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Pierog, Oberweis agree on combining treasurer, comptroller

October 13, 2012

Asked about specific budget cuts he would make, Republican Jim Oberweis offered an idea that has been proposed in several states, and was once successful in Illinois: Cut the size of the legislature. Democrat Corrine Pierog suggests money could be brought in by taxing state workers' pension incomes, at graduated rates. She also believes money could be found in pension reform, but is leery of...

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20121013/news/710139892/
 
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