Author: Chloe Noonan

Unconstitutional Budget Cuts – the Illinois Pension Controversy

in Analysis, Budget & Appropriations, Legislation in Court, State Legislation

Across the country, state governments are facing financial crises and seeking to devise effective ways of saving costs. In Illinois, lawmakers have recently found themselves in conflict with the Illinois Supreme Court over a 2013 budget-related pension reform law. On May 8, 2015, the Court found the law unconstitutional, compelling legislators to go back to […]