KUDOS

Kudos to all the central Illinois individuals and groups that come to the State Capitol and talk with me and other state officials about the issues important to you!

On May 2, I met with eight nurses from Advocate BroMenn Medical Center and Advocate Eureka Hospital, part of a larger group of 60 nurses representing all Advocate hospitals.

On May 9, officials from Frontier Communications stopped by for a visit. I also had the opportunity to talk with representatives from the Growing Strong Sexual Assault Center from Decatur.

Senator Bill Brady welcomes officials from Frontier Communications to his office in the Capitol Building May 9.

Pictured here are (standing, from left) Eric Shadley, Steve Saylor, Brett Gilsinger, Sen. Brady, Tom Kuschman and Mike Nelson.

May 8, 2012

Dear Editor,

Illinois’ pension systems are the worst-funded of any state in the nation, with money set aside now for only 43 per cent of the pension benefits already earned.  The national average of 80 percent is almost twice that.

As a member of the bipartisan, bicameral Pension Work Group, appointed by the Senate Republican caucus, working with Governor Pat Quinn’s officer to stabilize our state pension systems, I am pleased to report we are making progress. We are developing a comprehensive solution that will lead to significant pension savings while safeguarding the viability of the state’s public retirement systems for teachers and state employees.

KUDOS

Kudos to all the central Illinois individuals and groups that come to the State Capitol and talk with me and other state officials about the issues important to you!

On May 2, I met with several members of the Board of Trustees for the Heartland Community College in Bloomington.

Also on May 2, students from Riverton Middle School and from Bloomington Junior High School displayed their projects during TECH 2012, a demonstration of school technology.