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David Greising
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Better Government Association
Chicago, United States
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By David Greising| Chicago Tribune Verified Not so long ago, there was hope that major pension reform could happen sometime this year, possibly by the end of the spring legislative session. But events are not playing out this year. Two big topics have consumed the legislature’s attention this spring: expunging a projected $3.2 billion budget shortfall in order to deliver a balanced budget, and addressing a $771 million funding shortfall for the four transit agencies in the Chicago area, including the prospect of merging them.
By Joe Ferguson, David Greising| Chicago Tribune Verified Illinois has 8,923 local governments — more than any other state. Texas, which has more than double Illinois’ 12.7 million residents and nearly five times Illinois’ land mass, is next-highest, with 5,433 government units — about two-thirds as many as Illinois’. Our state’s extraordinary number of local governments contributes to increased costs, overlapping jurisdictions, duplication of effort, a lack of transparency and accountability and, often, outright corruption.
By David Greising| Chicago Tribune Verified Not so long ago, there was hope that major pension reform could happen sometime this year, possibly by the end of the spring legislative session. But events are not playing out this year. Two big topics have consumed the legislature’s attention this spring: expunging a projected $3.2 billion budget shortfall in order to deliver a balanced budget, and addressing a $771 million funding shortfall for the four transit agencies in the Chicago area, including the prospect of merging them.
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