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Institute for Truth |
STATE
Pass bill to speed payments, give realistic budget picture
“ The state is fooling no one by claiming to have a balanced budget while shoving the payment of current year obligations into the next fiscal year. "Daily Journal Illinois Budget Editorial: Promises, promises
“ . . . leaders of both parties have laid down a 'smokescreen' for years for the voters. The Institute for Truth in Accounting, which monitors such things, notes that Illinois has run up a $44 billion deficit in the last 20 years of legally required 'balanced budgets."
Governor sees long budget talks
Chicago Tribune article points out that Illinois Comptroller admitted previous budgets have been “billions of dollars out of balance."Bringing Truth to the Illinois Budget Process
The Institute is asking for the Governor to provide to us all with verifiable
calculations, including the true costs, both short-term and long-term, of the additional spending proposed.Public Sector Pension Plans in Illinois Event planned for February 16, 2007
"State pension systems reap benefit from Ryan’s conviction"
Guest Columnist, Sheila Weinberg, for The Rock River Times"It's time to ask why state is $106 billion in red"
Chicago Sun-Times columnist points out that “the Institute for Truth in Accounting has been warning for years about the financial crisis Illinois is in.”Political Math and the Illinois Budget: A New IFTA Publication
Illinois' Public Accountability Pledge Gets Signed
IFTA Introduces the Illinois' Public Accountability Pledge
Illinois' Grande Illusion: A Guide to Bringing Truth to the Illinois Budget
IFTA Introduces the Truth in Accounting Pledge
"State budget falls short of accounting standards", a guest essay by Sheila A. Weinberg, IFTA founder & CEO, appears in Pioneer Press papers, including Glencoe News, Highland Park News, and Wilmette Life
Taxation without Representation, Op-Ed, Palatine Countryside, 6/3/2005