Category Archives: Pension Reform
Gaming, ‘Smart Grid’ Bills Top Illinois Veto Session Agenda
By Emily Miller Emily is the BGA’s Policy and Government Affairs Coordinator. Contact her at emiller@bettergov.org. The Illinois General Assembly reconvenes every fall for a two-week “veto session.” Technically, state lawmakers are supposed to consider bills the Governor has rejected, but it’s … Continue reading
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Will Illinois State Lawmakers Accept Brunt of Pension Reform?
One of the public pension reforms being proposed in Springfield this week will have its biggest economic impact on lawmakers. As the BGA Think Tank reported last week in “Who can Fix State’s Public Pension Crisis? Try H.G. Wells”, lawmakers, … Continue reading
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Who Can Fix State’s Public Pension Crisis? Try H.G. Wells
Read the BGA’s recent three-part investigation: “Sticker Shock: Illinois’ Public Pension Crisis” The best way to fix to Illinois’ deteriorating public pension system would be to hitch a ride on a time machine that would allow lawmakers to roll back … Continue reading
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New Legal Opinion Slices Into Critics’ Efforts to Cut Ill. Worker Pensions
Another voice is heard in the ongoing debate over Illinois’ ailing public pensions but it won’t be the last one to speak out on this controversial issue. Attorney Eric Madiar, chief legal counsel to Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, today … Continue reading
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As Time and Cash Run Out, Pols Must Launch Pension Rescue
By Robert Reed This Think Tank post was also published as an OpEd on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in the Chicago Sun-Times. Robert is the BGA’s director of programming and investigations. Contact him at rreed@bettergov.org. Follow him on Twitter @RReedBGA. … Continue reading →
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