03.24.17
On March 22, two State Senate committees heard testimony on Illinois’ fiscal crisis. The not surprising message of the nearly three-hour hearing: the State’s budget problems have built up over many years, driven largely by rising pension costs, and will not be easy to fix.
Thomas...
03.10.17
In addition to many other obstacles to achieving a balanced budget, Illinois now faces another setback this week, this time in the form of under-performing revenues. A...
02.24.17
As Illinois endured its 20th month without a complete budget, Governor Bruce Rauner proposed a financial plan for the upcoming fiscal year with a significant operating deficit and no details on how to address the State’s multi-billion backlog of unpaid bills.
The...
02.10.17
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Prior to the release of the Governor’s annual budget recommendation, the...
02.10.17
The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation today released its annual Roadmap , with recommendations to restore fiscal balance to Illinois.
Illinois has gone more than 19...
01.26.17
After nearly 19 months without a budget, Illinois’ backlog of unpaid bills currently stands at over $10.9 billion [1] . Without a comprehensive plan to...
01.12.17
Surveys show that Americans are divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act. With the incoming administration in Washington...
01.11.17
The following letter to the editor was published the week of January 8, 2017.
January 1 marked the beginning of the 19th month in which Illinois has operated without a comprehensive, balanced budget. To be clear, recently expired “stopgap” measures should not be considered a budget,...
12.28.16
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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12.19.16
2017 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2017...
