The Government Severance Pay Act would spare taxpayers the burden of providing excessive severance payouts to outgoing public officials.

A constitutional amendment to impose fiscal discipline on state lawmakers is gaining bipartisan support.

The Government Severance Pay Act would restrict outgoing officials from exiting office with excessive severance pay.

The Government Severance Pay Act would restrict outgoing officials from exiting office with excessive severance pay.

Instead of pushing for further tax hikes on tapped-out taxpayers, lawmakers should rally behind a bipartisan effort to limit state spending.

Mandating more reasonable spending growth is the first step in a journey back to solvency for Illinois. The cap provides certainty today for a more responsible state government tomorrow.