(The full text of this article is available only to the publication’s subscribers.) This article reports that laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly are rarely accompanied by “fiscal notes” which detail a law’s financial impact on the State. The Civic Federation said members of the General Assembly should demand independently prepared fiscal notes to understand the financial impact of…
The State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap, issued on January 30, 2012 by the Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, relies on a five-year budget analysis by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS). The HFS analysis is now available on the website of the State’s Budgeting for Results Commission. The HFS analysis sheds light on the complexity of…
This article examines the State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap released January 30th by the Civic Federation’s Illinois research institute. The analysis warns that the State could see its backlog of unpaid bills rise to $34.8 billion by FY2017. The Civic Federation urges immediate action to address unsustainable trends in the State’s pension and Medicaid systems.
In this editorial the Chicago Tribune urges Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to address the future of the State’s budget in light of the scheduled partial sunset of the temporary income tax increase in FY2015. The editorial cites budget projections and recommendations made in the Civic Federation’s State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap.
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall is interviewed about the State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap released by the Federation’s Illinois research institute. The Civic Federation urges immediate action by the Governor and General Assembly to address unsustainable trends in the State’s pension and Medicaid programs.
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall discusses the Federation’s State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap in this roundtable discussion with Anders Lindall, Public Affairs Director of AFSCME and John Bouman, President of the Sargent Shriver Center on Poverty Law. The Civic Federation warns that the State of Illinois could face an unprecedented $34.8 billion backlog of unpaid bills if action…
(CHICAGO) The Civic Federation’s Illinois research institute warns that Illinois could face an unprecedented $34.8 billion backlog of unpaid bills if action is not taken immediately by the Governor and General Assembly to stabilize the State’s finances in FY2013 and beyond. The Federation’s new FY2013 Budget Roadmap analyzes the state’s current fiscal position, reviews Governor Quinn’s three-year…
Prior to the release of the Governor’s annual budget recommendation the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation releases an analysis of the State of Illinois’ fiscal condition. The FY2013 Roadmap includes a review of Governor Quinn’s three-year budget plan, a rough five-year budget projection for FY2013 to FY2017 and recommendations for the Governor and General…
On January 19, 2012, Governor Pat Quinn announced plans to close a State psychiatric hospital in Tinley Park and a State residential facility for the developmentally disabled in Jacksonville. The Tinley Park Mental Health Center is scheduled to cease operations in July 2012, while the Jacksonville Developmental Center is expected to close in October 2012. As discussed here and here, the two…
This “All Things Considered” segment examines the State of Illinois’ budget one year after last year’s income tax increase. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said that even with the tax increase the State of Illinois still has an operating deficit of approximately $500 million. He added that with unfunded pension liabilities of over $80 billion, the State needs to make a significant…
