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The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Benefits the Illinois Economy
The future of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is uncertain under the Trump…
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Federal Tax Cuts Would Put Billionaires Ahead of Working Families
Eliminating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)…
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Tax Plan Could Threaten Illinois’ Most Vulnerable Residents, New Studies Show
FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS THREATEN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate Community…
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Fight Back With Us
Dear Friend: If a politician told you that a pay cut would increase your income,…
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Illinois Insights – Fall 2017 Edition
The Fall 2017 Edition of ILEPI’s newsletter, Illinois Insights, has been released.
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Reforms Needed to Ensure Accountability in Economic Development Subsidies
Economic development subsidies should create jobs, increase wages, and promote positive economic growth, but these…
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Public Universities and Community Colleges Boost the Illinois Economy by $16 Billion Every Year
A recent report by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) and the Project for Middle…
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Tax Dollars Should Be Spent on Broad-Based Investments, Not Corporate Subsidies
Illinois has spent at least $4.9 billion in state and local business subsidies since 2000,…
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Illinois Public Universities Were Harmed by State Budget Impasse
NEW STUDY DOCUMENTS HARMFUL IMPACT OF BUDGET STALEMATE ON ILLINOIS’ PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Two-Year…
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Economic Development Subsidies Not Consistent with Socio-Economic Needs
Subsidies play a prominent role in economic development policy at both the state and local…
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Illinois Has Doled Out $5 Billion in Corporate Subsidies Since 1985
Since 1985, state and local governments in Illinois have doled out at least $5 billion…
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Recent Female College Graduates Earn Less than Their Male Counterparts in Illinois, With Important Exceptions
Straight out of college, men working full time earn higher incomes than women working full-time…
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