1,179 bills became law last session – just 5% had a price tag

02/19/2019

Fiscal notes serve as price tags on bills in the General Assembly. Lawmakers’ habit of omitting them limits their ability to make well-informed decisions.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, budget, COGFA: Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, Dale Righter, Fiscal Notes, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, progressive income tax, taxes

Pennsylvania introduces 401(k)-style plans for government workers

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

06/12/2017

The size of Illinois’ pension crisis requires even bolder pension reform that includes 401(k)-style plans for public employees.

TAGS: 401(k), Dale Righter, Jeanne Ives, Pennsylvania, pensions

Illinois senator’s proposal offers pension reform through 401(k)-style plans

By Ted Dabrowski

05/11/2017

State Sen. Dale Righter, R-Mattoon, has proposed a plan that would give all state workers access to retirement plans that offer portability and flexibility – and an escape from Illinois’ broken pension system.

TAGS: Dale Righter, pensions, SURS: State Universities Retirement System

A principled stand against pension “fix”

By Matt Paprocki

12/04/2013

Lawmakers met in Springfield on Tuesday for a special session on pension reform. After an early morning committee hearing, a gathering of each of the four legislative caucuses and several hours of lengthy floor debates, a pension bill passed the House and Senate, and now awaits Gov. Pat Quinn’s signature. The Illinois Policy Institute adamantly...

TAGS: Brad Halbrook, Brian Stewart, Dale Righter, Dan Duffy, David Harris, David Luechtefeld, defined benefit plans, Dwight Kay, Jason Barickman, Jeanne Ives, Joe Sosnowski, Kyle McCarter, pensions, Senate Bill 1, Tom Cross, Tom Morrison

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1,179 bills became law last session – just 5% had a price tag

Pennsylvania introduces 401(k)-style plans for government workers

Illinois senator’s proposal offers pension reform through 401(k)-style plans

A principled stand against pension “fix”

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