/tags/pat-quinn Pat Quinn en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-05/illinois-residents-bigger-state-tax-credit-next-year The standard exemption increase will mean an extra $69 or so for families of four. The tax credit will once again be tied to inflation after lawmakers last year quietly untied it. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-05/illinois-residents-bigger-state-tax-credit-next-year Dave McKinney /government-politics-issues/2024-03-06/former-illinois-gov-pat-quinn-backs-gop-sponsored-ethics-amendment The proposed change would expand the scope of citizen-initiated amendments to allow for changes to a requirement that candidates for state offices must file statements of economic interest. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:30:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-06/former-illinois-gov-pat-quinn-backs-gop-sponsored-ethics-amendment Peter Hancock /government-politics-issues/2024-01-13/illinois-lawmakers-quietly-scaled-back-a-popular-tax-credit-a-former-governor-wants-it-back The more than 11 million Illinoisans who claim the standard exemption each year will not see an inflation-indexed bump for the 2023 tax year. Sat, 13 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-13/illinois-lawmakers-quietly-scaled-back-a-popular-tax-credit-a-former-governor-wants-it-back Dave McKinney /government-politics-issues/2024-01-10/illinois-politics-marred-by-deep-pocketed-self-funded-candidates-and-dark-money Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-10/illinois-politics-marred-by-deep-pocketed-self-funded-candidates-and-dark-money Tina Sfondeles /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-11-05/public-radio-reporters-review-tuesdays-election Wednesday on “St. Louis on the Air,” we gathered our political reporters to recap Tuesday’s election. The consensus: Republicans ruled the night.“It was a… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 23:57:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-11-05/public-radio-reporters-review-tuesdays-election /government-politics-issues/2014-07-06/illinois-faces-surprising-struggle-to-raise-minimum-wage U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin knows firsthand the difficulty in getting a minimum wage increase passed through a legislative body. The Illinois Democrat was… Sun, 06 Jul 2014 22:24:57 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-07-06/illinois-faces-surprising-struggle-to-raise-minimum-wage Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2014-03-31/quinns-tax-refund-plan-locks-out-most-illinois-renters Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to give Illinois homeowners’ a guaranteed $500 property tax refund could leave most renters out in the cold, according… Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:26:19 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-03-31/quinns-tax-refund-plan-locks-out-most-illinois-renters /government-politics-issues/2014-03-26/quinn-pushes-to-extend-illinois-income-tax-increase Illinois residents would continue paying a 5-percent income tax rate under the much-anticipated budget proposal Gov. Pat Quinn presented Wednesday.… Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:34:19 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-03-26/quinn-pushes-to-extend-illinois-income-tax-increase Amanda Vinicky /government-politics-issues/2014-03-18/in-illinois-gop-primary-rauner-wins-tight-race-for-governor-while-oberweis-takes-senate-nod Wealthy businessman Bruce Rauner narrowly won Illinois’ Republican primary for governor, with final returns Tuesday night showing him hovering around 40… Wed, 19 Mar 2014 02:21:59 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-03-18/in-illinois-gop-primary-rauner-wins-tight-race-for-governor-while-oberweis-takes-senate-nod Jo Mannies /2014-03-17/in-illinois-a-governors-luck-gets-tested-again With the Illinois economy and state finances in bad shape, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn has a rough re-election ahead of him. But he's been counted out before and his likely GOP foe has flaws of his own. Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:06:00 GMT /2014-03-17/in-illinois-a-governors-luck-gets-tested-again Alan Greenblatt