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Illinois governor eyes bond sale, tax hike to save pensions

FEBRUARY 15, 2019 | by Danielle Moran | BLOOMBERG

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is considering a broad plan to inject cash into the state’s struggling pensions by selling $2 billion of bonds, implementing a progressive income tax and using billions of dollars of government assets to reduce the massive debt owed to the retirement system.

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