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Bad credit rating costs Ill. $130 million extra
By Kerry LesterIllinois taxpayers are on the hook as lawmakers dithered on solving the states pension crisis.
June 27, 2013
LGBT organizations see challenges post-DOMAExperts warn that federal benefits will vary for LGBT couples depending on their situation.
June 26, 2013
Gay marriage rulings trigger big changes to HRSame-sex couples legally wed where allowed now must be treated as spouses under the U.S. tax code, ERISA, and more than 1,000 other federal laws.
June 25, 2013
Supreme Court Backs Mandatory Arbitration; NASAA Calls for ActionAfter the decision, which backed American Express' right to bar class-action suits, Congress must "restore some vestige of consumer protection," NASAA's Heath Abshure said.
June 25, 2013
Illinois’ bad credit costing taxpayers millionsThe state faces higher borrowing costs due to its underfunded pension system.
June 20, 2013
Quinn, Ill. lawmakers plan pension talks into JulyUnable to overcome a stalemate on the states $97 billion pension crisis, Gov. Pat Quinn and legislative leaders have agreed to form a bipartisan committee.
June 18, 2013
FSI Claims Victory in Florida ‘Notice-Filing State’ BattleThe law makes it easier for advisors to make changes to their business.
June 18, 2013
Dan Maynard: It's exchange testing timeThe eye of the marketplace construction storm is now over the system integrators.