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Legislators Rarely Know Cost of Laws they Pass

Posted on February 10, 2012

The Daily Herald

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This article reports that laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly are rarely accompanied by “fiscal notes” which detail a law’s financial impact on the State. The Civic Federation said members of the General Assembly should demand independently prepared fiscal notes to understand the financial impact of pending legislation.