February 15, 2012
Tags: Althoff, budget, Medicaid, Msall, quinn, spending, Vaught
By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Medicaid spending Illinois is expected to increase — that is not in dispute.
The dispute is how this exploding expense is being calculated in the three-year budget projection and the implications of those amounts.
Read the full story
February 06, 2012
Tags: AFSCME, budget, campaign, developmental, disabilities, for, Illinois, Jacksonville, Park, pat, political, quinn, reform, SEIU, Tinley, unions
By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — A debate over the future of developmental disability and mental health care in Illinois is paving the way for a behind-the-scenes brawl between unions in the state.
Read the full story
February 02, 2012
Tags: Bellock, budget, Civic, Dale, Federation, Illinois, Medicaid, pat, Patti, quinn, Righter
By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois could add 100,000 new enrollees to its Medicaid rolls in the near future.
Read the full story
January 30, 2012
Tags: Baar, Bellock, budget, Civic, Federation, Illinois, Judy, Laurence, Medicaid, Msall, Patti, Topinka
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ difficulties reining in its pension costs are expected to pale in comparison to its efforts to control Medicaid, the state’s other big expense.
Read the full story
January 12, 2012
Tags: budget, business, businesses, Giertz, Illinois, income, pat, quinn, taxes
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second story in a two-part series on the state of Illinois after a year of higher personal and corporate income taxes.
By Andrew Thomason and Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Republican lawmakers and businesses blame the state’ staggering economic recovery on income tax increases, but recent indicators suggest other factors at play, too.
Read the full story
January 04, 2012
Tags: budget, David, Frank, Gov., Harris, Illinois, increase, Institute, Mautino, pat, Policy, quinn, spending, State, tax
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — The arithmetic behind Gov. Pat Quinn‘s first budget proposal of the new year is grim.
Illinois will be facing an $800 million deficit within three years, despite tax revenue projected to grow by more than $1 billion a year.
Read the full story
