# Ralph Martire

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Where Did the Covid Relief Dollars Go in the Chicago Suburbs?

John Howell speaks with Ralph Martire, Executive Director of the Bipartisan Center for Tax and Budget Accountability. The Chicago suburbs had a lot of leeway on how they spent their Covid relief dollars, and the reports of where the money went are starting to come out. Martire talks about the accou…

State of the State

Ralph Martire, executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, talks with Peter Hancock and Jerry Nowicki about the budget proposal that Gov. JB Pritzker unveiled during his State of the State address Wednesday, Feb. 15

The 2023 Chicago Municipal Elections: Part Six with Ralph Martire

In the sixth episode on the 2023 Chicago municipal elections, David Orr discusses how Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson can optimize his budget with CTBA Executive Director and Arthur Rubloff Endowed Professor of Public Policy at Roosevelt University Ralph Martire.

Link between State funding cuts and faculty strikes at Illinois Public Universities

Faculty at three public regional universities in Illinois are striking or on the verge of striking following years of declining state investment. WBEZ’s Lisa Philip spoke to Ralph Martire, director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, about the link between dwindling state funding and t…

How the Illinois state budget can be impacted by race

On this week's program, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore shares a discussion between CTBA Executive Director Ralph Martire and guests, moderated by Dellimore, on how public policy intersects with race. 

CTBA's 2025 Budget Analysis | Capitol Cast: July 12, 2024

A little more than a week into the new Illinois fiscal year, CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller talks with Center for Tax and Budget Accountability Executive Director Ralph Martire. The discussion includes a look at the high points, the low points, and what Martire and others are keeping an eye…

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker presents his vision for a state budget Wednesday

He and the state legislature have a big task – tackling a multi-billion dollar deficit before the end of this fiscal year while trying to find enough money to pay for critical needs and services. WBEZ’s Alex Degman talked with Ralph Martire, executive director of the non-profit Center for Tax and …

A conversation about IL budget & taxes with Ralph Martire

WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore is joined by Ralph Matire, the executive director of the Center for Tax & Budget Accountability, to discuss the the latest news from Governor Pritzker, pensions, taxes & more.

Pros And Cons Of Chicago’s Proposed Corporate Head Tax

Chicago faces a $1.15 billion deficit. To raise revenue, Mayor Johnson proposed a corporate head tax that would charge companies with 100 or more employees – who spend 50% of their time in Chicago – $21 per employee per month. This would raise an estimated $100 million annually and would be used to…

Chicago Runs on One Job

Austin Berg wanted to talk about structure before we talked about anyone’s name. We sat down in Lincoln Square on a summer afternoon. The problem, in his telling, is the shape of the government itself, more than any one mayor. Berg has spent a decade on that argument. He runs the Chicago Policy Cen…