Category: Taxes & Revenue
Taxes and Revenue
Governor Quinn offered few concrete problems on how to solve our state's problems.
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Teach for a day, get a pension. State is broke, lose pension. Madigan works to restore pension.
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Democrats are trying give CME Group a $75-$100M tax break. Republicans are holding it up.
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Teacher's Union Lobbyists substitute taught for one day and now have access to a the teacher's defined benefit program.
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Rankings are an important measure to determine progress and growth for any entity. Where does Illinois want to be financially and economically? How do we get there?
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SPRINGFIELD — Adam Andrzejewski says he’s not surprised by a new report showing that Illinois remains in a fiscal black hole despite a 67-percent personal income tax increase approved by the Legislature earlier this year.
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Since its passage in January, Senate Bill 2505 has created the largest increase in job loss in the 50 states.
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Pat Quinn signs the long-awaited bill that allows Champaign County to create its own energy district.
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The recent lame duck legislative session in Springfield reminded me of The West Wing episode The Lame Duck Congress from the show's second season. Hollywood seems to think that elected officials have honor and integrity while the reality in Springfield would suggest otherwise. These types of shenanigans are becoming less and less surprising while at least one neighboring governor is comparing what's going on in Springfield to an episode of The Simpsons. Should lame duck sessions be banned?
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Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is laughing in our face. Would you be able to resist?
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