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Friday, May 16, 2014

5-16-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.:



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Breaking. Community sit-in a Gresham. Scheduled for turnaround.
- From Jackson Potter. Gresham parents sitting in now! Come and support them on 85th and Green. Tweet at #savegresham to show support.

Law from of Robbins Schwartz. Court enjoins implementation of pension reform.
May 16, 2014 On May 14, 2014, the Sangamon County Circuit Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction delaying implementation of Public Act 98-0599 (“Pension Reform Act”). In its order, the court found that plaintiffs established a “fair question” that they will succeed on the merits as to their challenge that the Pension Reform Act violates the Pension Protection Clause





Happy birthday Studs!
Studs would have turned 102 today. “Curiosity never killed this cat’ — that’s what I’d like as my epitaph.”


Lisa Madigan argues that the state’s police powers allows them to steal our pensions.
Yesterday Lisa Madigan, Illinois’ Attorney General and daughter of Party Boss Michael Madigan, went before Judge Belz and responded to the pension theft lawsuits. The state filed its response to five lawsuits filed by retired teachers, state workers, university employees and public employee unions seeking to have last year’s pension reform law declared unconstitutional. The lawsuits argue that th


So what is Biss’ Plan B?
The death of Senate Bill 1 is no sure thing. Many of my retired friends are convinced that Mike Madigan has four votes on the Illinois Supreme Court in his back pocket. Close to his ass. Other friends have faith in the judicial process and believe that the judges will rule based purely on what the Constitution says and case law. I’m not so sure about that. At the North Lake Shore Illinois Retired
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5-15-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Glen Brown.Glen Brown. What is at stake right now.Dear Fred, you know I have said this many times: What is at stake right now is an adjudication of claims that public employees have against policymakers who have coerced changes to public employees’ benefits and rights and who are breaking public emplo