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Pilot program for medical marijuana as alternative to opioids goes into effect

02/05/2019
The Opioid Alternative Pilot Program launched Jan. 31, giving more Illinoisans the option to treat pain with medical marijuana in place of opioids.

TAGS: Alternative to Opioids Act, Bruce Rauner, Kelly Cassidy, marijuana, opioid

Rauner signs bill allowing medical marijuana alternative for opioid prescriptions

By Vincent Caruso
08/28/2018
The Alternative to Opioids Act will give more Illinoisans the option to treat pain with medical marijuana.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, criminal justice reform, decriminalization, marijuana, opioid, Toi Hutchinson

Founder of pharmaceutical company indicted for bribing doctors to prescribe opioids

By Amy Korte
11/01/2017
As federal and state officials sound the alarm about opioid abuse, Illinois lawmakers should take steps to root it out of the workers’ compensation system.

TAGS: opioid, physician dispensing, workers compensation

Opioid crisis: Kentucky’s reforms, Illinois’ problems and overprescription in workers’ comp

By Amy Korte
10/16/2017
As opioid abuse ravages Illinois, lawmakers must take action to root out overprescription in the state’s workers’ compensation system.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, Kentucky, opioid, workers compensation

Drug company prepares to pay up to $4.5M to Illinois in opioid marketing lawsuit

By Amy Korte
08/09/2017
Illinois has sued a pharmaceutical company over opioid marketing, yet state lawmakers refuse to reform a workers’ compensation system that encourages the overprescription of dangerous drugs.

TAGS: Lisa Madigan, opioid, physician dispensing, workers compensation

A simple workers’ comp fix could save lives

By Austin Berg
03/23/2017
Physician-dispensed drugs account for more than 60 percent of the cost of prescriptions covered by workers’ comp in Illinois.

TAGS: opioid, physician dispensing, workers compensation

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Pensions / Research Report

Fixing Illinois pension crisis by amending nation’s most-restrictive pension law is legal, effective


Illinois is home to one of the worst pension crises in the country.1 At 39% funded, according to the nonpartisan Pew Charitable Trusts, Illinois has the worst pension funding ratio of any state.2 By contrast, neighboring Wisconsin’s pension system is 103% funded.3 In fiscal year 2022, Illinois’ total gen­eral funds pension costs, includ­ing pension bond...

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Labor / Policy Point

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014
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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016

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