An interactive #opendata #pension website by #CookCounty IL Commissioner @BridgetGainer. #openpensions #civictech #gov20
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Illinois House pension committee passes Cook County pension reform bill 5-4, w lawmakers focused on how it will withstand expected lawsuit.
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UPDATE: Illinois pension reform law unconstitutional. Read the unanimous decision: sun-tim.es/1EofzCu
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Illinois Supreme Court hear arguments in pension case bit.ly/1HEi1IB
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The state cannot simply invoke police powers whenever, it must be proportionate and a "targeted and tailored fix" Shapiro says.
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The police power (state sovereignty) may override statutes but not constitutions, DiVito argues before Illinois supreme court #pensions
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Next up is Aaron Maduff, attorney representing SURS, state university retirees re #pensions.
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DiVito quotes a case from 1800's in which court says police powers can only be imposed or taken away by people when drafting constitutions.
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DiVito now turns rest of time over to fellow attorney Aaron Maduff, who represents university retirees.
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Drafters of the constitutional provision wanted to indirectly force the general assembly to fund the pension systems, says DeVito
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Garman: are there any circumstances that police powers could curb pension benefits? DiVito: not in this situation.
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This is an explicit constitutional provision that is unambiguous and subject to no exception: unions' att Gino DeVito at Ill supreme court
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Pro-union atty argues: Illinois Constitution drafters intended "to indirectly force the GA to fund in an adequate way the pension systems."
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Union attorney Gino DiVito speaking now on behalf of plaintiffs on #pensions clause.
