Jim Tobin, A Friend Of Liberty (1945-2021)
May 2nd, 2022
TUA’s study on Illinois government employees making over $425,000 per year was referenced in an article by Wayne Allen Root at Fox News.com. Everywhere from FoxNews.com to CNBC.com, I suddenly see commentators warning of pending...
TUA’s release on Illinois Tollway retirees’ pension amounts was featured in the following article at examiner.com. August 16, 2012. Springfield. A taxpayer watchdog group examined payroll and pension benefits for employees of the Illinois...
Findings from TUA’s pension project on Las Vegas, Nevada, are featured in this article from the Patriot Post. The blossoming battle over unsustainable levels of compensation for government union workers has shifted to Nevada. On...
Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United of America, was quoted in the Chicago Tribune for the following article on a proposed inspector general for the suburbs. A proposal to create an inspector general for...
View release as a PDF The office of Ill. Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) again is asking Judge Rita M. Novak of the Circuit Court of Cook County to grant Madigan’s motion to dismiss...
Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United for America, is quoted in the following story from the Chicago Tribune. This month, for the first time in their lives, some 10- and 11-year-old Cub Scouts from...
Findings from TUA’s pension project on Duluth, Minnesota are featured in this article from the Duluth News Tribune. A Chicago-based watchdog group that trains its critical eye on public employee pensions has turned its...
The Telegraph featured TUA’s release on pension millionaires within the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System. GODFREY – Retired educators got to vent Tuesday and question the head of Illinois’ Teachers’ Retirement System about the future...
Christina Tobin, TUA’s Vice President, was featured in a story from ABC 7 Chicago for her testimony against Chicago’s speed-camera ordinance. To see the video, click on the image below. April 11, 2012 (CHICAGO)...
View release as a PDF CHICAGO–Christina Tobin, Vice President of Taxpayers United of America (TUA), testified against Chicago’s proposed speed-camera ordinance on Wednesday, April 11. Speaking before the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety...