Big State, Big Cuts, Little Room
The Civic Federation is quoted in this article that details the challenges facing Illinois government agencies in their efforts to reduce expenditures to help the State balance its budget.
The Civic Federation is quoted in this article that details the challenges facing Illinois government agencies in their efforts to reduce expenditures to help the State balance its budget.
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The Civic Federation opposes Governor Pat Quinn’s $52 billion FY2011 recommended operating budget for the State of Illinois because it is unbalanced and does too little to address the State’s fiscal crisis. The Governor’s recommended…
Although some national economic indicators suggest that the global recession, which began in December 2007, is showing signs of a gradual recovery, many state budgets are more stressed…
Although the proposed FY2011operating budget for the State of Illinois, which includes a $4.7 billion annual deficit and carrying forward $6 billion in…
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This article discusses the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation’s finding that the Illinois two-year budget deficit will reach at least $12.8 billion by the end of FY2010 as a result of the loss of tax…
In this blog post, Crain’s Chicago Business columnist Greg Hinz examines the findings of an analysis conducted by the Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability’s of the FY2010 enacted State of Illinois budget,…