Health-care savings come from proposed cuts to state-employee health insurance, reinstating Medicaid reforms and ending duplicative services.
One of the biggest wins in this proposal is that the governor did not propose tax increases or borrowing.
The governor’s agenda should be cause for optimism across the state: competitiveness, not cronyism, is the right path forward to spark an Illinois comeback.
The health-benefits package provided to state workers contains much richer benefits than the average Illinoisan might receive, while paying a smaller amount for these benefits.
Transcript, provided by Gov. Bruce Rauner's office, of his first budget address, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly.
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It’s the time for a comeback – one that is spurred by pro-growth policy reforms.
Illinois’ Medicaid program should be transformed into a sliding-scale premium-assistance program that targets resources to those who need them most.
The state should simplify and amend the General State Aid formula to end loopholes, and require each school district to fully report its true property wealth when requesting means-based state aid.
Illinois is home to a number of policies that reduce the opportunities of minorities, especially men. Forced unionism is one of them.