Taxpayers are on the hook for Tim Mapes’ six-figure pension
Not only are we supposed to accept the fact that our state government is overrun with sexual predators—we are also expected to fund their lavish retirement benefits.
Read Full ArticleIOP Budget Vote Statement: ‘Go Along To Get Along’ Makes A Comeback
As a party, Illinois Republicans now head into the 2018 general election with very little to distinguish them from the state’s “tax-and-spend and borrow-and-spend and spend-and-spend-and-spend” Democrats.
Read Full ArticleTone-Deaf Proposal: Increase Illinois Property Taxes To Pay Pension Debt
Economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago suggested an annual 1 percent statewide property tax, on top of the property tax bills owners already pay. Under their plan, you’d be forced to pay thousands of dollars in additional property taxes to try and fill the state’s $130 billion pension shortfall over the next 30 years.
Read Full ArticleEmpty Promises, Empty Wallets: Illinois Among The Worst For Business
Chief Executive Magazine has ranked Illinois 48th on their list of best and worst states for business. It is the same abysmal ranking the state held last year. Politicians, special interests and junk economists in Springfield, by contrast, see the status quo as good enough.
Read Full ArticleLegislators Pat Small Businesses On The Back in District; Stab Them In The Back In Springfield
Many politicians claim to support the hardworking small business owners in their communities, but the proof is in their voting records. Well over half of Illinois General Assembly members received a failing grade from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on their most recent scorecard, meaning these lawmakers voted against business-friendly policies more often than not.
Read Full ArticleHarvey: Canary In The Collapsing Illinois Coal Mine
The situation in Harvey is not unique and is an ominous case study for the path that the state and other communities are moving towards. Overall, nearly two-thirds of Illinois’ 651 pension funds got less than their required contribution from their cities in 2016.
Read Full ArticleThe Most Conservative Caucus In A Generation
At IOP one of our goals is remake the House caucus into a majority economically conservative force that can create a distinguishing brand identity superior to the failed establishment GOP brand and present a material alternative to the Madigan Democrats. Our first strategic objective to achieve this goal is to build a movement from the […]
Read Full ArticleGovernment is Taking Your Home. Will You Take It Back?
The Illinois Opportunity Project has relentlessly pursued a small-government Policy Revolution. For that reason, we are actively supporting the Homeowners Defense Association’s (HDA) effort to get a 1% Property Tax Cap Advisory Referendum on the 2018 Ballot. This measure has the dual benefit of protecting the largest investment most people make in their lifetimes, while forcing spending discipline and prioritization at local and state level.
Read Full ArticleIllinois Opportunity Project Condemns Governor Rauner’s Decision To Force Taxpayers To Fund Abortions At Any Time, For Any Reason
No Conservative Reform Governor has ever done so much for the liberal agenda. The Illinois GOP needs to condemn the man and the bill with the tenacity and urgency with which they would oppose any other pro-choice, big government Democrat. We have been complicit for far too long.”
Read Full ArticleBesler To Resume Role At Illinois Opportunity Project, Illinois Liberty PAC
After Securing the Governor’s Political Team, Matthew Besler Returns to Illinois Opportunity Project; IOP to Support State Republican Party “Where Interests Intersect”
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