If this Supreme Court strikes down the IRS subsidies in states without a state-based health-insurance exchange, Illinois employers and employees would see much-needed relief.
At the rate pension costs are expected to increase, by 2029 the state will spend more on retirement costs than on aid to schools.
The Quinn administration ordered that all caregivers must attend a training session hosted by SEIU in order to continue receiving Medicaid benefits.
"Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men." - Mortimer Adler
Illinois taxpayers are the ones who must ultimately pay the price for crony deals.
In 2005, Alaska froze the state’s traditional defined-benefit pension plan and created a self-managed 401(k)-style retirement plan for new public employees and teachers.
A Supreme Court ruling striking down the IRS subsidies in all 50 states would provide an important opportunity for reform.
Voters will weigh in on non-binding referendums including a minimum-wage increase and a millionaires tax, as well as constitutional amendments on existing crime victims’ rights and voting rights.
More than 70 cents out of every new education dollar already goes to teacher retirement costs.
Voters may also want to consider whether these rights need to be part of the Illinois Constitution, even if they do seem desirable.
Illinois is last in the U.S. for putting people back to work.
Unemployment rates fell for most of Illinois’ metropolitan statistical areas in September, according to a press release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, seven out of 10 Illinois metro areas are not showing any signs of an economic recovery when it comes to putting people back to work. Champaign, Chicago and Springfield are showing...