agree to spend, borrow more
Illinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a fiscal year 2019 budget plan approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner.