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• House Will Not Consider Senate Pension Plan

  
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  News links:  State Journal-Register During the upcoming special session, the Illinois House will not consider the Senates pension reform bill. Instead, the chamber will consider an amendment to SB 2404 introduced by House Speaker Michael Madigan ...
  6 days ago

• Dems deeply divided over pension reform, costing taxpayers $17 million per day

  
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  CHICAGO - House Speaker Mike Madigan is not interested in blending the House and Senate pension reform packages, despite the pleadings of Governor Pat Quinn. Madigan doubled-down emphatically Wednesday when he gutted Senate President John Cullertons Senate-passed SB 2404 with...
  6 days ago

• Madigan Moves To Gut Cullerton’s Pension Reform Plan

  
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  House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken steps to replace Senate President John Cullertons pension reform plan with his own plan, even though the speakers plan was soundly defeated in the Senate last month.
  6 days ago

• House GOP Leader Accuses Dem Leaders Of ‘Tap Dance’ To Block Pension Reform

  
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  Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross said Wednesday that he believes there’s an ulterior motive behind the ongoing pension reform standoff between House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton.
  6 days ago

• State Lawmakers May Consider Combined Pension Reform Measure

  
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  News links:  Reuters State lawmakers are expected to head back to Springfield next week for a special session to take up a pension reform proposal that  combines aspects  of both the House and Senate plans, Illinois officials said Monday. The Senate  ...
  1 week ago

• Quinn, Madigan, Cullerton Meet To Discuss Pension Reform

  
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  The governor wanted to hold a similar meeting last week with House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, but Madigan was unavailable.
  1 week ago

• Quinn, Illinois Leaders To Meet On Pension Reform

  
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  News links:  State Journal-Register Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton are expected to meet Monday to discuss pension reform.  The Illinois General Assembly did not pass pension reform legislation ...
  1 week ago

• Cullerton: Governor Candidates Should Be Honest About Income Tax

  
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  Illinois Senate President John Cullerton says it’s time to honestly face the future…about a tax cut that lies ahead, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
  1 week ago

• Quinn To Meet With Madigan, Cullerton On Monday

  
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  CHICAGO (CBS) — Governor Quinn has finally connected with House Speaker Mike Madigan to discuss pensions and WBBM’s Bob Roberts reports that he’s hoping for more progress next week. play pause Quinn To Meet With Madigan, Cullerton On Monday WBBM Newsradios ...
  1 week ago

• June 19 likely much about nothing

  
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  When the Illinois General Assembly returns to action on June 19 (on the orders of Gov. Pat Quinn), I don’t expect much of anything to be accomplished toward resolving the problem over how to adequately fund the pension programs that state government oversees. QUINN: Waving fist in air, but do we care? ...
  1 week ago

• Madigan Enlists Nekritz To Negotiate With Cullerton On Pensions

  
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  Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan might not be in touch with Gov. Pat Quinn, but there might be some behind-the-scenes work ahead to resolve the state’s pension reform impasse before a special session of the General Assembly on June 19.
  1 week ago

• Gaining respect for Mr. Speaker

  
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  I carry a Nokia Lumia smartphone these days, and will admit it comes in useful when it comes to work. MADIGAN: No phone?!? I’m not anchored to a desk with a landline waiting to hear from people. Yes, there literally have been times when someone returned my call, and I conducted an interview ...
  1 week ago

• Topinka: Cullerton Pension Plan ‘A Pretty Good Compromise’

  
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  Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka threw her support behind Senate President John Cullerton’s pension plan on Tuesday, calling it the best bet for solving the state’s $100 billion pension crisis.
  2 weeks ago

• Quinn Calls Out Legislative Leaders Over Pension Inaction

  
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  Governor Quinn says he’s prepared to call a special session of the legislature to deal with pension reform. and he’s calling out the legislative leaders, Mike Madigan and John Cullerton for their inaction on the issue, reports WBBM’s Mike Krauser.
  2 weeks ago

• Marriage Equality Advocates Disappointed: We Were Promised A Vote (VIDEO)

  
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  Illinois’ gay rights advocates are saying lawmakers who failed to pass marriage equality in the state should “pay the political price.” After more than four months of negotiating, and with a gallery full of same-sex marriage supporters who flocked to Springfield in the hopes of witnessing a historical moment, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Concealed Carry Bill Passes Both Illinois Houses

  
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  Illinois will have shall-issue concealed carry regardless of whether Gov. Pat Quinn likes it or not. Today, both houses of the Illinois General Assembly passed the compromise bill, HB183, by a greater than a 75% margin. First, HB183 with the language of Amendments 5, 6, and 7 passed the State Senate  by a vote of 45 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Legislators Leave Springfield Without Passing Pension Reform

  
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  The Illinois General Assemblys spring session ended Friday night without the passage of pension reform legislation. Earlier today, Moodys Investors Services issued a warning stating that the state could see another downgrade in its credit rating if it does not pass pension reform legislation during the spring ...
  2 weeks ago

• IL Senate Votes Down House Pension Reform Proposal

  
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  News links:  Chicago Tribune State Journal-Register The Illinois Senate shot down a pension reform proposal from the House Thursday by a 16-42 vote. The measure, SB 1, backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Illinois Senate Rejects House Pension Reform Plan

  
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  A pension reform plan pushed by the Illinois House speaker failed miserably in the Senate on Thursday night, hours after a group of public-employee unions tried to swing support behind a labor-endorsed proposal that has Senate support.
  2 weeks ago

• Union Analysis: Senate Pension Reform Plan Saves More Than House Plan

  
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  A study by the We Are One Illinois coalition shows that if half of employees and retirees choose to forgo post-career health insurance as part of Senate President John Cullertons proposal, the states debt to two health insurance programs would be cut in half, by $26 billion.
  2 weeks ago

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