Major problems: Creates a super-legislature by delegating lawmaking to an un-elected Commission. Creates a pathway for Commission-directed tax hikes without a vote of the legislature. If either the House Speaker or the Senate President does not call a disapproval vote, the bill becomes law. The chamber heads are required to certify it unless a joint...
None of the plans Illinois lawmakers are considering will go anywhere near solving the states long-term pension crisis.
PRESS RELEASE from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE EXPERTS AVAILABLE IN CHICAGO AND SPRINGFIELD MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Rickert or Daniel Anthony daniel@illinoispolicy.org or (312) 607-4977 Illinois Policy Institute opposes Nekritz-Biss pension plan Yes, pensions must reformed, but the Nekritz-Biss bill would worsen the pension crisis, not fix it SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Jan. 8, 2013) Illinois lawmakers...
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman joined Carol Marin and a panel of experts on WTTW's Chicago Tonight to discuss pension reform in Illinois.
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Riley & Scot talk with Illinois Policy Institute CEO, John Tillman, on IL taxpayers feeling the impact of Democrats' 67% income tax hike and the progress on pension reform talks.
A major component of the Nekritz-Biss pension proposal is a funding guarantee for pension payments. The proposal says:
On Friday, state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan, a Republican from Park Ridge, signed onto ObamaCare's expansion. She, too, voted for the moratorium on expanding the program earlier this year.
Sometimes it seems politicians and lobbyists pack in more flip-flops than a busload of college kids heading off on spring break. Principles are shorn. Taxpayers are fleeced.
Institute CEO John Tillman discusses pension reform
Institute Vice President of Policy Ted Dabrowski and Tribune reporter Ray Long joined Politics Tonight on Jan. 2 to discuss pension reform in Illinois.
Legislation to temporarily avoid the fiscal cliff was supposed to be a move toward comprehensive tax reform. It was the opposite. The deal included dozens of corporate tax breaks that will cost taxpayers billions.
Not only is it optional for states to establish an exchange, but states that defer to a federal exchange will also save upward of $100 million annually in exchange costs.