Category: News Releases

REAL REASON FOR OUSTING BLAGOJEVICH: RAISE STATE INCOME TAX 1

REAL REASON FOR OUSTING BLAGOJEVICH: RAISE STATE INCOME TAX

CHICAGO–Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s indiscreet comments regarding Pres. Elect Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat are being used as an excuse to replace him with Governor-in-waiting Patrick Quinn, charged the president of Taxpayers United of...

State Legislators Attempting to Sneak Through Pork Barrel  Pension Bill 2

State Legislators Attempting to Sneak Through Pork Barrel Pension Bill

Chicago – Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), spoke out today against HB1702, a bill currently awaiting approval in the state house, which would drastically increase the cost of Illinois’...

MEDIA USING INCORRECT STATISTICS IN DISCUSSING ILLINOIS SCHOOL FUNDING 0

MEDIA USING INCORRECT STATISTICS IN DISCUSSING ILLINOIS SCHOOL FUNDING

CHICAGO–The media is using incorrect figures in discussing funding of Illinois public schools, confusing both the public and itself, charged the president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization. “For example, in a recent article, one...

TAXPAYERS ASK ST. SEN. JOHN O. JONES TO HONOR HIS ILLINOIS TAXPAYER PROTECTION PLEDGE 1

TAXPAYERS ASK ST. SEN. JOHN O. JONES TO HONOR HIS ILLINOIS TAXPAYER PROTECTION PLEDGE

CHICAGO–The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today asked State Senator John O. Jones (R-54, Mt. Vernon) to honor his Illinois Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI),...

WALL STREET BAILOUT DEFEAT IN HOUSE A BIG WIN FOR U.S. TAXPAYERS 4

WALL STREET BAILOUT DEFEAT IN HOUSE A BIG WIN FOR U.S. TAXPAYERS

The defeat in the U.S. House of Representatives of the $700 billion bailout for Wall Street and big banks is a big win for U.S. taxpayers, said the President of Taxpayers United of America...

Taxpayers Oppose Big Bank Bailout 0

Taxpayers Oppose Big Bank Bailout

The President of Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today announced the organization’s opposition to the $700 billion big bank bailout being considered in Washington, D.C.

TAXPAYERS SUPPORT STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 0

TAXPAYERS SUPPORT STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

CHICAGO–The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today endorsed holding an Illinois State Constitutional Convention (“Con-Con”). The measure will appear on the November 4 statewide ballot to be approved or rejected by Illinois voters.

Striking District 158 Teachers Are Already Overpaid 1

Striking District 158 Teachers Are Already Overpaid

Taxpayers Say Striking Teachers Greedy and Overpaid CHICAGO — The head of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI) today charged that striking teachers in Huntley’s Consolidated School District 158 not only do not deserve...

MASSACHUSETTS DRIVE TO END STATE INCOME TAX COULD SPREAD ACROSS NATION 2

MASSACHUSETTS DRIVE TO END STATE INCOME TAX COULD SPREAD ACROSS NATION

CHICAGO—The taxpayer initiative to end the state income tax on the statewide Massachusetts ballot, if successful, could spread across the nation, according to Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI). The...

St. Sen. Meeks' Urged To Rescind His "Skip School And Hop Bus" Proposal 1

St. Sen. Meeks' Urged To Rescind His "Skip School And Hop Bus" Proposal

Alex Voorman, Policy Analyst of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), today urged St. Sen. James T. Meeks (D-15, Calumet City) to rescind his call for Chicago Public School students to skip the first...