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Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger, with Jamey Dunn and Hilary Russell contributingThe latest scheme for the General Assembly to get closer to a balanced budget is to borrow money to fully pay the state’s contribution into the public employee pension system and to free ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerWithout a state budget in place eight days before a new fiscal year starts, Gov. Pat Quinn said in Springfield on Monday that he would not accept a budget proposal that would chop state funding for human services by half, as advanced by D...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerWatch for a new pension proposal that could help buy some time for the state to recover from the economic slump and free up about $2 billion during the next cash-strapped year.Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration could propose issuing pensio...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey Dunn
A bipartisan reform group raised the concern today that the majority of Illinois high-school graduates are not prepared for college or the workforce.
According to Robin Steans, Advance Illinois executive director and sister of Democratic...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnU.S. Sen. Roland Burris will not face perjury charges in Sangamon County related to his testimony in January before the Illinois House committee that impeached then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Schmidt said in ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey Dunn
A bipartisan reform group raised the concern today that the majority of Illinois high-school graduates are not prepared for college or the workforce.
According to Robin Steans, Advance Illinois executive director and sister of Democratic...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Hilary RussellIf July 1 turns into a “doomsday” for state-funded human services, thousands of children in foster care could lose their homes within three months, according to the Childcare Association of Illinois.The advocacy group organized a stan...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerThe General Assembly will return to the Capitol in a special legislative session Tuesday afternoon, seven days before a new fiscal year starts without a state budget in place. However, legislative leaders appear unlikely to agree on a way...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger, Jamey Dunn and Hilary RussellGov. Pat Quinn’s administration is starting a full-court press to pressure state lawmakers into approving an income tax increase to help avoid catastrophic cuts, highlighting cuts to human services. The Ge...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Hilary RussellIn the legal community, rates of mental illness, including depression and substance abuse —especially alcoholism — are rising, according to the National Law Journal. The economy is part of the problem, but demand for treatment also is...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Hilary RussellThe exchange of contracts for political contributions, known as “pay-to-play” politics, appears to have extended itself into academic life. Only this time, people were trying to use clout to influence the acceptance of certain student...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
by Jamey DunnThe top four legislative leaders and Gov. Pat Quinn agreed that they will have to cut spending from a budget that is severely out of whack before resorting to tax hikes to plug the deficit. But how soon those cuts could be made and when lawma...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
Read the latest Illinois Issues magazine to read how the quest for the American Dream led to a national economic nightmare.Also read "Culture of caring" to explore how the federal government relies on a wide range of Illinois nonprofits to provide human s...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerLess than 12 hours after the Illinois General Assembly left the Statehouse without knowing how state government services would be funded for the full fiscal year 2010, Gov. Pat Quinn said he would start sending notices to social service p...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger, with Hilary Russell and Jamey Dunn contributingThe General Assembly approved a bare bones budget that funds human services at 50 percent of Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposed levels, but the governor indicated Sunday night that he would not si...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger, with Hilary Russell and Jamey Dunn contributingThe General Assembly approved a bare bones budget that funds human services at 50 percent of Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposed levels, but the governor indicated Sunday night that he would not si...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnA bill that would limit campaign contributions for the first time in Illinois passed both chambers, but critics said the proposal wouldn’t take reform efforts far enough.The House voted to approve HB 7, the campaign finance reform bill that...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger, with Hilary Russell and Jamey Dunn contributingThe General Assembly approved a bare bones budget that funds human services at 50 percent of Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposed levels, but the governor indicated Sunday night that he would not si...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey Dunn and Bethany Jaeger, with Hilary Russell contributingSome of yesterday’s moving parts actually started revolving around each other late in the day Thursday. The Illinois Senate approved two major revenue enhancements, one a sizable tax hike...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey Dunn, with Hilary Russell contributingIllinois voters could have the chance to vote on whether they want authority to boot the governor from office, thanks to a measure that passed the House Saturday.The House approved a similar effort last year ...
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