Question of Balance: Analysts Talk Budget, Pension Reform
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Does Illinois really have a balanced budget? Local analysts weigh in.
Illinois has a balanced budget and a path to fully fund pensions over time. That’s what Gov. J.B. Pritzker and lawmakers claimed after passing and signing into law a new state budget earlier this month. So, does Illinois really have a balanced budget? Local analysts weigh in.
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Question of Balance: Analysts Talk Budget, Pension Reform
Clip: 6/19/2019 | 9m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Illinois has a balanced budget and a path to fully fund pensions over time. That’s what Gov. J.B. Pritzker and lawmakers claimed after passing and signing into law a new state budget earlier this month. So, does Illinois really have a balanced budget? Local analysts weigh in.
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