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Posts tagged Illinois Pension Reform
Pensions boost economy, generate revenue
Updated study warns, ‘Taxpayers cannot afford continued assaults on public pensions’
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Public pensions are not an albatross
In debate over federal bailouts, don’t lose sight of what pensions are: promised retirement income for workers who’ve earned it
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois Public Pensions, Illinois Pension Reform, Illinois Pensions, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Mitch McConnell, Don Harmon, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Janus, Taft-Hartley Act, Amanda Kass, David Frum
Fair tax polls ahead of required 60 percent supermajority
Annual Simon Poll also finds support for millionaire tax, fair maps
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, J.B. Pritzker, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Simon Poll, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Fair Maps, Gerrymandering, John Jackson, Eric Zorn, Illinois Corruption, Illinois Pensions, Illinois Pension Reform, National Institute on Retirement Security
Gov. Pritzker: The first year
A balanced bipartisan budget, legal weed, $15 minimum wage, $45B capital plan, RHA, pension consolidation, education funding, fair tax…
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Kelly Cassidy, CCAP, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Donald Trump, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Teacher Salary, Bill Brady, Reproductive Health Act, Rebuild Illinois, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Gun Control, Illinois Smoking Age, Illinois Pension Reform, Sterigenics
Pritzker signs bill consolidating local pensions
Police, firefighters cheer ‘monumental’ first step on pension reform that should produce savings on property taxes
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Illinois Police and Firefighter Pensions, Illinois Pension Reform, Illinois Pension Crisis, Illinois Pensions, Cristina Castro, Jay Hoffman, Bill Brodsky, Pat Devaney, Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois, Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, Tim Kobler, Brad Cole, Illinois Municipal League
Government should invest in its people — literally
Biss, Pawar urge use of pension funds as ‘activist investor for the public good’
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On pensions, bigger is better, says J.B.
Task force sees efficiency, greater returns in combining 649 pension funds into two for police and firefighters
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Ted CoxIllinois Pensions, Illinois Pension Reform, Illinois Pension Crisis, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Police and Firefighter Pensions, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Juliana Stratton, Bill Brodsky, Christine Radogno, Pat Devaney
No single solution to pension plight
Sen. Steans, Civic Federation’s Msall, IPI’s Schuster agree on problem, urge action
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Ted CoxIllinois Pension Crisis, Illinois Pensions, Illinois Pension Reform, Maggiano's Banquets, City Club of Chicago, Laurence Msall, Heather Steans, Adam Schuster, Illinois Policy Institute, Civic Federation, Kristen McQueary, J.B. Pritzker, Pritzker Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Rahm Emanuel, John Cullerton, Lori Lightfoot
