Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
“The Heartland Institute estimates one-third of Illinois families currently face calls from debt collectors seeking payment for old bills. ” I deal with this stuff fairly regularly as part of my job. Like most problems, it’s multi-faceted. I’ll give Heartland Institute the benefit of the doubt and accept that 1/3rd of Illinois has a debt collector seeking payment for bills. I disagree that they are ‘old’ bills. Bills are bills and money owed is money owed, no matter how ‘old’ it is. That being said, Illinois is an expensive state. It costs more to live in Illinois, and especially in… Read more »