Pritzker signs pension sweetener bill without knowing the cost

By Adam Schuster

12/20/2019

Illinois’ pension crisis is the nation’s worst. Maybe that’s because elected officials take a problem they aren’t sure exists, apply a solution they don’t know will work and never determine the cost.

TAGS: bipartisan, consolidation, constitutional amendment, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Illinois Constitution, JB Pritzker, lawmakers, safe harbor, Springfield

Illinois lawmakers pass pension sweeteners without knowing the cost

By Adam Schuster

11/20/2019

Illinois has nation’s worst pension debt. Maybe that’s because state lawmakers take a problem they aren’t sure exists, apply a solution they don’t know will work and never determine the cost.

TAGS: Civic Federation, firefighter pensions, IRS: Internal Revenue Service, Jason Barickman, municipal pensions, pensions, police pensions, public safety, safe harbor, Social Security

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