From the Illinois Policy institute…
MARCH 23: Lessons in Leadership from “Governor Veto”
He vetoed 750 bills and thousands of line items to reduce wasteful spending, cut taxes 14 times during his two terms, and saw the state GDP increase by almost 30 percent during his tenure. When he left office, New Mexico had a balanced budget and $1 billion surplus. What lessons can Illinois learn from this? Join us as we host Gary Johnson for a cocktail hour discussion. Read More
Is Your Group A RepealTheTaxHike.com Coalition Partner?
On April 15th, at a rally at the Capitol, the Illinois Policy Institute will announce the results of our petition to repeal the historic 67% Illinois income tax hike. So far we have 7,300+ signatures on the petition, and 12 coalition partners.
Please sign the petition if you have not already done so. If your group would like to be a coalition partner, contact me at bcostin@illinoispolicy.org or 312-346-5700 x205. We will provide you with images to put on your website and e-mail message text to send out to your group and build momentum to repeal the tax hike.
Help Promote a Balanced Budget Without Tax Hikes
Can the Illinois State budget be balanced without a tax hike? Yes.
Last week the Illinois Policy Institute released Budget Solutions 2012: A Sustainable Path for Illinois.
More than just a single idea, Budget Solutions 2012 has hundreds of ideas for state legislators to help turn our state around, including pension reform, fixing Medicare and Medicaid, and competitive grant funding, to name a few.
To help this campaign you can do one of the following.
- Write an letter to the editor of your local paper.
- Call in to a local talk radio show
- Contact your elected officials and ask them to consider Budget Solutions 2012
Sincerely,
Brian Costin
Director of Outreach
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1630
Chicago, IL 60603