Illinois Policy Institute

Budget Solutions 2014: Pension Reform and Responsible Spending for State and Local Governments

Ted Dabrowski, Benjamin VanMetre and Jonathan Ingram
March 19, 2013

Illinois is in crisis. According to official government numbers, Illinois has an unfunded pension liability of $96 billion – the worst in the nation.

Minimum Wage: Hurting More than Helping

Illinois Policy Institute
June 30, 2010

Illinois’s minimum wage, already high at $8.00 an hour, is set to increase by another 25 cents on July 1, 2010.

203 Billion and Counting: Total debt for state and local retirement benefits in Illinois

Collin Hitt, Jonathan Ingram, Ted Dabrowski
June 20, 2012

State and local governments in Illinois collectively owe more than $200 billion in retirement benefits for government workers, according to a report by the Illinois Policy Institute.

Still leaving Illinois: An exodus of people and money

J. Scott Moody
December 20, 2011

“One taxpayer moved out of Illinois every 10 minutes between 1995 and 2009,” according to this Illinois Policy Institute report, and it appears taxes and tax policies are to blame for many of the l

College Retirees vs. Colleges: SURS’ Costs to Surpass All other Higher Education Spending

May 27, 2011

Policy makers struggling to protect higher education appropriations may be surprised to learn this fact: The total cost of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) in 2012 will exceed the

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