Fact Sheet: The Safe Roads Amendment Is Bad Policy for Illinois
Release: October 31, 2016
A proposed Constitutional amendment to put transportation-related revenues in a "lockbox" for transportation-related expenditures would only exacerbate the fiscal problems of both Illinois and its local governments.
HJRCA 49: A Constitutional Amendment Regarding the Rules Governing Pension Benefit Increases
Release: August 27, 2012
This Issue Brief provides an overview of the state pension systems' underfunding and an analysis of House-Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment (HJRCA) 49. HJRCA 49 would create a new section to the Illinois Constitution.