THE CONTINUING CRISIS

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ECONOMICS EXPERT says most cities and states can restore public pensions to healthy funding levels without big tax hikes or cutting benefits. See Fox Business, April 9, 2014: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3446132612001/baker-absolutely-no-pension-crisis/#sp=show-clips.

UNIVERSITY CONSDERING pension supplement. See News-Gazette, April 11, 2014: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2014-04-11/ui-group-looking-pension-supplement.html.

GOVERNOR OPEN to delaying pension reform during court challenge. See Progress Report, April 14, 2014: http://progressillinois.com/news/content/2014/04/14/quinn-open-delaying-pension-reform-overhaul-during-court-challenge?utm_source=PI+Extra+4.14.14&utm_campaign=PI+email+4.14.14&utm_medium=email

HOW PENSION reform affects you. See The Advocate, April 2014: http://www.surs.org/pdfs/advocate/Tier1AdvocateApril2014.pdf

PENSION ‘REFORM’ typo could cause mass exodus. See Daily Illini, April 21, 2014: http://www.dailyillini.com/news/article_21f858ba-c901-11e3-bb14-0017a43b2370.html.