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The COVID-19 pandemic and small business in Illinois: A preliminary comparison of neighboring states
The COVID-19 pandemic and small business in Illinois: A preliminary comparison of neighboring states
IGPA’s David Merriman evaluated COVID-19 impact on Illinois and neighboring states (Crain’s Chicago Business)
IGPA’s David Merriman evaluated COVID-19 impact on Illinois and neighboring states (Crain’s Chicago Business)
New IGPA report finds similar impact on small businesses in Illinois and neighboring states during COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of restrictions
New IGPA report finds similar impact on small businesses in Illinois and neighboring states during COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of restrictions
IGPA’s David Merriman discusses what a graduated state income tax could mean for Chicago (Block Club Chicago)
IGPA’s David Merriman discusses what a graduated state income tax could mean for Chicago (Block Club Chicago)
IGPA Fiscal Health Working Group chair David Merriman weighs in on the need for objective evaluation of proposed TIF districts. Chicago Tribune
IGPA Fiscal Health Working Group chair David Merriman weighs in on the need for objective evaluation of proposed TIF districts. Chicago Tribune
IGPA’s David Merriman discusses how the proposed graduated income tax plan will affect the middle class (The Pantagraph)
IGPA’s David Merriman discusses how the proposed graduated income tax plan will affect the middle class (The Pantagraph)
Statehouse Insider column cites IGPA study on changes to income tax rates (The State Journal-Register)
Statehouse Insider column cites IGPA study on changes to income tax rates (The State Journal-Register)
IGPA report on how frequently states change their income tax rates (Capitol Fax)
IGPA report on how frequently states change their income tax rates (Capitol Fax)
IGPA’s David Merriman discusses implications of Illinois graduated income tax amendment (Chicago Tribune)
IGPA’s David Merriman discusses implications of Illinois graduated income tax amendment (Chicago Tribune)
IGPA COVID-19 task force members David Merriman and Kenneth Kriz discuss possibilities for economic recovery in Illinois (WAND)
IGPA COVID-19 task force members David Merriman and Kenneth Kriz discuss possibilities for economic recovery in Illinois (WAND)
IGPA Task Force report finds Illinois faces $76 billion hit to economic output (Crain’s Chicago Business)
IGPA Task Force report finds Illinois faces $76 billion hit to economic output (Crain’s Chicago Business)
Illinois Higher Education Enrollments During Recessions
Illinois Higher Education Enrollments During Recessions
What Policymakers Should Know About the Fiscal Impact of COVID-19 on Illinois
What Policymakers Should Know About the Fiscal Impact of COVID-19 on Illinois
Illinois Faces Massive Decline in Tax Revenue, Study Warns (Bloomberg Tax)
Illinois Faces Massive Decline in Tax Revenue, Study Warns (Bloomberg Tax)
Medicaid Prices and Elasticity: Evidence from administrative data
Medicaid Prices and Elasticity: Evidence from administrative data
Do local governments use business tax incentives to compensate for high business property taxes?
Do local governments use business tax incentives to compensate for high business property taxes?
A potential initiative: Funding Infrastructure Together (FIT)
A potential initiative: Funding Infrastructure Together (FIT)
University of Illinois at Chicago’s Government Finance Research Center looks at whether states with a graduated income tax change rates more often than those with a flat tax
University of Illinois at Chicago’s Government Finance Research Center looks at whether states with a graduated income tax change rates more often than those with a flat tax
Fiscal Health Working Group Chair David Merriman weighs in on an unusual TIF district in Montana NBC Montana
Fiscal Health Working Group Chair David Merriman weighs in on an unusual TIF district in Montana NBC Montana
IGPA Working Groups Respond to Live Policy Questions
IGPA Working Groups Respond to Live Policy Questions