That money would enable underfunded multiemployer pension plans to pay all benefits owed to retirees through 2051 without any cuts, giving them time to become solvent again. of Education curbs decision stemming out of Evanston schools on race-based ‘affinity groups’ – NY Post, A Note for the Mayor: As We Judge History, History Will Judge Us – Better Government Association, New Executive Order In Effect Giving More Document Access To Victims In Alleged Police Misconduct Cases In Chicago – CBS2 (Chicago), Obama Foundation unveils excerpt to be displayed on exterior of presidential center on South Side – ABC7 (Chicago), Officials announces changes to who’s eligible for vaccines at United Center in an attempt to make distribution more equitable – Chicago Sun-Times*, Chicago Public Libraries to Pull 6 Dr. Seuss Books From Shelves After Company Opts to No Longer Publish Works – NBC5 (Chicago), Teacher Vaccinations Go Untracked Amid School Reopening Push – WBEZ (Chicago), Students at Southwest Side high school push CPS to dump name of slaveholder John Hancock – Chicago Sun-Times*, How suburban educators are responding to state’s call for culturally inclusive instruction – Daily Herald*, CPD promises action on mental health after two officers die by suicide in one week – WGNTV (Chicago), Don Juan’s, Longtime Edison Park Fixture, Is Downsizing And Leaving Chicago: ‘It’s Just Not Feasible’ – Block Club Chicago, Coalition Wants A Voice In Sale Of Chicago’s Mercy Hospital – CBS2 (Chicago), Illinois Teachers Shamed For Color Of Their Skin In Taxpayer-Sponsored ‘Antiracist’ Training – The Federalist, Illinois’ COVID-19 data: Daily update for March 10, 2021 – Wirepoints, How the Fed’s bailout will delay reforms, why IL education must stop focusing on “equity,” and what it will take for Illinoisans to embrace real change. A 2020 report card published by the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state a D+ grade, noting decaying systems across roads, energy, solid waste and a host of other essential services. Emojis: Universal language or harbinger of an age of moral illiteracy? But they are including a billion dollar gift to the private health care industry. Throwing more money at them and asking the public to underwrite the pensions any more than they do is a nonstarter.” Durkin said the state needs to address the pension protection clause of the Illinois … Thousands of Jackson’s residents still remain without water, most of them Black. “Reckless Wall Street behavior, industry deregulation, and employers’ deviant use of corporate bankruptcy have threatened the financial security of millions who’ve worked hard only to have that promise robbed from them,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, United Food and Commercial Workers International President Marc Perrone, and Joseph Sellers, general president ofSMART, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, said in a joint statement Feb. 27. As with the minimum wage, Congress isn’t listening. As this legislative session heats up, Pritzker is still reviewing and signing bills that passed during the last legislative session, such as the bill that would restore many of the Chicago Teachers Union’s bargaining rights. Of the 177 legislators in the current Illinois General Assembly, 112 signed up for a pension through the optional state retirement system. A key pension reform law passed last year was struck down by the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday. Residents outside of Cook County will no longer be eligible for appointments at the United Center site. ", “The people in Illinois, like people across this nation, have three priorities: stop this pandemic in its tracks; second, get the economy moving again and people back to work; and third, get the kids back in school," U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said. Multiemployer pension plans cover more than 10 million people who regularly work for different employers, such as truckers, miners, construction workers, stagehands, and musicians. Senate President Don Harmon told the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute to reverse population loss, the state must address its fiscal issues, including the pension liability. Learn how the changes to the state pension system could impact employees now and after retirement at a presentation, “Illinois Pension Reform: How it Impacts You Now and After You Retire.” The event is sponsored by the Academic Professional Advisory Committee and … Two and a half years later, the Tollway is still opposed to the legislation due to concerns of the General Assembly setting toll rates and the inability to differentiate between trailer sizes with existing technology. During the Democratic presidential primary Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders both presented very different visions of health care in America. “I’m trying to figure out what is magnificent on the Magnificent Mile about Target? That omission sent a clear message about the Democrats’ priorities, and the likelihood that money from a graduated income tax would be spent responsibly. Rep. Jim Durkin: "This bill is not about fairness but is outright vilification of law enforcement in Illinois. Vaccinations began in mid-February, but it’s unknown how many of the nearly 40,000 Chicago Public Schools employees have been vaccinated...A plan that recently cleared the school board will require school employees to disclose their vaccination status and, eventually, require vaccinations.". First and foremost, neither Dr Seuss nor Mr Potato Head are being cancelled. Trump’s cease and desist order to the RNC. But it took political action out of the direct control of leadership and the lobbying department. The state spends more than 25% of annual general revenues on pensions and related costs. The issue of Illinois pension liabilities became an issue last week when state Senate President Don Harmon of Oak Park wrote a letter seeking … ", “FEMA came late in the game here, right, and decided they wanted to change things,” Pritzker said Monday. Part of the speech reads: "The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word 'We.' On the surface, a new report on Illinois’ state-level pensions is bad enough: The official unfunded liability of the five state pensions grew to $144 billion in 2020 – a record high, and a $7 billion increase in just one year. Those who wrote in favor often were members of an organization, including Shawn Fitzgerald, the business manager of the Local 152 chapter for the Laborers’ International Union of North America. “Those are the three top priorities in every household across our state, and they are priorities that were served with this American Rescue Plan.”. Sign me up for the WirePoints newsletter. “We need to make sure we are not wasting resources to fund unnecessary perks for politicians. But I think that’s nonsense. Harris and Jim Vanderhei founded Politico in 2007 and Harris served as editor-in-chief until 2019. It needs to be more contemporary. That means attacking the driving force behind rising pension debt: compounded annual cost-of-living increases for pensioners. Rep. Martin Moylan said he presented an identical bill in 2018, but ended up holding it from going to a full vote because of concerns from the Toll Highway Authority, which agreed to work on a resolution. The group was based in Michigan and they wanted all my work emails and access to my personnel file, convinced I was using my position as union president to do evil things. The pension portion of the rescue bill is sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). The Illinois Federation of Teachers’ COPE gave The Friends of Michael Madigan $210,000. The multiple red scares in the United States involved socialist – and allegedly socialist – actors, directors and musicians being spied on and […], “...[I]t’s hard to imagine a more ‘low brow’, seemingly inconsequential topic for discussion than the meaning of — and the meaning of our use of — those ubiquitous digital pictographs known as ‘emojis’. “We’re down $7 million in sales year to date,” said Wrigleyville restaurant owner and new Illinois Restaurant Association Chairman Sam Sanchez, when asked how hard he was hit last year. Trust? A boil order is in effect and there is no timeline for restoration. Oh, what a glorious task we are given, to continually try to improve this great nation of ours.". It claims to be making a full pension payment when it isn’t. Pritzker and legislative leaders declined to propose such an amendment when they asked voters to approve an amendment eliminating the state constitution’s provision that precludes graduated income tax rates. While many suburban secondary schools have resumed or are expanding classrooms offerings, as of Monday, high school students are the only ones in CPS who have not yet been given an in-person option. Like when she described some aldermanic criticism of her administration using federal pandemic dollars for policing as “dumb.”. Moving backwards on national healthcare. More taxes placed on the backs of middle class working men and women who need to use their own transportation…. A $15 federal minimum wage would translate into a raise for nearly one-third of Black Americans and one-quarter of Latinos, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Well, Illinois lawmakers must be breathing a big sigh of relief, considering it appears more likely than ever that the federal government will pump out $350 billion to states and local governments, under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. So far in Illinois, more women than men have been fully vaccinated and more people ages 16 to 64 than those 65 and over. The number of Illinois residents who have been fully vaccinated — receiving both of the required shots — reached 1,194,320, or 9.37% of the total population. So, while Congress dicks around over pennies in Covid relief, what the present crisis calls for is billions in infrastructure. But when they call for federal 'relief,' they aren’t calling for federal money for state taxpayers. The head of the EAG was a guy named Kyle Olson. California Legislature Could Make a Change (column - Wes Venteicher / Sacramento Bee) Multiemployer Pension Reform Ruled Eligible For The COVID Relief Act (Seyfarth Shaw LLP / JD Supra) March 3, 2021 Is the Dr. Seuss controversy a tempest in a teapot? Before seeking more revenue from taxpayers, political leaders should do everything in their power to shrink pension obligations. In fact, his lawyers have filed a cease and desist order to stop the official Party from using his mug on their fundraising efforts. And we’re seeing kids who are coming to the emergency department who have more physical symptoms that probably have a psychiatric cause.” Outpatient visits for mental health services such as therapy have increased 15% since before the pandemic. Joe Cahill in Crain’s says as much. A closer look at some math – Truth in Accounting, Biden’s COVID relief bill will send billions of dollars to local Illinois governments, health centers, transit agencies – Chicago Sun-Times*, With 1 million Illinoisans now fully vaccinated for COVID-19, here’s a look at what the data says about who those people are – Chicago Tribune*, Target in talks to replace Macy’s in Water Tower Place, which one local official calls ‘embarrassing’ for Chicago’s Magnificent Mile – Chicago Tribune*, Illinois Politicians Point Fingers Over United Center Vaccine Confusion – WBEZ (Chicago), Wrigley Field, Sox Park Will Reopen To Fans On Opening Day As Coronavirus Spread Slows, Lightfoot Says – Block Club Chicago, Lake County approves 4 cents per gallon gas tax; ‘We have an infrastructure issue that we have to fix’ – Lake County News-Sun, Chicago Man Arrested After Asking Police For Directions … While Driving Stolen Vehicle – WJOL (Joliet), Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Ran As An Outsider. Inside the Lincoln Project’s Secrets, Side Deals and Scandals. It belongs to everyone. This the Chicago that the peeps want. Chicago has become a s— hole. It appears Trump has spent time studying the Michael Madigan way. As teachers and parents we should be reflecting on the books we make available to our children and students. I have posted in the past how the Medicare system has become more and more a privatized health program with programs like Medicare Advantage dominating the providing of services. Share. The Senate passed a stripped down version of the bill shortly before 5 a.m. Wednesday, 32-to-23, after meeting mostly behind closed doors throughout the night, Capitol News Illinois reported. Because of the failure of legislators to adequately fund them for decades, public pensions are billions in debt. Chicago…, Equal opportunity does not guarantee equal results. What am I missing? Exce […]. “We’re seeing more kids who are feeling suicidal, more kids who are worried about the future,” said Dr. John Walkup, chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Lurie. The same winter storms which crippled Houston brought record low temperatures to Jackson and other parts of Mississippi. Illinois still refuses to pay its pension bill. It went to Michael Madigan”s PAC. It is unclear whether that idea has been put to rest. Hell no. Members want Mercy Hospital to stay a teaching hospital. “$10,000 to walk. In a written opinion for the three-judge panel, Judge Frank Easterbrook said plaintiff Jason Gonzales suspected trickery by Madigan from the start and made it known, and the electorate voted for Madigan anyhow. A “Hold Harmless” pension reform plan developed by the Illinois Policy Institute could save the state roughly $2 billion per year in annual pension contributions and $50 billion over the next 25 years, after which Illinois pension debt would be fully eliminated. This would be a lie. Illinois currently carries a mind-boggling $224 billion debt burden. It would have no impact on the contractual and constitutional obligations to current Tier 1 and Tier 2 members of the Teacher Retirement System. Springfield, IL…House Republican Leader Jim Durkin today called on Speaker Michael Madigan and the House Democrats to join the House Republicans in passing comprehensive pension reform that would provide significant savings for taxpayers and $215 million to the Chicago Public Schools for a one time pension parity payment. I worry about the Floyd trial. The actuarial amount owed, the amount actually needed to keep from growing the liability is several billion more that the statutory amount. “We’re seeing kids who have more eating problems. And now that businesses have discovered their employees can work remotely, at least part of the time, office footprints are shrinking.". J.B. Pritzker said. He must of studied how Michael Madigan did it. Only the statutory contribution is not what the state owes to meet its obligation and prevent more debt. Jefferson said that the Constitution gives you the right to pursue happiness but…. There is no question that racism is at play here. It should loosen the rules now. That was 200 years ago," said Marcus Belin, principal of Huntley High School who is Black and is part of the Illinois State Board of Education's Black History Curriculum Task Force. In addition, some of these never-trumpets appear to be grifters much like Trump. Jul 25, 2019. But Mississippi is the poorest state in the country. “Every single officer that I am speaking to right now is really considering if they should retire, if they should get out of the job.". TRUST? A key pension reform law passed last year was struck down by the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday. We have to tackle that honestly and directly and not hope for magic beans to make somebody else solve the problem for us.”, Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools President Mark Klaisner said a number of factors have discouraged young adults from entering into the profession, including changes in the state’s pension system and the occasional villainizing of teachers. Madigan kept that account to a minimum balance. - Nuke the Whales - Wednesday, Feb 24, 21 @ 3:23 pm: Pass a draconian budget and make people realize they need to … Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Constitution does not give judges authority to penalize a politician for a “shady strategy that voters tolerate.”. But, needing to recognize that every community has their uniqueness to be able to come in fully in-person.”. That would kill it every time. But the liberal’s defense may have been worse. Last summers riots, car jackings muggings. The latest Speaker of the Illinois House, Chris Welch, believes that a progressive income tax amendment can be passed in Illinois if the state promises to direct the revenue towards paying off the state’s $140 billion dollar pension liability. The funds will go directly to landlords in most cases, officials said. That debt now eats $31 of every $100 taxpayers send to the state. It would create a Treasury Department agency called the Pension Rehabilitation Administration that would sell bonds and use the proceeds to give grants to troubled pension plans. Doing it the Madigan way. If the water pipes are frozen in Jackson, Mississippi, does the story get told? He also discussed why the legislature should strip the governor of his COVID executive order powers. Candidates had to go to Friends of Michael Madigan, his own personal PAC. The Supreme Court led by Democrats threw that out. They were as racist when he drew them as they are now. Illinois still refuses to pay its pension bill. Governor Pat Quinn today launched an Internet grassroots campaign to increase public awareness about the need for pension reform in Illinois. Many mistakenly view a $15 federal minimum wage as mainly impacting young people. If state Democrats were interested in trust they would make proposals that address the actuarial obligations that would at least decrease the growing pension liability. Many plans also lost both investments and contributing workers during the Great Recession. In 2019, the median net wealth – including home equity – of white households over age 65 was $326,170, compared with just $75,190 for Black households, and $63,560 for Latinos. Even if they were successful in erasing the pension protection clause from the Illinois constitution, it would have absolutely no impact on the current $144 billion pension liability. The Illinois Supreme Court has struck down the state's landmark 2013 pension reform law, upholding a lower court ruling that it violated the state constitution. Geisel’s early racist depictions of Black and Asian people were excused as an simply an issue of context. The national average is 31.7 cents per gallon.". ILLINOIS STILL REFUSES TO PAY ITS PENSION BILL. "The Loop was the city’s fastest-growing residential neighborhood over the past decade, but the pandemic has slowed that growth. I always made a practice of starting off my art classes, particularly with kindergarten and first grade, by reading books that I took time to select. Wait until Harold’s Chicken Shack #46 and #47 along with The House of Wigs and Extensions move in. The pension rescue contained in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill now waiting for expected House approval and Biden’s signature will go to private multi-employer pension plans and will assist workers in blue and deep red states. Pension reform has been a hot topic in Illinois for years now. It’s a no-no. Even though Madigan was head of the Illinois Democratic Party, his personal PAC was much larger than the Illinois Democratic Party PAC. ", State Superintendent Dr. Carmen Ayala did not specify any benchmarks for what would make the situation completely safe. The Democrats’ Covid rescue bill hasn’t even been signed into law yet, but the Republicans are using it to attack public pensions like ours in Illinois. SIGN UP HERE FOR OUR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER, Researchers: "Like in so many states, California and Illinois schools are being hamstrung by the CDC guidance. I mean, we came very close to losing everything.”. “How embarrassing is this to the city,” Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said during a radio interview. The minimum wage is an issue for the elderly. 'We Shall Overcome.' But the agencies differed on the outlook with Fitch giving Illinois a negative outlook while S&P revised the state's negative outlook to stable. Officials say the feds stepped in when it became clear that the vast majority of appointments were being made for people outside the city—even though the site was touted at its unveiling last month as available to anyone in Illinois. Take Governor J.B. Pritzker’s current 2021 budget proposal. The American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package that the House passed last week, would increase government subsidies to health insurers for covering recently laid-off workers and those who purchase their own coverage. Democrat’s changes to the Affordable Care Act continue the move towards privatized health insurance and away from national health care. That’s what I said,” the judge replied. Posted Mar 15, 2019 at 4:24 PM Updated Mar 15, 2019 at 4:24 PM. But it gets worse. The idea that the parliamentarian of the Senate can kill the federal $15 minimum wage when most Americans support the idea? “We have worked very strongly throughout this entire pandemic in recognizing that we have 852 school districts across the state that are very unique and diverse and special. They are adding and subtracting apples and oranges, deceptively.". Then, county and state—officials decided to limit appointments to Chicagoans only. The parliamentarian. As our state continues to face financial problems, we should not be adding new financial burdens by promising to pay for the retirements of career politicians.”, "If you think California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York are melting down now, wait until they have to compete against regions of the country in the South and the mountain states with no income taxes.". The American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund applied to the Treasury Department for permission to reduce benefits in 2019, on the grounds that it had entered “critical and declining” status — projected to run out of money to pay benefits within 20 years. Madigan, in addition to his long time as Speaker of the Illinois House, was also Chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party.
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