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April 4, 2018WTTW Chicago Tonight

Big changes aimed at saving the Chicago Park District’s pension fund are a bust. A Cook County judge has struck down a 2014 overhaul deal as unconstitutional.

The reforms were supposed to bring in more money to the underfunded system by raising the retirement age and cutting benefits. But

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April 4, 2018WTTW Chicago Tonight

Chicago Park District Pension Deal Struck Down. Now What?

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June 1, 2017CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) — Fiscal policy groups in Illinois agree the state’s nearly two-year budget quagmire has damaged everything from schools to social service agencies to the state’s bond rating, but take very different views on how to fix the problem.

Ralph Martire, executive director of the

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March 23, 2017Chicago Access Network TV

Ken Davis is joined by Bobby Otter, Budget Director for the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability. They discuss the deeply troubling state of finances at

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November 3, 2016Chicago Newsroom
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While the presidential race dominates headlines, important things are happening at the state and local

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January 27, 2016WTTW Chicago Tonight

Carol Marin discussd ideas for a bailout of Illinois' pension systems with CTBA Executive Director Ralph Martire, Ted Dabrowski of the Illinois Policy Institute, and Bob Reed from the Better Government Association.

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August 24, 2015WTTW Chicago Tonight

Change in Corporate Income Tax Floated

“Tax loopholes

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