Analysis-Pension reform in Illinois? Not so fast
This article discusses recent developments from the seven-member legislative conference committee appointed by Governor Quinn to find a solution to the State’s…
This article discusses recent developments from the seven-member legislative conference committee appointed by Governor Quinn to find a solution to the State’s…
This editorial discusses findings from the Civic Federation’s FY2014 State of Illinois Enacted Budget Analysis. The analysis said the State is not prepared to handle unsustainable pension…
This segment covers the release of the FY2014 Enacted Budget Analysis by the Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability on October 2. The report warns this year’s…
Aided by an unexpected surge in income tax collections in April 2013, the State of Illinois’ backlog of unpaid bills is projected to decline to roughly $5.8 billion at the end of FY2014. As shown in the table below and discussed in a…
Over the next few weeks, many Chicago-area local governments will be releasing their proposed budgets for fiscal year 2014. In preparation for the upcoming budget releases, this blog will recap the Civic Federation’s significant…
Failure to address pension crisis, plan for upcoming revenue loss threatens to erase progress on State’s backlog of unpaid bills (CHICAGO) – An analysis released today by the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic…
This analysis of the State of Illinois’ Fiscal Year 2014 Enacted Budget finds that the budget may represent a high-water mark, with future years bringing sharp reductions in revenues and further consequences of the unresolved pension…
The State of Illinois does not currently have a comprehensive policy on economic development incentives. Instead, the State offers a wide variety of financial incentives that reduce specific State or local tax burdens for businesses…
An effort to clear Illinois’ Medicaid program of ineligible enrollees has led to the removal of 128,700 participants, but State savings are expected to be far lower than hoped by lawmakers, according to testimony at a legislative hearing…