Illinois Policy Institute
Recent News About Illinois Policy Institute
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Study linking legislator pay to fundraising may prompt calls for pay cuts
A newly released study that indicates higher-paid legislators spend more time fundraising than legislating prompted a conservative think-tank founder to ponder whether Illinois voters should consider reducing legislator pay.
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State's pension-debt crisis lingers as solutions seem to remain elusive
Illinois' public pension crisis has been bumped out of the headlines by the Nov. 8 presidential election and other attention-grabbers, but the crisis hasn't gone away, the vice president of a Chicago-based conservative think tank said in a recent article.
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State losing young workers in record numbers
Calling it a sign of economic and political crises, the Illinois Policy Institute said the state is losing residents much faster than its neighbors.
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Policy analyst: Illinois jobs update offers only bad news
The newest federal report says Illinois lost 2,200 jobs in June, and data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the state’s economy is stagnant, according to an analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute.
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Report: Bradley police pay tops $90,000, police pension fund $6.45 million in hole
While the average Bradley police officer received a record $90,167 in total compensation in 2014, the police pension funding deficit doubled, reaching $6.45 million.
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Proposal for per-mile tax on Illinois drivers creates challenges
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton’s proposal to tax drivers based on road usage may generate more revenue to maintain the state’s roads, but such a complex task may prove immensely difficult to implement and sustain.
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Expert offers potential solutions in wake of Chicago's credit downgrade
With the city of Chicago receiving yet another credit rating downgrade on March 28, Illinois Policy Institute Vice President Ted Dabrowski recently offered his advice on how the Windy City can rebound.