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State lawmakers finally respond to pension alarm
— A fire alarm blared throughout the Capitol on Wednesday as state lawmakers gathered to take a first but small step toward resolving Illinois' massive government worker pension crisis. The symbolism of legislators rushing toward the exits in...
Tags: John J Cullerton, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Elaine Nekritz, Illinois Governor
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Illinois sets July 9 deadline for plan to fix pensions
ReutersBy Joanne von Alroth and Karen Pierog SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 19 (Reuters) - In the first sign of compromise after weeks of political impasse, Illinois lawmakers in a special session on Wednesday set up a rarely used conference committee in an effort...Tags: Matt Murphy, Economy, Business and Finance, John J Cullerton, Illinois General Assembly, Michael Zalewski
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State lawmakers set up committee to tackle pension reform
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- The General Assembly is in special session today to form a conference committee of lawmakers who will try to come up with a way to break a stalemate on government worker pension reform. The Senate got the ball rolling by voting 45-11 not...Tags: John J Cullerton, Pension and Welfare, Elaine Nekritz, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn
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Lawmakers may punt on pensions
State lawmakers return to the Capitol on Wednesday to consider fixes to Illinois' financially woeful government worker pension system, but the heaviest lifting they're likely to do is to vote to form a committee to seek an elusive compromise. Lacking...
Tags: John J Cullerton, Economy, Business and Finance, Democratic Party, Christine Radogno, Parties and Movements
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Don't count Cullerton out
"You must be one of those (expletives) from Room 6." I don't remember the first 10 words my now-wife spoke to me back then, much less the exact first words of old friends. Except, that is, for Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton, D-Chicago....
Tags: John J Cullerton, Illinois General Assembly, Pension and Welfare, Students, Illinois Governor
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Pension reform: It's not looking pretty
As Illinois daily sinks ever deeper into the financial cesspool, 35 states are considering cutting taxes, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Indiana cut its personal income tax 5 percent over two years and, with a variety of...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Economy, Business and Finance, John J Cullerton, Pension and Welfare, Illinois Governor
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Corrections and clarifications for Tuesday, June 18, 2013
•An editorial on Monday incorrectly included Sen. Don Harmon on a list of state Senate Democratic leaders who voted against a pension reform bill sponsored by House Speaker Michael Madigan. Harmon voted for the bill. •In a Nov. 13 article... -
Editorial: The obstructionists, Part 4
Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley, who's exploring a run for governor, took a stab at Illinois' pension stalemate Monday. He had some good ideas for how Gov. Pat Quinn could force the issue — starting with a promise to veto any faux...
Tags: Bill Daley, Jason Barickman, Rita Mayfield, Kyle McCarter, Martin Sandoval
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Campaign politics injected into pension debate
Democratic governor candidate Bill Daley injected campaign politics into the simmering policy debate on public pension reform, chastising Gov. Pat Quinn for a lack of leadership and potential candidate Attorney General Lisa Madigan for remaining mum on...
Tags: Richard M. Daley, Bill Daley, Cartoons, Springfield, Pension and Welfare
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Voice of the People, Jun. 19
What would Abe do? Even in the time of Abraham Lincoln you needed moral integrity plus either political capital or political savvy to get anything meaningful accomplished. Lincoln had the moral integrity and political savvy; today's politicians are...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Chicago Tribune, Illinois Governor, Park Forest, Pat Quinn
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Quinn, lawmakers agree to form pension reform committee
Clout StreetUnable to round up enough Senate votes for a sweeping measure to overhaul the state’s public employee pension system, Gov. Pat Quinn has backed off in favor of a plan to a form a committee designed to forge a compromise on the hot-button issue....Tags: John J Cullerton, Pension and Welfare, Executive Branch, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn
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Illinois pension fix headed to legislative conference committee
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Seeking to break a weeks-long impasse in efforts to fix the state's woefully underfunded pension system, Illinois will turn to a rarely used legislative conference committee in hopes of reaching a compromise solution, Governor Pat...Tags: Labor Legislation, John J Cullerton, Illinois General Assembly, Pension and Welfare, Illinois Governor
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