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tweetillinois Visits the Capitol Building
Illinois Policy Institute staff held a training session on twitter and http://tweetillinois.org
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- Policy Brief: This Bid’s for You! How Reverse Auctions Save Taxpayers Millions
- Policy Brief: Time To Throw A TIF- Invisible, Unaccountable Taxes You’ve Never Heard Of
- Policy Brief: “Beyond Business As Usual”: A Case Study
- Spotlight on Spending #1: The Disparity Between Public Sector and Statewide Salaries
- Spotlight on Spending #2: Tourism Grants – Spurring the Economy or Wasteful Spending?
- Spotlight on Spending #3: Upward Mobility Program – Funding a Union Perk at Taxpayer Expense
- Spotlight on Spending #4: Illinois State Energy Subsidies – Picking Winners and Losers with Tax Dollars
- Spotlight on Spending #5: Employer Training Investment Program
- Policy Brief: Illinois Government Needs An X-Ray Machine
- Policy Brief: Working for Transparency in Illinois
- Crain’s Chicago Business: City Taxpayers Have Right to See TIF Transparency
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