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Pension Abuse Crackdown Now Law
Governor Pat Quinn signed a law today intended to keep a few union officials from collecting government employee pensions. Illinois lawmakers passed the measure after reports that two lobbyists would...
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Constitutional Amendment Targets ‘Pension Sweeteners’
It would be harder for the Illinois legislature to increase state employee pensions under a measure that won House committee approval Tuesday. As Brian Mackey reports, House Speaker Michael Madigan is...
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Gov: Pension Report Coming Soon
Illinois will have to wait a little longer for a solution to the state’s pension funding problems. Gov. Pat Quinn’s pension working group missed Tuesday’s deadline for delivering its report. Brian...
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Chicago Not Alone In Calling For Pension Cuts
For the first time since he became mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel visited the state capitol. His visit focused on the same issue that’s consuming state leaders … the rising cost of pensions. Like...
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AFSCME Contract Extended After Failure To Reach Agreement
Illinois’ largest public-employee union and Governor Pat Quinn’s administration have been unable to agree to a new contract for the union’s 40-thousand state workers. But they were able to agree to...
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Unions Disrupt Democratic Rally Claiming Quinn’s UnFAIR
Unions caused a ruckus yesterday at a Democratic rally at the Illinois State Fair. Although labor unions have historically been backers of Democrats, protesters instead booed them, and called Governor...
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New Pension Plan: A Fresh Start? Or Dead On Arrival?
A pension debt topping $96 billion – and counting – continues to plague Illinois. Many prior attempts to do something about it have resulted in defeat. Now a dozen rank-and-file legislators are making...
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Senate President Urges House To Pass Pension Plan For State Employees
Negotiations for a complete overhaul of Illinois’ underfunded pension systems continue. But the president of the state Senate continues to push for a measure his chamber approved months ago. In May,...
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Memo Outlines How Much State Retirees Could Have To Pay For Health Care
Governor Pat Quinn’s tentative agreement with the state’s largest government-employee union would finally implement a law to make retired state workers pay for their health care, regardless of ability...
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In A Jumble Of Pension Proposals, Two Make It Out Of The House
A pair of pension measures met success in the Illinois House yesterday – a day after a Senate panel approved two other proposals. Supporters of overhauling the state’s underfunded pension systems see...
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