08.25.09
Today the Civic Federation released its analysis of Chicago Public Schools’ proposed FY2010 budget. On page 61 of the analysis we discuss the District’s dramatically...
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08.25.09
The Civic Federation supports the $6.9 billion Chicago Public Schools FY2010 proposed budget. The District employed reasonable measures to balance its budget in light of a $473 million deficit,...
08.12.09
More details are finally available on the FY2010 operating budget, and it would be difficult to describe it as balanced—even on paper.
Depending on how you look at it, there is technically either a $157 million deficit or an $872 million surplus in the budget approved by the General...
08.03.09
Hoping that Illinois lawmakers will agree to an income tax increase later this year, Governor Pat Quinn chose not to make the necessary cuts to work within the budget approved on July 15, 2009 by the General Assembly.
At a press conference on July 31, the Governor said he had already...
07.24.09
Today the Civic Federation released its analysis of the FY2010 City Colleges Tentative Annual Operating Budget, supporting the District’s $492.1 million spending...
07.24.09
The Civic Federation supports the $492.1 million City Colleges of Chicago FY2010 budget because it is a prudent spending plan that both holds the District’s property tax levy flat over the next...
05.11.09
The Civic Federation's Institute for Illinois' Fiscal Sustainability produced this analysis of the proposed FY2010 Illinois operating and capital budgets. The Civic Federation does not support the...
03.09.09
The Civic Federation's Institute for Illinois' Fiscal Sustainability produced this guide for addressing the state's FY2010 budget. The roadmap provides an in-depth outline of best practices for a...