PRESS RELEASE: Illinois Policy Institute opposes Nekritz-Biss pension plan

12/31/2012

PRESS RELEASE from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE EXPERTS AVAILABLE IN CHICAGO AND SPRINGFIELD MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Rickert or Daniel Anthony daniel@illinoispolicy.org or (312) 607-4977 Illinois Policy Institute opposes Nekritz-Biss pension plan Yes, pensions must reformed, but the Nekritz-Biss bill would worsen the pension crisis, not fix it SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Jan. 8, 2013) Illinois lawmakers...

Institute on Chicago Tonight: Why pension talks aren’t real reform

12/31/2012

Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman joined Carol Marin and a panel of experts on WTTW's Chicago Tonight to discuss pension reform in Illinois.

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House committee passes ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion

12/31/2012

Earlier today, the House Appropriations-Human Services Committee heard House Bill 6253. This bill would impose ObamaCare's massive expansion of Medicaid eligibility in Illinois.

Overloading a broken Medicaid program hurts the most vulnerable

12/31/2012

On Friday, state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan, a Republican from Park Ridge, signed onto ObamaCare's expansion. She, too, voted for the moratorium on expanding the program earlier this year.

ObamaCare federal funding drop-off creates future fiscal cliff for states

12/31/2012

Sometimes it seems politicians and lobbyists pack in more flip-flops than a busload of college kids heading off on spring break. Principles are shorn. Taxpayers are fleeced.

Institute on Politics Tonight: Ted Dabrowski talks pension reform

12/31/2012

Institute Vice President of Policy Ted Dabrowski and Tribune reporter Ray Long joined Politics Tonight on Jan. 2 to discuss pension reform in Illinois.

Cronyism costs taxpayers big

By Benjamin VanMetre

12/31/2012

Legislation to temporarily avoid the fiscal cliff was supposed to be a move toward comprehensive tax reform. It was the opposite. The deal included dozens of corporate tax breaks that will cost taxpayers billions.

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State-funded ObamaCare insurance exchange: a bad deal for Illinois

12/31/2012

Not only is it optional for states to establish an exchange, but states that defer to a federal exchange will also save upward of $100 million annually in exchange costs.

Illinois can’t afford DCFS appropriation

12/31/2012

Paul Kersey Director of Labor Reform A state with $9 billion in unpaid bills and at least $96 billion in unfunded pension obligations cannot afford to overpay for anything, even wages for child protection workers. So while some lawmakers may want to grant the Department of Children and Family Services, or DCFS, with a supplemental...

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PRESS RELEASE: Illinois Policy Institute opposes Nekritz-Biss pension plan

Institute on Chicago Tonight: Why pension talks aren’t real reform

House committee passes ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion

Overloading a broken Medicaid program hurts the most vulnerable

ObamaCare federal funding drop-off creates future fiscal cliff for states

Institute on ABC 7 News: Talks on Illinois pension crisis end without deal

Institute on Politics Tonight: Ted Dabrowski talks pension reform

Cronyism costs taxpayers big

State-funded ObamaCare insurance exchange: a bad deal for Illinois

Illinois can’t afford DCFS appropriation

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