From Crain's Chicago Business April 05, 2019 Michael D. Belsky CMF Executive Director Michael Belsky Center for Municipal Finance (CMF) Executive Director Michael Belsky was featured in Crain's Chicago Business, authoring an opinion piece which emphasized the importance of understanding Governor Pritzker's tax plan before attempting to critique it. "[The Illinois Policy Institute's] major assertion is that the state may have assumed what they call a static model where there is no change in economic behavior as a consequence of changing tax rates," wrote Belsky. "This sort of narrative continues to put our state in a negative light on a national basis and fosters the partisan bickering we have seen over the past four years." Full coverage available at Crain's Chicago Business. Upcoming Events More events Civic Leadership Academy 2026 Virtual Information Session Wed., June 18, 2025 | 12:00 PM Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship Fri., June 20, 2025 | 12:00 PM Harris Summer Campus Visit Mon., June 23, 2025 | 10:00 AM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States