Illinois Begging Companies Not to Leave
Governor Quinn recently announced a new $7 million “business investment package” that will keep U.S. Cellular’s headquarters in Illinois. The package is part of the state’s Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Program (EDGE).…
Illinois, Behind in Bills, Decides to Spend More
Despite Illinois’s record deficit and $6 billion in unpaid bills, Governor Quinn recently announced $50 million in new spending for the Neighborhood Recovery Initiative. The Initiative would focus on job training for adults and small businesses and also…
Gov. Quinn’s Budget Transparency?
Ryan Keith from the GateHouse News Service reports “Gov. Pat Quinn wants more time to give his budget address — and promises to give a public glimpse of the state’s budget situation before that.”
Although state law requires…
How long will it take Governor Quinn to sign the Illinois Accountability Portal into law?
By May 15, 2009, both houses of the General Assembly passed the Illinois Accountability Portal (HB 35) into law unanimously.
Now it’s up to Governor Quinn to sign the bill–which would make a website listing all state expenditures online–into law.…
Governor Not So Transparent
Frugal personal spender, Governor Pat Quinn has previous stated he wouldn’t take a salary raise. However it has been brought to light that his fiscal year 2010 budget calls for a nearly $32,000 raise, along with a salary raise for…
