Quote of the day, April 9
Quote of the day, April 9
Corruption watch: March 2015
Corruption watch: March 2015
April showers bring May flowers, but all March gave us was 53 new corruption stories in Illinois.
Illinois unemployment problems hidden by workforce dropout
Illinois unemployment problems hidden by workforce dropout
Over the recession era, Indiana’s workforce grew by 53,000 people while Illinois’ workforce shrank by 200,000 people. If Illinois’ workforce size were benchmarked to Indiana’s over the recession era, Illinois’ unemployment rate would be 10.3 percent today.
Quote of the day, April 8
Quote of the day, April 8
How occupational licensing blocks path to success for ex-offenders
How occupational licensing blocks path to success for ex-offenders
Nearly 2 in 5 workers in the U.S. need government permission just to do their jobs.
Quote of the day, April 7
Quote of the day, April 7
Pew study blows hole in myth that Illinois has a revenue problem
Pew study blows hole in myth that Illinois has a revenue problem
Tax revenues in Illinois are up 22.5 percent over pre-recession highs, while 30 other states are collecting less tax revenue today than they were before the recession began.
Good government bill could mark turning point in statewide transparency
Good government bill could mark turning point in statewide transparency
HB 2717 would give taxpayers access to spending and decision-making documents
Abandon ship
Abandon ship
Quote of the day, April 4
Quote of the day, April 4
Quote of the day, April 3
Quote of the day, April 3
Blue steel: Illinois’ manufacturing exodus continues
Blue steel: Illinois’ manufacturing exodus continues
Workers’ compensation costs are killing Illinois steel.
The shockingly bad fiscal health of Chicago (and the financial engineering used to hide it)
The shockingly bad fiscal health of Chicago (and the financial engineering used to hide it)
State lawmakers and the city of Chicago owe taxpayers an honest assessment. It's a sad state of affairs when we have to get that assessment from a bond guru in Kentucky.
Labor-union membership in Illinois: Public vs. private
Labor-union membership in Illinois: Public vs. private
Only 10 percent of private-sector workers in Illinois belong to a union. But over half of public-sector workers are unionized.