Illinois Lawmakers
Religious Opponents Continue Campaign Against Same-Sex Marriage
About 200 ministers and others gathered in the south suburbs on Tuesday, day calling on the Illinois House to say “no” to legislation to legalize same-sex marriages.
IDOT Secretary Urges Lawmakers To Reject 70 MPH Highway Speed Limit
The state’s top transportation official would like to slow momentum for a move to increase the top speed limit in Illinois.
House Passes Pared-Down Pension Reform Plan
Illinois lawmakers from both parties celebrated a possible breakthrough Thursday in their struggle to solve the multibillion-dollar pension crisis after voting to reduce and delay cost-of-living increases in state employees’ retirement pay — a step the House Republican leader heralded as “the meat and potatoes of pension reform.”
Illinois Pension Cap Survives House Test Vote
A day after Gov. Pat Quinn upbraided lawmakers for inaction on the state’s multibillion-dollar pension mess, House members found a proposal they could get behind, backing a measure to limit the salary on which a public employee’s retirement benefits could be based.
Watchdog Predicts $22B In Unpaid Bills For State Gov’t By 2018
The long list of people the state owes money to could nearly triple in five years, if lawmakers don’t get costs under control, according to a local budget watchdog group.
Lawmakers Discuss Gun Control At Hearing In Chicago
The meeting comes on the heels of a legal victory for gun rights supporters who want the state to lift its ban on concealed carry of handguns.
Report: Many Lawmakers Played Favorites With Legislative Scholarships
If you had any doubts state lawmakers played favorites when awarding free state college scholarships over the years, doubt no more.
Governor Won’t Launch Pension Reform Push Until Next Month
Gov. Pat Quinn said Tuesday his grassroots campaign on pension reform is going to have to wait a few weeks, despite his feelings of urgency.
State Worker Retirements Surging Amid Pension Reform Talk
With state lawmakers trying to hash out comprehensive pension reform by the end of the year, Illinois state workers are retiring in record numbers to make sure they preserve their existing benefits.
Walter’s Perspective: No Sympathy For Lawmakers’ Special Session
OMG, have you heard about it? Gov. Pat Quinn is calling the General Assembly into special session to work on the pension crisis in Illinois.
Illinois Senate Rejects Anti-Bullying Measure Amid Religious Objections
Lawmakers failed to pass an enhanced anti-bullying law due to some members’ religious concerns.
Quinn: Lawmakers Must ‘Show Some Fortitude’ On Pension, Medicaid Reform
Gov. Pat Quinn was back in Springfield Tuesday night, dealing with the state’s pension and Medicaid problems. He said lawmakers must “show some fortitude” and come up with major pension and Medicaid reforms this spring.
Quinn’s Budget Address Draws Praise, Ire From Both Sides Of The Aisle
You didn’t have to be a Democrat to like Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget speech Wednesday, and you didn’t have to be a Republican to hate it.
Lawmakers Push For Financial Impact Data On All Proposed Legislation
Illinois state government might be teetering financially, but our lawmakers continue to spend billions of dollars by passing legislation they sometimes might not even understand.
Walter’s Perspective: Lawmakers Selling Us Out
The best news I saw during the holiday weekend was about members of our Illinois General Assembly in Springfield being caught by the Better Government Association – selling themselves to the ComEd and Ameren power companies.
Arbitrator Rules Against Quinn’s Plan For Layoffs, Closures
An arbitrator has ruled that Gov. Pat Quinn may not lay off more than 1,900 state employees and close seven state facilities, because the move would violate a deal with a state labor union.
State Lawmakers Head To Cuba To Plan For Post-Embargo Trade
Two Illinois lawmakers are heading for Cuba, in an effort to ensure Illinois is first in line when trade resumes with the island nation, which has been under a trade embargo since 1962.
Some State Lawmakers Argue Against Unpaid Furlough Days
Illinois lawmakers believe in shared sacrifice in these difficult financial times – most of them, anyway.
Ill. Lawmakers Want Contractors To Pledge To Stay Here
With many states trying to lure away Illinois businesses in the wake of a state income tax hike, Illinois lawmakers are moving to force companies that work for Illinois government to promise not to move out of the state.
Business Owners Decry Tax Hike Plan
Some local businesses were warning of potential cutbacks and layoffs – perhaps even moving out of state – in light of a looming income tax hike in Illinois.
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