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Strong Medicine Needed to Cure Illinois’ Fiscal Ills

The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation today released its annual Roadmap, with recommendations to restore fiscal balance…

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State of Illinois FY2018 Budget Roadmap

Click here to read the full report.Prior to the release of the Governor’s annual budget recommendation, the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic…

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Should Illinois Borrow to Pay Off the Bill Backlog?

After nearly 19 months without a budget, Illinois’ backlog of unpaid bills currently stands at over $10.9 billion …

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A Review of Medicaid Expansion in Illinois under the Affordable Care Act

Surveys show that Americans are divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act. With the incoming administration…

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2016 Year in Review for Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability Blog Posts

The following are the five most read blog posts presented by the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability in 2016. These posts discuss issues ranging from penalties on Illinois’ overdue bills to the ongoing state budget impasse.…

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Civic Federation 2017 Legislative Priorities

2017 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2017 include …

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State of Illinois Diversions of Transportation Funds

How much of the State of Illinois’ transportation funding has been diverted for other uses? The issue has attracted new attention because of a …

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State of Illinois Pension Contributions to Increase Significantly in FY2018

Recent decisions by two of the largest State of Illinois retirement systems are expected to result in significant increases to statutorily required pension contributions in the upcoming budget year. This blog post discusses the decisions…

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Illinois to Seek Federal Funding for Behavioral Healthcare Overhaul

August 24, 2016 UPDATE 3: The State now plans to post the draft waiver application on August 26 and hold public hearings in Springfield…

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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…