State Pension & Budget Update State Pension and Budget Update http://www.niu.edu/statebudget http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 25 May 2012 14:03:34 -0500 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:03:17 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com Madigan outlines pension legislation State Journal-Register (5/25/2012) http://www.sj-r.com/thedome/x624605892/Madigan-outlines-pension-legislation 9B459EBE-EDAB-49EC-9A86-0A55442FAFE3 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:03:17 -0500 Illinois House, Senate prepare to cut below Quinn budget State Journal-Register (5/25/2012) http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x132510629/Illinois-House-Senate-prepare-to-cut-below-Quinn-budget D6021CB6-ECFD-4623-891C-3A01A57A9218 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:03:00 -0500 Higher education officials prepping for bad news from Springfield Quad City Times (5/25/2012) http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/higher-education-officials-prepping-for-bad-news-from-springfield/article_f18aa466-a680-11e1-ba29-0019bb2963f4.html 12D7CBB2-811F-429D-B56C-5FE721CBF498 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:46 -0500 Pension Games Chicago Tribune (5/25/2012) http://bit.ly/KmHmdh 8287BE9C-58D7-4024-BAE3-A49C95FCC975 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:33 -0500 When it came to pensions, state officials looked out for No. 1 Chicago Tribune (5/25/2012) http://trib.in/KmFaT8 5332A6B1-3956-4075-BDF1-523C8EF773A5 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:19 -0500 Hefty payouts, but few regrets Chicago Tribune (5/25/2012) http://trib.in/KmFlhe F5180698-E788-4B15-BAE6-C1E9A8CE3951 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:07 -0500 Madigan: Retirement age won't be raised to 67 StLToday (5/24/2012) http://bit.ly/KmFUHP 18A76B41-8A55-4A16-A6D5-463914172AF1 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:01:54 -0500 Illinois Speaker Madigan: Pension changes won't force public employees to work until age 67 The Republic (5/24/2012) http://bit.ly/KmG0iz DF8A3406-BB10-4F7B-A28C-C7D8E58C0241 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:01:38 -0500 Quinn angry about new Illinois gambling bill WLS-TV ABC 7 (5/24/2012) http://bit.ly/KmG4Pv 62BAF30D-930E-40D8-B1A5-87A30B29A3EB Fri, 25 May 2012 14:01:24 -0500 Firefighters Lose as Rising Pensions Spur Broken Promises BloombergBusinessweek (5/24/2012) http://buswk.co/KNNiyI 13C5A0BF-F28C-4AA7-96E0-9ACA6174CDC5 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:01:10 -0500 Sheila Simon: Do what’s best for the long term The State Journal-Register (5/24/2012) http://bit.ly/KNT1V8 B16D2C4D-8CF6-443A-AC6C-B7B85AD95CC1 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:56 -0500 Our View: Clock ticking on action out of Springfield Daily Chronicle (5/23/2012) http://bit.ly/KNMUQJ 8E50BF7D-13DF-40C7-A054-A2DA5E2AB801 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:43 -0500 Is higher retirement age a no go in pension talks? Pantagraph (5/23/2012) http://bit.ly/KNNCNM 0C81AC48-1C94-4FA0-B0EB-C3B5709590C9 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:26 -0500 Crunch time Chicago Tribune (5/23/2012) http://trib.in/JRj2DH 86C0A1AC-19DA-4AC5-9717-0F8040F736F9 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:12 -0500 Illinois' retired workers await changes to their health costs Rockford Register Star (5/21/2012) http://bit.ly/KbAnnJ D6B7F012-F27E-477C-889D-DD0C3E83E0C3 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:59:58 -0500 Letter: Ways to save on pensions The State Journal-Register (5/21/2012) http://bit.ly/K7Ib9Q F4A00F1D-B1F3-4A3B-A08D-98D3B706005C Tue, 22 May 2012 13:28:08 -0500 Our View: State retirees should pay health premiums like everybody else Peoria Journal Star (5/21/2012) http://bit.ly/K7HsWh EFB0B405-C727-4D20-8C20-BED70144CC48 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:27:55 -0500 Flider: ‘We need to stop the red ink’ WJBC (5/21/2012) http://bit.ly/K7I91T F0284FE6-9117-4044-AD7C-6FF30891BCC5 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:27:43 -0500 Illinois' retired workers await changes to their health costs Rockford Register Star (5/21/2012) http://bit.ly/KbAnnJ 09E20134-0CDA-464E-B2A1-7F6F4828D3DC Tue, 22 May 2012 13:27:23 -0500 Senate Democrats and Republicans bicker over budget proposal Illinois Issues Blog (5/21/2012) http://bit.ly/KbAeka 5D332617-D976-4E62-B52A-0340D0F0FD97 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:27:10 -0500 Ill. 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Quinn calls for `epic 10 days' to fix pensions, Medicaid StLToday (5/21/2012) http://bit.ly/KbAtM9 A5BA89C3-07BF-4F8A-8D0E-4B09428ABC42 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:26:34 -0500 Quinn dismisses gambling as 'shiny' distraction The State Journal-Register (5/21/2012) http://bit.ly/KbzX0o D4349429-4CFA-4FE7-8E54-70EF7B5A3E08 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:26:21 -0500 Quinn to IL lawmakers: Focus on pension, Medicaid reform IllinoisWatchdog.org (5/21/2012) http://bit.ly/KbzNX3 8D9C7DDB-F5F4-45DD-9F9D-0D55DAE777F2 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:25:48 -0500 Illinois Teacher Pension Reform is Fair and Fiscally Responsible Independent Women's Forum (5/20/2012) http://bit.ly/K7IYYv D245D0E1-2720-4998-9433-1E438A542269 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:25:35 -0500 Pension reform on the way WLDS 1180 AM (5/19/2012) http://bit.ly/K7HPAd 80799A90-71CC-4D6D-AD3A-36CAF7491325 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:25:17 -0500 'Stop the Bleeding' with State Pension Reform Buffalo Grove Patch (5/19/2012) http://bit.ly/K7GQQs 34D4142F-6252-4B30-9606-0ADC332D6EBD Tue, 22 May 2012 13:25:04 -0500 Democrats in Illinois Senate offer budget proposal Bloomberg Businessweek (5/18/2012) http://buswk.co/K7IEcj 23852AF4-1759-47B6-B29E-64BA14DA2752 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:24:51 -0500 Some Illinois cities could take a huge financial hit ConnectTriStates.com (5/18/2012) http://bit.ly/K7Ir8T 5CEDD8D1-7CEC-491F-A672-EE1554829260 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:24:39 -0500 Democrats in Illinois Senate offer budget proposal BND.com (5/18/2012) http://bit.ly/K7I26i 42C0B127-0736-46EC-AACB-4383A274F84B Tue, 22 May 2012 13:24:28 -0500 Illinois Pension And Medicaid Reform Bills Update MyStateLine.com (5/18/2012) http://bit.ly/K7HYUf D39323B5-48DA-468B-9104-F9ECB52317B1 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:24:12 -0500 Pension burden misplaced Chicago Sun-Times (5/18/2012) http://bit.ly/K7IBNH 4A433E47-6759-4167-8104-B3F9D0B03FCA Tue, 22 May 2012 13:23:56 -0500 Topinka endorses cigarette tax hike, with conditions The State Journal-Register (5/17/2012) http://bit.ly/KbA7F8 ED626074-E04D-4A5E-8CD3-2FC39B876076 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:15:06 -0500