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• Lame duck General Assembly pushes for state government pay hikes

  By Joe Kaiser, Illinois Policy Institute | Tuesday, Jan 8, 2019 @ 11:58am

  In the final hours of the 100th General Assembly, some state lawmakers are pushing to send a bill to incoming Gov. J.B. Pritzker that would give pay raises to state department heads.

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• Pritzker price tag: Candidate's spending promises require doubling state income tax

  By Adam Schuster, Orphe Divounguy and Bryce Hill, Illinois Policy Institute | Wednesday, Oct 17, 2018 @ 9:14am

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker has promised a number of new spending programs as well as closing Illinois’ current structural deficit. To finance these promises, Pritzker has proposed a progressive income tax hike.

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• Illinois GOP looks to turn screws in Pritzker’s toilet 'scheme to defraud'

  By Cole Lauterbach, Illinois News Network | Sunday, Oct 14, 2018 @ 3:19pm

  Illinois Republicans are not going to let Democrat J.B. Pritzker’s troubles concerning a potentially illegal property tax break go away.

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• Is this the most toxic tax in Illinois politics?

  By Austin Berg, Illinois Policy Institute | Tuesday, Sep 18, 2018 @ 11:54am

  One wonders how many times an unpopular idea must be knocked down before it rises back from the dead. Especially when it means more money for the state. And especially in Illinois.

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