Jim Nowlan https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:13:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Jim Nowlan https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 37 State Lawmakers Decline Pensions While State Faces Unfunded Liability https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2015/03/37-state-lawmakers-decline-pensions-while-state-faces-unfunded-liability/ Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:30:02 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=3412 Money
Written by Scott Reeder

Four years ago, State Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) walked into a state office and announced he didn’t want a pension.

“I got a blank look in response. The General Assembly has an incredibly generous pension plan, and I was told I was the first legislator to choose not to participate in more than 14 years. I guess I was a trend-setter because today one-fifth of the General Assembly doesn’t participate,” the Palatine Republican said.… Continue Reading

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