12.26.13
The following posts were among the most highly read on the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability’s blog in 2013 and represent some of the most closely followed Illinois fiscal issues this year:
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10.28.13
The health insurance programs for the State of Illinois’ retired public school teachers outside of Chicago and downstate community college employees face mounting backlogs of unpaid claims as costs continue to outpace revenues, according to a recent report.
The...
07.23.13
The following opinion piece by Civic Federation President Laurence Msall was published by Crain's Chicago Business on July 23, 2013...
05.21.13
Due to a surge in income tax receipts, the Illinois Comptroller’s Office has been able to reduce the State’s backlog of unpaid bills by $3.8 billion in the last four months.
General Funds bills and other payables in the Comptroller’s Office...
05.13.13
The Civic Federation supports Governor Pat Quinn’s $62.4 billion FY2014 recommended operating budget for balancing revenues and expenditures without borrowing and making progress toward...
02.25.13
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...
02.14.13
Even though the Illinois General Assembly recently appropriated an additional six months of funding for State group health insurance, unpaid bills relating to the program are expected to increase by more than $200 million to $1.6 billion by the end of the current budget year.
The...
01.10.13
The 97 th Illinois General Assembly’s closing session ended on January 9, 2013, leaving many questions unresolved about the State’s current budget year and fiscal sustainability in the face of its $97 billion unfunded pension...