By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a plan Tuesday to reduce a $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit by $450 million through an infusion of unemployment-related revenues. The trust fund is the pool of money paid into by employers to provide a social safety net for unemployed […]
In April, I was appointed to be a representative of the House Republican caucus on an “Agreed Bill Committee,” which is a device used by labor and the business community during negotiations over the critical issue of unemployment insurance. By that process, business and labor agree that they will not propose legislation dealing with tax […]
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