NIU President John G. Peters emailed this message to the campus Wednesday, Feb. 29.
Colleagues,
As part of our ongoing efforts to provide you with timely information regarding proposed changes to our pension plans, the university will host a town hall-style meeting at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes...
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Northern Illinois University’s updated State Pension & Budget Update website debuts Feb. 22 in conjunction with Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget address. The governor’s address traditionally begins the budget process in the State of Illinois.
The updated website includes a link to view or listen to the governor’s budget speech, pension reform information and updates as...
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In Springfield …
This will be a very busy week in Springfield.
Gov. Pat Quinn will give his Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Message at noon Wednesday, Feb. 22.
You will recall that in his Feb. 1 State of the State message, he talked about his desire to eliminate a tax on natural cost (at an estimated cost...
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In Springfield …
On January 30, 2012, the Institute for Illinois’ Financial Sustainability at the Civic Federation issued a report, “State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap: State of Illinois Budget Overview, Projections and Recommendations for the Governor and General Assembly.”
The report states that, “given rising Medicaid and pension costs and the scheduled partial sunset of the...
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Happy New Year, and welcome back to campus. This should prove to be a very interesting year at both the state and federal levels.
In Washington, D.C. …
Congress has been on holiday recess since mid-December, returning to session this week.
Congress did approve the remaining FY2012 appropriations bills Dec. 15, 2011, which comply with the discretionary spending...
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In Springfield…
The General Assembly completed its work for this calendar year last week with the passage of two pieces of legislation. The first (Senate Bill 397) was a $330 million package of business tax breaks, primarily directed to retain the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Sears in Illinois. It also included the reinstatement of the...
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While bustling your family between relatives’ houses, turkey dinners, tree farms and early-morning sales this holiday season, you might want to take a detour to Springfield to spend some quality time getting to know Abraham Lincoln’s friends and family.
Northern Illinois University’s Digital Initiatives and Digital Convergence Lab (DCL) have created a mobile tour for...
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In Springfield …
The Illinois General Assembly reconvened Tuesday to try to finalize some issues left pending during the regularly scheduled fall veto session.
Senators passed, with a veto-proof majority, a Chicago Mercantile Exchange/Sears tax relief package (HB 1883); however, this bill was defeated in the House by a vote of 99-8. This bill was a scaled-down...
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In Washington, D.C. …
As expected, Congress last week approved the first “minibus” Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations, which included funding for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science and Transportation-HUD. It also included an extension of the Continuing Resolution so that the government can operate until Friday, Dec. 16.
Of special interest to NIU is the increase in the National Science Foundation...
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In Springfield …
The Illinois General Assembly finished its second week of the scheduled fall veto session Thursday, Nov. 10.
However, the House of Representatives has been called back Tuesday, Nov. 29, to deal with some large, outstanding issues. We are uncertain at this time if the Senate also will be called back.
Senate Bill 512, the large...
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