Taxpayers to foot big bill for legislator pay stunt

Taxpayers to foot big bill for legislator pay stunt – Illinois Review
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By Jacob Huebert – In July, Gov. Pat Quinn used his line-item veto power to suspend Illinois legislators’ salaries, pledging to withhold their paychecks until they solved the state’s pension crisis. This predictably provoked a lawsuit by House Speaker…