With the “fiscal cliff” fast approaching, Congress and the White House have offered contrasting proposals, but one item in President Obama’s package is especially encouraging– the allocation of between $50 billion and $75 billion for new infrastructure spending. Some pundits have …
Associated Press: November 7, 2012 (CHICAGO) — A proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution that would have made it more difficult to expand public employee retirement benefits has failed. With about 90 percent of the vote reported on Wednesday morning the …