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Return Illinois to a place people want to live, work, invest, and flourish
Attract new businesses and investment from within the state and across the country
Create well-paying jobs across the state
Compete with neighboring states for job growth and company investment
Cut crippling costs to create new private sector jobs
Fix the lawsuit climate that scares employers out of the state
Cultivate a pro-business environment
Reduce property taxes to help keep businesses and individuals in Illinois while attracting new investment
Ease crippling, unfunded mandates on local governments
Focus on making Illinois’ business environment attractive and competitive
Push for Employee Empowerment to increase economic activity, output, and employment
Make Medicaid spending sustainable
Eliminate unnecessary spending and focus on job creation
Reduce our debt and unfunded liabilities
Balance state benefits with burdens on taxpayers
Drive value for taxpayers by reforming uncompetitive bidding
Reform prevailing wage requirements and save schools money
Get education money to the classroom
Reduce administrative bureaucracy to dramatically cut overhead costs
Ensure Illinois students have a world-class education that prepares for careers
Place emphasis on career and technical education
Bipartisan reforms to employment rules that are fair for state workers and taxpayers
Make spending sustainable and fair to working families, small businesses and other taxpayers
Serve Illinoisans efficiently and effectively by weeding out unnecessary bureaucracy
Our Goal: Make Illinois the most competitive and compassionate state in America
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