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The Illinois Toll Highway Authority today holds the second to last in a series of 6 remaining public hearings on the proposed 90% toll increase. Today’s hearings will be in Lee, Ogle, Whiteside, and Winnebago Counties from 7pm to 9pm.
Boosters for the toll hike—including unions, contractors, and political lackeys, are expected to make a showing at the hearings. Taxpayers and commuters are needed to attend and make sure the tough questions are asked. Among the troubling questions surrounding the $12.1 billion project: Read more →
Click here to view Jackson County’s top government teacher salaries and estimated pensions.
Click here to view MO’s top government pensions.
KANSAS CITY–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that Kansas City & Jackson County teachers are not only receiving very generous salaries but that the estimated pension payments of the teachers and MO government employees in many cases are larger than some salaries in the private sector. Furthermore, over a normal lifetime, many of these government employees, when retired, have become pension millionaires.
The State of Missouri refuses to release information on teacher pensions, resulting in their being estimated. Other government pensions are available with FOIA requests. Read more →
Click here to view Greene County’s top government teacher salaries and estimated pensions.
Click here to view MO’s top government salaries and estimated pensions.
SPRINGFIELD–A report released today by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that Springfield & Greene County Teachers are not only receiving very generous salaries but that the estimated pension payments of the teachers and MO government employees in many cases are larger than some salaries in the private sector. Furthermore, over a normal lifetime, many of these government employees, when retired, have become pension millionaires.
The State of Missouri refuses to release information on teacher pensions, resulting in their being estimated. Other government pensions are available with FOIA requests. Read more →
