By First Responder Pension Facts on February 27, 2012
Quinn sets April 17 deadline for IL pension plan www.kfvs12.com
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By First Responder Pension Facts on February 27, 2012
Terrible bill that would require public employees that go to work in other jurisdictions to waive their hard earned pension benefits from Illinois – also we’re confident that this bill is unconstitutional. Let Rep Chuck Jefferson know where you stand – Springfield Office: 109 Capitol Building Illinois General Assembly – Bill Status for HB3116 www.ilga.gov [...]
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By First Responder Pension Facts on February 27, 2012
Another great example of a First Responder earning his pension State trooper pulls woman from car before it bursts into flames – Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com An Illinois State Police trooper pulled a woman from a smouldering car just before it burst into flames early Friday after she had crashed the vehicle into a tollbooth on [...]
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By First Responder Pension Facts on February 27, 2012
Opinion: Pension Smenshion 101 newportbeach.patch.com Sandy Asper writes the real story of teachers’ pensions.
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By First Responder Pension Facts on February 22, 2012
It would be nice to see names like Madigan and Cross signing this as well Legislators Call on Quinn to Honor Union Contract – AFSCME Council 31 www.afscme31.org A bi-partisan group of 42 state legislators called on Gov. Pat Quinn to comply with his contractual obligations under the state’s labor agreements with AFSCME and other [...]
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By First Responder Pension Facts on February 22, 2012
We have to watch the pension legislation very closely. Gov. Pat Quinn on pension mess: ‘Everything is on the table’ – Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com Gov. Pat Quinn took his case for a budgetary crash diet directly to state lawmakers Wednesday, pushing a grim assortment of prison closures and spending cuts in a spending plan that [...]
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By First Responder Pension Facts on February 22, 2012
Please recommend this site to your friends and family. If you see a posting you find interesting please feel free to share it. If you live in Illinois you need to know how your elected representatives are spending your tax dollars and just what kind of legislation they are supporting concerning state pensions. Like our [...]
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By First Responder Pension Facts on February 22, 2012
This is no surprise Illinois Republicans against shifting pension costs to school districts www.stltoday.com Illinois Republicans call on state Democrats to rethink plans to shift pension costs to local school districts.
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By First Responder Pension Facts on February 22, 2012
Retirement: Public pensions get an overhaul www.chicagotribune.com In the words of some politicians and pundits, public-pension reform isn’t a liberal or conservative issue — it’s a reality issue. The money’s just not there to fund the kind of retirement that state workers have come to expect.
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By First Responder Pension Facts on February 22, 2012
Rest of IL budget to be squeezed by pensions, Medicaid | Illinois Statehouse News illinois.statehousenewsonline.com
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