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2010

NEW:  Passing the Buck: FY 2011 State Budget Threatens Key Programs for Children and Families (June 2010)

Raising Taxes During a Recession (May 2010)

State Budget Update (May 2010)

Confronting the Fiscal Firestorm  (April 2010)

The Governor's Preliminary Budget Figures for FY 2011: Implications for Children and Families  (March 2010)

2009

Realities of a Doomsday Budget (June 2009) (pdf file 192 kb)

The Time is Now: Choosing Fiscal and Social Responsibility for Illinois (May 2009) (pdf file 128 kb)

Federal Recovery Funds and the State Budget: Implications for Women and Girls in Illinois — joint project with the Chicago Foundation for Women (May 2009) (pdf file 103 kb)

Roots of the State Fiscal Crisis (May 2009) (pdf file 318 kb)

The Federal Economic Recovery Plan and the State Fiscal Crisis (February 2009) (pdf file 318 kb)

2008

All Kids Health Insurance: Progress and Challenges (November 2008) (pdf file 103 kb)

Effects of the Governor's FY 2009 Budget Vetoes (July 2008) (pdf file 194  kb)

Endgame for the FY 2009 Budget? (July 2008) (pdf file 136 kb)

The Governor's FY 2009 Budget Proposal (April 2008) (pdf file 266 kb)

The FY 2009 Illinois Budget Proposal: What It Means for Women and Girls — joint project with the Chicago Foundation for Women (April 2008) (pdf file 482 kb)

How Do Women and Girls Fare in the Final FY 2008 Illinois Budget? - joint project with the Chicago Foundation for Women (February 2008)
     Cover Letter from CFW (pdf file 29 kb)
     Complete Analysis from Voices (pdf file 127 kb)

A Strategy for Income Tax Reform in Illinois (February 2008) (pdf 276 kb)

The Final FY 2008 Illinois Budget (January 2008) (pdf file 504 kb)

2007

Another Presidential Veto of SCHIP: Next Steps for Congress, Fiscal Implications for Illinois (December 2007) (pdf file 367 kb)

SCHIP Reauthorization and Family Coverage in Illinois (October 2007) (pdf file 371 kb)

SCHIP Reauthorization: Rhetoric, Reality, and Implications for Illinois (October 2007) (pdf file 490 kb)

Effects of the Governor's Vetoes on the FY2008 Budget (September 2007) (pdf file 131 kb)

Policy Update: The State Budget Crisis and Income Tax Reform (August 2007) (pdf file 320 kb)

The FY 2008 Budget Debate in Overtime: What do Current Proposals Mean to Children and Families?  (June 2007) (pdf file 200 kb)

Generating New Revenue, Improving Tax Fairness: A Policy Strategy for Income Tax Reform in Illinois (June 2007) (pdf file170 kb)

The Governor's FY2008 Budget Proposal: Access to Health Care and Education are Featured (April 2007) (pdf file 388 kb)

The Illinois Budget Landscape for Women and Girls - joint project with the Chicago Foundation for Women (March 2007)
     Executive Summary from CFW (pdf file 209 kb)
     Complete Analysis from Voices (pdf file 140 kb)

2006

A State Minimum Wage Increase Would Help 269,000 Illinois Children (November 2006) (pdf file 277 kb)

Illinois Cannot Grow Its Way Out of Fiscal Problems (September 2006) (pdf file 300 kb)

Illinois' Fiscal Year 2007 Budget: Important Increases in Preschool and Children's Mental Health Supports, but Revenue Concerns Remain (June 2006) (pdf file 270 kb)

The Governor's FY2007 Budget Proposal: Education and Health Care are Top Priorities (March 2006) (pdf file 280 kb)

Ten Revenue Options for School Construction and Other Urgent State Priorities (January 2006) (pdf file 42 kb)

2005

Illinois' Pension Funding Crisis (October 2005) (pdf file 1.75 mb)

Early Learning Left Out: Public Spending on Children's Education and Development in Illinois (August 2005) (pdf file 3.9 mb)

Illinois' Fiscal Year 2006 Budget: Significant Education and Health Care Increases, Long-term Fiscal Concerns (July 2005) (pdf file 230 kb)

Michigan School Finance Reform Offers Lessons for Illinois (June 2005) (pdf file 1.15 mb)

Renters' Credits: Possible Models to Make Illinois Taxes Fairer (May 2005) (pdf file 1 mb)

Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Would Hurt Illinois Families and Children (February 2005) (pdf file 736 kb)

One Child, Many Needs - The Vital Learning Link Between Education and Human Services (February 2005) (pdf file 355 kb)

2004

Beware the Quick Fix - Bet on Comprehensive Tax Reform (October 2004) (pdf file 1.2 mb)

2003

Tax Reform: Improve Fairness and Adequacy in Illinois' Tax System (October 2003) (pdf file 69 kb)

Recent Changes in the State Earned Income Tax Credit and the Personal Exemption (August 2003) (pdf file 110 kb)

Illinois' Fiscal Year 2004 Budget: How Do Children and Families Fare? (July 2003) (pdf file 150 kb)

2002

The Illinois Budget in Human Terms: The Impact of Budget Cuts on the People of Illinois (November 2002) (pdf file 350 kb)

How Much is Enough? Assessing the Level of State Services in Illinois (November 2002) (pdf file 330 kb)

Illinois Spending in Perspective: The Challenge of Meeting Needs in a Low-Tax State (May 2002) (pdf file 375 kb)

Welfare Spending in Illinois: Creating a Foundation for Poverty Reduction (March 2002) (pdf file 660 kb)