This edition of The Policy Shop was written by Bryce Hill, director of fiscal and economic research. It’s a good month to be a state worker in Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has awarded the largest ever American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) contract, which includes 19% pay raises and a $1,200 signing bonus for.
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This edition of The Policy Shop is brought to you by Director of Fiscal and Economic Research Bryce Hill. Three years ago, Illinois state lawmakers wrote to Washington, D.C., asking for a favor. Nothing major. Just $40 billion. A cool $10 billion to bail out state and local public pensions, plus extra to prop up.
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hours to try to get it across the finish line. joining us now, former secretary of defense under donald trump, mark esper. thank you for coming on. your reaction to the house adopting these amendments to the ndaa? well, good morning, folks. first of all really in some ways it s not unusual. i ran the policy shop for the house of armed services committee nearly 20 years ago or so, and clearly the country is wrestling with these cult. caller: cultural issues. both parties are torn, and it tends to come out in these situations where you see policy issu initiatives as you discussed, come out. i think at the end of the day t defense policy bill will pass this year. it has to move through the house and the senate has to do the work, and the leadership of both sides get together to work it out. it s part of the process and it s the role of the congress to sort out these types of policy