Pittsburgh's city controller recommends the “Big Five” of UPMC, AHN, Pitt, CMU and Duquesne volunteer to pay a designated ...

Brandon Johnson vents his frustration about having to defend his proposed tax on corporations when poor and working people ...

Illinois lawmakers have passed a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker that makes changes to the state's tax code in response to federal tax policies that could reduce state revenue, potentially saving the state ...

A 2 percent wealth tax is like shaving off a fraction of a spire from a large cathedral, says economist Nancy Folbre.

With the adult guidance of Gov. JB Pritzker and his staff, state lawmakers scrambled in the wee hours of Halloween morning to approve a mass transit funding solution to ...

The RTA, which must approve each of the agencies' budgets this month, had insisted they each include the fare hike, even if ...

State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without large statewide tax increases previously ...

Without a budget agreement, millions in Illinois will lose SNAP benefits this weekend. The state is stepping up to assist food banks — but lawmakers say they need long term solutions if they can’t ...

Rules Chair Michelle Harris (8th), Transportation Chair Greg Mitchell (7th) and Black Caucus Chair Stephanie Coleman (16th) ...

Illinois lawmakers are considering progressive revenue measures in the final hours of the fall veto session, but their ...