Some Pension Bond Proceeds Could End Up in General Funds
In addition to the tax increase and spending limits bill approved in the last hours of the 96th Illinois General Assembly,…
In addition to the tax increase and spending limits bill approved in the last hours of the 96th Illinois General Assembly,…
In the last hours of the 96th Illinois General Assembly, on January 11, 2011, the legislature took significant action on the State’s budget by passing a bill to increase personal income tax rates from 3% to 5% and corporate income tax…
On January 13, 2011, the Civic Federation sent this letter to Governor Quinn urging him to sign Senate Bill 3778. Click here to read a Civic…
Over the course of 2010 the IIFS blog explored a number of State of Illinois budget topics ranging from Medicaid/HMO funding issues to the State public pension system. Posts on the IIFS blog not only supplement IIFS publications, but also…
In 2010 the Civic Federation blog provided comprehensive information about government and fiscal issues across Illinois for the public, government officials and media. In a range of posts on topics from the…
Congress appears to have sealed the fate of the federal Build America Bond (BAB) subsidy by not including renewal of the program in the package of unemployment benefits and…
Illinois lawmakers are on a fast-track schedule to reform the State’s Medicaid program, but proposals from state officials and other experts appear to face stiff opposition. As…
UPDATE: The Civic Federation commends Governor Pat Quinn for signing Senate Bill 3538,…
State of Illinois officials want to tighten procedures for Medicaid by using electronic data to verify eligibility—a step also viewed as crucial to deal with the surge in Medicaid enrollment expected under federal healthcare reform. On…