Currie to receive 6-figure pension after first year of retirement

By Austin Berg

09/21/2017

The longtime House majority leader will benefit from a sweetener provision that grants massive pension spikes to career lawmakers after one year of retirement.

TAGS: Barbara Flynn Currie, pensions

House Republicans’ pension plan not the solution Illinois needs

By John Klingner, Ted Dabrowski

06/15/2017

Illinois needs to begin an end to its pension crisis by expanding access to a standalone 401(k)-style plan to all government workers; the new proposal by the House GOP does not accomplish this.

TAGS: 401(k), Barbara Flynn Currie, Illinois House of Representatives, Jim Durkin, John Cullerton, pensions

Illinois House has spent less than 6 hours in session this month

By Austin Berg

05/19/2017

House members have spent as much time playing softball and basketball as they have in session since the beginning of May.

TAGS: Barbara Flynn Currie, budget, Illinois House of Representatives, lawmaker pay, Mike Madigan

State lawmakers don’t really care about the budget

By Austin Berg

05/19/2017

The odds Illinois continues without a budget until 2018 increase sharply if nothing passes before the end of May

TAGS: Barbara Flynn Currie, budget, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois Senate, John Cullerton, Litesa Wallace, Mike Madigan

6 key reasons to say ‘no’ to Flynn Currie pension bill in the Illinois House

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

05/17/2017

Illinois state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie has introduced a pension bill that is unfair to new and current workers, is potentially unconstitutional, bails out Chicago Public Schools’ pensions, and perpetuates Illinois’ broken pension system.

TAGS: Barbara Flynn Currie, budget, Chicago, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Jim Durkin, pensions

Budget Solutions 2020: A 5-year plan to balance Illinois’ budget, pay off debt and cut taxes

Gov. J.B. Pritzker inherited a $2.8 billion budget deficit the moment he stepped into office. Next year, that deficit is projected to be $3.4 billion1. It’s the same story every budget season. But Illinois’ budget crises could be a thing of the past if the state would adopt pension reform, right-size its union contracts and...

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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students