State Higher Education Funding Still Below FY2015
Despite a stopgap spending measure enacted on June 30, 2016, State of Illinois appropriations for higher education remain below expenditures in…
Despite a stopgap spending measure enacted on June 30, 2016, State of Illinois appropriations for higher education remain below expenditures in…
The Civic Federation is proud to partner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to co-host "Medicaid Expansion and the Affordable Care Act: A Fiscal Checkup,” The event will take place on Monday, April 4, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the…
The Civic Federation is pleased to once again partner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to co-host a half-day forum, “Medicaid Expansion and the Affordable Care Act: A Fiscal Checkup” on Monday, April 4 from 8:00 a.m. to…
The Civic Federation and Motorola Solutions Foundation are pleased to announce the 2015 Excellence in Public Service honoree, Karen Tamley, Commissioner of the City of Chicago’s Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities. The award…
The Civic Federation cannot support Cook County’s proposed FY2016 budget of $4.5 billion because it is based on a one percentage point increase in the County’s sales tax…
The Civic Federation’s Annual Civic Awards Luncheon honoring Tyrone C. Fahner and The Boeing Company has been rescheduled for Monday, September 21 at 11:30 a.m. at the Palmer House Hilton. The event was not held on Thursday, June 18 as…
The fate of a proposal to use more than $5 billion in new federal funds to overhaul the State of Illinois’ Medicaid program remains unclear as a new gubernatorial administration takes office in Springfield. As…
Local governments across the country are searching for ways to more humanely and cost-effectively treat individuals with mental illnesses who come into contact with the criminal justice system. According to a…
As the State of Illinois nears its deadline for moving Medicaid recipients into managed care, three managed care organizations have been disciplined for providing poor quality medical care or failing to comply with operational requirements…
Despite its name, a social impact bond (SIB) is not a debt instrument and does not require a government to issue debt. Rather, an SIB is a social impact financing arrangement whereby funds are raised from private sector investors to…