Illinois Has a Deal They Can’t Refuse

If you want to know how the Democrats maintain their monopoly in the Illinois capital, Springfield, despite their apparently bad governance, look to their legal issues calling for businesses help them get re-elected.

As part of this year’s budget, Democrats delayed a 2.2-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase by six months, which was expected to go into effect in July. In 2019, Democrats doubled the gas tax to 38 cents a gallon and indexed it for inflation.