The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is an independent agency in the executive branch of the United States government created in 1935 to administer a social insurance program providing retirement benefits to the country's railroad workers.
Michael Joseph Madigan is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States,having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to 2021. He served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021. He represented the 27th District from 1971 to 1983,the 30th district from 1983 to 1993,and the 22nd district from 1993 to 2021. This made him the body's longest-serving member and the last legislator elected before the Cutback Amendment.
Kenneth Dunkin,commonly known as Ken Dunkin,is an American politician. He is currently an appointed member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board of Commissioners. Dunkin previously served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 5th District from December 2002 until January 2017.
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law is a public law school in Chicago,Illinois. Founded in 1899,the school offers programs for both part-time and full-time students,with both day and night classes available,and offers January enrollment.
Michael Joseph Bost is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district since 2015. From 1995 to 2015,Bost was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 115th district. Before holding elected office,he was a firefighter.
The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is the second largest and best-funded public pension system in Illinois. Since 1941,has partnered with local units of government to provide retirement,disability and death benefits for public employees. With a funded status of about 98 percent and more than $50 billion in assets,IMRF is well-funded and sustainable.
Will Weatherford is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014,representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District,which included eastern Pasco County,from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature,he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives,which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time.
The State Universities Retirement System, or SURS, is an agency in the U.S. state of Illinois government that administers retirement,disability,death,and survivor benefits to eligible SURS participants and annuitants. Membership in SURS is attained through employment with 61 employing agencies,including public universities,community colleges,and other qualified state agencies. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled in SURS when employment begins.
Daniel Kálmán Biss is an American mathematician and politician serving as mayor of Evanston,Illinois. He previously served as a member of both the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate.
The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10,also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill,is legislation proposed by Republican Governor Scott Walker and passed by the Wisconsin Legislature to address a projected $3.6 billion budget deficit. The legislation primarily affects the following areas:collective bargaining,compensation,retirement,health insurance,and sick leave of public sector employees. In response,unions and other groups organized protests inside and around the state capitol. The bill was passed into law and became effective as of June 29,2011. Public employees exempt from the changes to the collective bargaining law include firefighters and most law enforcement workers. The bill was ruled to be constitutional by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in July 2014,after three years of litigation.
Kelly Cassidy is an American politician from Chicago. She is a Democrat and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. She was appointed to represent the 14th district,on Chicago's North Side,in April 2011 following incumbent Harry Osterman's election to the Chicago City Council. She took office on May 16,2011. Most notably Kelly Cassidy was the chief sponsor of House Bill 1438,making Illinois the first state to legalize the Adult-Use of Cannabis through legislature as opposed to a ballot measure.
Illinois's wiretapping law was a "two-party consent" law. Illinois made it a crime to use an "eavesdropping device" to overhear or record a phone call or conversation without the consent of all parties to the conversation. The law was ruled unconstitutional in 2014 by the Illinois Supreme Court,but was replaced by a near-identical law later that same year.
Scott Drury is a former Illinois state representative for the 58th district and a Democratic candidate for Attorney General. The 58th district includes all or parts of Bannockburn,Deerfield,Glencoe,Highwood,Highland Park,Lake Bluff,Lake Forest,Lincolnshire,Northbrook and North Chicago.
Tobias G. Barry,Jr. was an American politician in the state of Illinois.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the state of Virginia,one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other states' elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on June 12.
The 2018 elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place on Tuesday,November 6,2018 to elect representatives from all 118 districts. The winners of this election served in the 101st General Assembly,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. The Democratic Party has held a House majority since 1997. The inauguration of the 101st General Assembly occurred on Wednesday January 9,2019. The Democrats flipped 8 seats while Republicans flipped 1 seat,resulting in a net gain of 7 seats for the Democratic caucus.
Jonathan Carroll is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 57th district. The 57th district,located in the Chicago metropolitan area,includes all or parts of Arlington Heights,Buffalo Grove,Des Plaines,Glenview,Mount Prospect,Northbrook,Palatine,Prospect Heights and Wheeling.
Janus v. American Federation of State,County,and Municipal Employees,Council 31,No. 16-1466,585 U.S. ___ (2018),abbreviated Janus v. AFSCME,was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court on US labor law,concerning the power of labor unions to collect fees from non-union members. Under the Taft–Hartley Act of 1947,which applies to the private sector,union security agreements can be allowed by state law. The Supreme Court ruled that such union fees in the public sector violate the First Amendment right to free speech,overturning the 1977 decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education that had previously allowed such fees.
Lakesia Collins is an American union organizer and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 9th district since her appointment on July 24,2020. The 9th district includes parts of the Near West Side,the Near North Side and North Lawndale in Chicago. Collins won the Democratic primary election for the seat and ran unopposed in the general election in 2020. She serves as the Treasurer for the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.
On November 8,2016,Illinois voters approved the Illinois Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment,a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that prohibits lawmakers from using transportation funds for anything other than their stated purpose.
