Illinois Policy Institute Archives

Public Union Democracy

Amendment One: Union Power, Politics, and the Future of Illinois Labor

David Osborne
October 4, 2024

Disunion: The Government Union Report’s David R. Osborne hosts Miley Smith, Senior Director of Labor Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute to discuss the impact of Illinois’ Amendment One –…

Podcast

Public Union Democracy

The Battle for Worker Freedom: Grading State Public Sector Labor Laws

Andrew Holman, David Osborne
August 28, 2024

Key Findings The four largest government unions—American Federation of Teachers (AFT), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), National Education Association (NEA), and Service Employees International Union (SEIU)—lost…

Executive Summary

Public Union Democracy

The Battle for Worker Freedom: How Government Unions Fund Politics Across the Country

Andrew Holman, David Osborne
December 4, 2023

Key Findings The four largest government unions, the National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and Service Employees International…

Executive Summary

Government Accountability

Budget Ideas for PA from Other States

Nathan Benefield
June 14, 2010

The April 2010 edition of the Inside ALEC newsletter has a number of ideas Pennsylvania lawmakers should look at to balance the state budget, and for long-term fiscal reform.

Media

Taxes & Economy

Testimony on Proposed Pennsylvania High-Speed MagLev

November 6, 2009

Testimony of Randal O’Toole On the Proposed Pennsylvania High-Speed MagLev Before the Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee, November 6, 2009…

Testimony

Education

School Choice Tax Credit Saves Money in IL

Nathan Benefield
March 28, 2008

An analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute of the Illinois Education Expense Tax Credit finds that an increase on the cap for that credit to $4,000 per child would…

Media