CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois would shore up its sagging public employment retirement system under a plan outlined on Friday by Governor Pat Quinn that gives workers a choice between higher contributions and lower benefits. full story ![]()
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, one of the nation's most prominent Republicans and a possible 2016 presidential candidate, has fallen out of favor with local voters, and his bold plan to scrap the state income tax is running into trouble.
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will unveil a fiscal 2014 budget on Wednesday that will chip away at a huge pile of overdue bills and cut spending to accommodate growing public pension costs, top state officials said on Tuesday.
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will unveil a fiscal 2014 budget on Wednesday that will chip away at a huge pile of overdue bills and cut spending to accommodate growing public pension costs, top state officials said on Tuesday.
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By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: With 10 mayors and managers at his side, Governor Chafee unveils a package of bills that would rewrite the rules on local pensions, school budgets and labor agreements, giving "severely distressed" communities broad powers to cut costs. 5 years ago today: An Amtrak train strikes and kills a person a half-mile away from a New Hampshire...
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Illinois agreed to settle charges of misleading municipal bond investors about the underfunding of its pensions.
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A week into office, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke announced what he called a "bold" plan to streamline government by eliminating four city departments and creating three new ones.
timesfreepress.com (1 month ago)
Workers born in the 1980s are more “switched on” to pensions than older colleagues and plan to save more, despite the pressures of student debt and buying property. In a recent poll of over 2,000 workers by the National Association … Read more »
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Corbett moves to change pensions Governor's plan would start in 2015 HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett sought to build momentum Tuesday for a key part of his state budget proposal by unveiling legislation to change future retirement benefits for state gove
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Economic development, jobs, finances at heart of mayor's program
readingeagle.com (26 days ago)
Editor:Mayor Vaughn D. Spencer's plans for Reading represent a good starting point that should be developed and fine-tuned ("Spencer unveils bold plan for city," Reading Eagle, April 26). With a well-thought-out plan and a vision for Reading, we coul...
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