6/19/2013
There was a flurry of activity behind the scenes and in committee this week leading up to today’s special session of the General Assembly scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
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6/14/2013
Speaker Madigan has filed an amendment to SB 2404 that would delete everything in the bill and replace it with language identical to SB 1, the pension slashing bill that was rejected in the Senate by a vote of 16-42
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6/05/2013
IFT President Dan Montgomery appeared on WTTW's Chicago Tonight program to talk about pensions.
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5/31/2013
The House and Senate are both in today for the intense final day of scheduled session.
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5/31/2013
This evening, the Illinois House and Senate left Springfield without a resolution on the crisis involving retirement security for hundreds of thousands of Illinois workers.
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5/30/2013
Speaker Madigan's pension-slashing mega-bill SB 1 was defeated (16-42) when called for a vote this evening.
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