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Sen. Rose Discusses Governor's Proposal for Teacher Pension Cost Shift

Last week, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner proposed a cost shift for teacher pensions to local schools.
 
Many lawmakers have come out questioning this proposal and some are against it all together. State Senator Chapin Rose says this is going to be an unpopular decision on both sides of the aisle, but it is something that has to be done to balance the budget.
 
 
According to Sen. Rose, local units of government already do this. He points out taxpayers would be treated equally and the Governor has money appropriated to cover the costs and phase the costs in.
 
 
The Senator feels it is not a perfect solution to a problem that has been brewing for decades but it is better than what Mike Madigan proposed a few short years ago. 

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