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Tag: pensions

Posted inPerspectives

Fair tax: the other most consequential vote Illinoisans will be making this November

by Curtis Black March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

Irrational scare tactics and myths shouldn’t obscure a proposal that will determine whether the state can move beyond its perpetual fiscal crisis and begin to fund education adequately.

Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be, Policy & Finance

There’s some progress in Lightfoot’s Chicago budget plan, despite progressive backlash

by Curtis Black October 24, 2019October 24, 2019
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Lightfoot’s only option to ease perpetual budget deficits may be city income tax

by Curtis Black October 21, 2019October 21, 2019
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Emanuel shores up downtown development on his way out

by Curtis Black November 29, 2018January 24, 2019
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rauner’s staff shakeup doesn’t bode well for school funding reform

by Curtis Black July 20, 2017August 9, 2017
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be, Policy & Finance

Budget war ‘compromises’ don’t address underlying fiscal crisis

by Curtis Black June 29, 2017
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

A state of crisis

by Curtis Black January 27, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

For Emanuel and Rauner, a wobbly 2015

by Curtis Black December 22, 2015May 15, 2017
Posted inEmployment and Labor, Government and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Is Detroit’s bankruptcy the model for Bruce Rauner in Illinois?

by Curtis Black May 28, 2015May 15, 2017

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