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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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Sangamon County home values dropping while property taxes are on the rise
Central Illinois homeowners have continued to see the gap widen between the value of their homes and the amount they pay in property taxes each year.
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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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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.
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Illinois vs. Indiana union numbers appear to silence right-to-work critics
If right-to-work laws are hurting unions, you wouldn't know it by comparing Illinois with Indiana.
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Workers' comp costs called more impetus for moving to Indiana
Workers’ compensation costs are driving lllinois manufacturing and transportation jobs into Indiana, the Illinois Policy Institute reported recently.
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Non-profit argues doling out more dollars to local governments is money poorly spent
A bill that would divert an ever-increasing amount of state tax dollars each year to local governments passed the House in early March but remains in the Senate as of the summer legislative break.
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Policy pro says 401(k) plans can help address state's mounting pension woes
Illinois should look to an existing 401(k)-style retirement plan to begin addressing its pension crisis and give state workers more surety over their futures, Ted Dabrowski, vice president of policy for the Illinois Policy Institute, suggested recently.