Gov. Quinn State of the State Address 2013
Gov. Quinn State of the State Address 2013
Gov. Quinn State of the State Address 2013
Contagion: Strike fever spreads across Illinois
Contagion: Strike fever spreads across Illinois
[updated Feb. 4, 2013] With the Chicago Teachers Union having waged a largely successful strike against the Chicago Public Schools, we can expect to see other public school unions, and maybe other government employee unions, following their example. Strikes allow unions to preserve costly wages and benefits, or block needed reforms, by shutting down...
The great poverty panacea: Obama, Quinn and the minimum wage illusion
The great poverty panacea: Obama, Quinn and the minimum wage illusion
Both Gov. Pat Quinn and President Barack Obama called for an increase in the minimum wage when they made their respective State of the State and State of the Union speeches.
Illinois behind on payments to funeral homes
Illinois behind on payments to funeral homes
When destitute people die in Illinois, the state often pays for their funeral and burial expenses.
Greg Glassman, Founder and CEO of CrossFit
Greg Glassman, Founder and CEO of CrossFit
Preparing for the known and unknown
Former Dixon comptroller sentenced to 19.5 years in prison for $53 million tax theft
Former Dixon comptroller sentenced to 19.5 years in prison for $53 million tax theft
Today, former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell was sentenced to 235 months more than 19.5 years in prison.
Institute on ABC 20: Legislative committee stipends are a waste
Institute on ABC 20: Legislative committee stipends are a waste
Institute Senior Director of Government Affairs, Matt Paprocki, joined ABC 20 to discuss legislative committee stipends, which are a waste. State lawmakers make about $65,000 a year for a job many of you think is part time. But that?s not all you pay them. If a lawmaker is a chairman or a spokesman for a...
Institute on WCIA TV: Illinois spending hundreds of thousands on office furniture
Institute on WCIA TV: Illinois spending hundreds of thousands on office furniture
A WCIA-3 News investigation focused specifically on office furniture. It found three departments among the biggest spenders: the comptroller, secretary of state and IDOT.
The RJ Moeller Show: John Tillman talks individual sovereignty and his journey to the Illinois Policy Institute
The RJ Moeller Show: John Tillman talks individual sovereignty and his journey to the Illinois Policy Institute
R.J. Moeller and guests discuss everything from politics to sports to movies to meatball hoagies. R.J. is the featured podcast on American Enterprise Institute’s “Values and Capitalism” website. R.J. recently interviewed Institute CEO, John Tillman. They discussed individual sovereignty, John’s conservatarian views and his journey to the Illinois Policy Institute.
ObamaCare comes to Illinois: federal government approves federal-state partnership exchange
ObamaCare comes to Illinois: federal government approves federal-state partnership exchange
In a joint press conference today in Chicago, Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced the federal governments approval of a federal-state partnership ObamaCare insurance exchange in Illinois, in accordan
AFSCME: Steps toward a walkout
AFSCME: Steps toward a walkout
The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, Council 31 sent a message to its employees last week urging them to prepare for a walkout.
Pat Quinn: Our do-nothing governor
Pat Quinn: Our do-nothing governor
Sometimes it seems Gov. Pat Quinn vacillates more than a pendulum on a grandfather clock.
California assemblywoman pushes No Pension Bailout legislation
California assemblywoman pushes No Pension Bailout legislation
Recent calculations have put the total level of states unfunded pension debt at more than $2.5 trillion.
AFSCME to state workers: Prepare for a strike
AFSCME to state workers: Prepare for a strike
The states largest employee union is urging its members to be prepared for the possibility of a strike.