From the Illinois Policy Institute…
Using FOIA to Discover Extreme Executive Compensation
Ever wonder what’s in the compensation packages of the top government administrative officials in your hometown?
If you look, you are likely to find bonuses, sick pay, car stipends, gym memberships, multiple pension plans, housing assistance, and much more.
Liberty Leaders Craig Mijares and Nancy Thorner have been digging up details and are taxpayer heroes for getting information out to the public on excessive executive compensation of public officials in their hometowns. Learn to be a taxpayer watchdog, too, by reading how Craig and Nancy discovered shocking levels of executive compensation in their own backyards. Read more here.
The Man Who Delivered a Balanced Budget and $1 Billion Surplus
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We’re hosting former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson for a cocktail hour event. Johnson—nicknamed “Governor Veto”—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.
Illinois—where Gov. Quinn proposed an unbalanced budget relying on tax increases, borrowing, and increased state spending—has much to learn from Johnson’s example of bold leadership.
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 7,400+ 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.
Brian Costin
Director of Outreach, Illinois Policy Institute
190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1630
Chicago, IL 60603