State Paid Additional $551 Million for Last Year’s Bonds
Earlier this week the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation released…
Earlier this week the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation released…
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District recently announced that it is facing a $24 million budget deficit for FY2011. After hearing a report of the FY2011…
The Civic Federation’s “Cost of the Crisis” report is the focus of this article. The Federation says that because of the State of Illinois’ declining bond ratings, taxpayers may have to pay an additional $551.3 million in extra borrowing…
In this blog post, Greg Hinz examines the Civic Federation’s “Cost of the Crisis” report that…
This news article discusses the Civic Federation’s “Cost of the Crisis” report. The article…
(CHICAGO) The Civic Federation released today a comparative analysis of the cost of the $9.6 billion in bonds the State of Illinois issued between September 2009 and July 2010. The report estimated that Illinois government may pay as much…
This issue brief provides a comparative analysis of the cost of the $9.6 billion in bonds the State of Illinois issued between September 2009 and July 2010. The report estimates that Illinois government may pay as much as $551.3 million…
In a discussion on the Fox Chicago Sunday news program about the City of Chicago’s budget shortfall, Civic Federation President Laurence Msall discusses the effect that privatization of some City services may have on closing the gap.
A recent report shows that nearly all the bond subsidies promised under the Build America Bond (BAB) program are being paid by the federal government to issuers applying for the credit without significant administrative delay. The BAB…