First you stop digging: Projections of Illinois’ fiscal imbalance and paths to remedy it

First you stop digging: Projections of Illinois’ fiscal imbalance and paths to remedy it

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December 1, 2016 #David Merriman , #Fiscal and Economic Policy , #Illinois State Budget , #Illinois State Economy , #Legacy Report , #Policy Spotlight

Finding the right mix of policies—sharing the pain of digging out of the hole that we are in—will require cooperation among a broad spectrum of groups in this policy arena.

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