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Civic Federation Provides Extensive Online Commentary and Analysis

In 2010 the Civic Federation blog provided comprehensive information about government and fiscal issues across Illinois for the public, government officials and media. In a range of posts on topics from the…

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Recovery Bond Program Ends, Illinois Expects $1 Billion in Subsidies

Congress appears to have sealed the fate of the federal Build America Bond (BAB) subsidy by not including renewal of the program in the package of unemployment benefits and…

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Medicaid Reform Proposals Face Opposition

Illinois lawmakers are on a fast-track schedule to reform the State’s Medicaid program, but proposals from state officials and other experts appear to face stiff opposition. As…

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New Revenues from State Tax Amnesty Still Questionable

Despite initial results showing that the State of Illinois’ recent tax amnesty program brought in more than $500 million in delinquent tax revenues, a report from…

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Civic Federation Urges Governor Quinn to Sign Senate Bill 3538

  UPDATE: The Civic Federation commends Governor Pat Quinn for signing Senate Bill 3538,…

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Electronic Verification of Medicaid Eligibility Urged by State Officials

State of Illinois officials want to tighten procedures for Medicaid by using electronic data to verify eligibility—a step also viewed as crucial to deal with the surge in Medicaid enrollment expected under federal healthcare reform. On…

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Senate Bill 3538 Police and Fire Pension Reforms

UPDATE: The Civic Federation commends Governor Pat Quinn for signing Senate Bill 3538, a bill…

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State Revenues on Track for Moderate Growth in FY2011

The operating budget enacted by the State of Illinois for FY2011 is based on General Funds revenues projected to be slightly higher than last year’s, and so far actual monthly revenues appear to be on target to meet or exceed these…

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State Budget Report Highlights Pension Problem

  A new report by the Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability (IIFS)…

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State of Illinois Enacted Budget FY2011: A Review of the Operating Budget Enacted for the Current Fiscal Year

This report examines the State of Illinois’ $53.5 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2011, which began on July 1, 2010 and ends on June 30, 2011. The report focuses on the $25.8 billion General Funds budget, the largest component of…