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Posts tagged Illinois Pensions
Pensions boost economy, generate revenue
Updated study warns, ‘Taxpayers cannot afford continued assaults on public pensions’
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Daily Debunk: Nothing is perfect
But Fair Tax Amendment, supporters say, is key first step to solving many state problems
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Quentin Fulks, Vote Yes for Fairness, J.B. Pritzker, Daniel Biss, Illinois Pensions, Illinois Rainy Day Fund, Illinois Flat Tax
Daily Debunk: General Assembly has the power — no more, no less
Springfield legislators already control tax policy
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Daily Debunk, Illinois Policy Institute, Illinois Pensions, UIC, Government Finance Research Center, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker
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: Good for what ails state in pandemic
Rich corporations snatching up coronavirus relief funds suddenly turn green in the face when it comes time to pay something back
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Donald Trump, Ralph Martire, Abbott Laboratories, Thermo Fisher Scientific, John Tillman, Eric Zorn, Mitch McConnell, Don Harmon, Illinois Pensions
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
Rural areas never recovered from Great Recession
Study finds new businesses in 2010s concentrated in metro regions
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J.B. budget commits to kids
Budget proposal meets pledge to ‘make Illinois the best state in the nation to raise young children’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Budget, Illinois Working Families, Illinois Education, Illinois Early Childhood Development, Illinois Pensions, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Sports Betting, University of Illinois, Illinois Community Colleges, College Illinois, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Illinois Fair Tax
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
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
Brady: Fair tax 'must be defeated'
Senate minority leader lauds bipartisan approach — but only up to a point
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Ted CoxBill Brady, J.B. Pritzker, Jim Durkin, City Club of Chicago, Illinois Capital Bill, Illinois Infrastructure, Illinois Minimum Wage, $15 Minimum Wage, Legal Marijuana, Illinois Legalization, Reproductive Health Act, Illinois Reproductive Rights, Pritzker Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Illinois Pensions, Gerrymandering
Invest in teachers, education, says state poll
Brutally honest poll conducted for IEA finds Illinoisans think state is on wrong track, but education funding is key way to turn it around
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Ted CoxKathi Griffin, IEA, Bridget Shanahan, Jill Normington, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Pensions, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale
Guzzardi, Weaver spar over population tax flight
Sen. Sims asks GOP lawmakers, ‘Where’s the plan?’
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Ted CoxWill Guzzardi, Elgie Sims, David McSweeney, Chuck Weaver, J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Pritzker Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Property Taxes, Better Government Association, BGA, Illinois Pensions
Deputy Gov. Hynes proposes pension solutions
‘Fair tax’ first step, followed by $2B pension bond and selling assets like Thompson Center
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Pritzker takes oath as 43rd governor: New video!
Governor sets ambitious agenda with attitude that ‘a commitment to be kind in politics can change the world’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Donald Trump, Kwame Raoul, Susana Mendoza, Greg Harris, Minimum Wage, Education, Education Funding, Illinois Education, Pre-K, Illinois Pensions, Great Chicago Fire, Legal Marijuana, Legal Cannabis, $15 Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Wage
Rahm throws his weight behind tax, marijuana reforms
Mayor Emanuel supports key proposals from Gov.-elect Pritzker, with plans to use Chicago’s share of revenues to address pensions
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Ted CoxRahm Emanuel, J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Pensions, Illinois Pensions, Illinois Pension Crisis, Progressive Income Tax, Chicago Casino, Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Capital Bill, Illinois Gas Tax
Teachers' Pension Fund drops detention firms
The Chicago teachers' fund pulls $548,000 from two prison companies taking part in President Trump's immigrant detention
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Jay Rehak, Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, Illinois Pensions, Immigrant Detention, Private Prisons, Dick Durbin, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, Chicago Teachers Union, Jesse Sharkey
Teachers flunk limit on raises
IEA says new cap on end-of-career raises was 'buried' in budget legislation, will hurt students
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Jim Reed, Kathi Griffin, Dale Fowler, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Education, Illinois Pensions
