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Medicaid Panel Urges Review of Hospital Detox Services for Opioid Addiction

A key Illinois Medicaid panel has recommended that the State move away from costly and often ineffective…

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Illinois Enacted FY2020 Budget Part II: The Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan

In an earlier blog post, the Civic Federation analyzed the FY2020 budget enacted by the General Assembly. At the time, the…

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Illinois’ Pension Buyout Savings Far Less than Expected

A new pension buyout plan designed to save hundreds of millions of dollars for the State of Illinois in the fiscal year that just ended actually generated relatively…

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New Illinois Health Insurer Tax to Generate $1.1 Billion in Federal Revenues

Amid the frenzied activity at the end of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session, a little-noticed tax on health…

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The Property Tax Appeal Board Backlog: A History and Recommendations

Click here to read the full report.Click here to read the press release…

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Medicaid 101: How $477 Million Turns into $1.2 Billion

Governor J.B. Pritzker’s FY2020 budget features an array of revenue-raising proposals, such as…

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State of Illinois FY2020 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations

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Governor Cancels FY2020 Pension Holiday Plan after April Income Tax Surge

Following an unexpected influx of income tax revenues in April 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has dropped a controversial proposal to delay funding for the State’s financially troubled pension funds. The pension holiday, proposed…

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Will Illinois’ Next Capital Bill be a Boon or a Boondoggle?

It has been ten years since Illinois’ last major capital bill, but a new one may come as soon as…

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Governor Offers More Details on Graduated Income Tax Plan

A Civic Federation blog post last week raised questions about the revenue estimate attached to Governor J.B.…