Private policies fill gaps left by Medicare
Private health insurance popular with seniors aims to cover costs Medicare does not. A Senate study notes many policies lack clarity and parts may be unfair or misleading, with complaints about pre existing conditions and aggressive mail order sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Sloane
Social Security Administration
The
Conference Board
Senate
Gladys Ellenbogen
Senate Special Committee
Ellenbogen
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Medicare
Trapped by an Early Retirement Trap
Lawrence M. Friedman analyzes how recession pressured mayors and company presidents to push employees into early retirement. The piece notes the lifeboat logic favors younger workers, the old are pushed aside, and many retirees face difficulty reentering the workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence M. Friedman
Stanford
Calif
Not Everyone Likes Early Retirement
The piece argues forced retirement harms the elderly by eroding family roles and social purpose. It criticizes age-based dismissal in schools, governments, and offices, notes potential unemployment spillover for the young, and calls for a better solution beyond abolition of forced retirement.
Editorial on teacher certification power in Illinois
The editorial rejects a proposal placing teacher certification decisions under a panel of elected teacher representatives. It argues the State Board of Education should retain policy control, elected by the public, and warns that teacher control would sever public accountability and weaken education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Illinois House
Illinois Education Association
Ilinois
IEA
Federation of Teachers
IFT
State Teacher Certification Board
State Board of Education
SEA
State Board
Certification Board
Abolish Mobile Home Privilege Tax and Classify as Real Estate
The General Assembly considers ending the 15 cent per square foot mobile home privilege tax and moving toward real property status when mobile homes sit on permanent foundations. Proposals vary from retaining or lowering the privilege tax to repealing it entirely and applying standard real estate rules, with elder and disabled exemptions preserved. The McMaster plan would classify mobile homes as real property if connected to utilities and used as a permanent home, applying homestead relief and tax breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
General Assembly
John Graham
Barrington
Sen
Graham
John Grotberg
R-St. Charles
Rep
A. T. McMaster
McMaster
Rep. McMaster
Walker grants budget autonomy to State Board of Education
Governor Daniel Walker signs a measure giving the State Board of Education control over its own finances. The change answers questions about constitutional independence and preserves the board's policy independence from political pressure. The board has long resisted subservience, and Walker's move is viewed as a welcome step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Walker
State Board of Education
Jack Witkowsky
Walker
of State
Elliot Epstein
Mr. Walker
Counties adapt to growing needs with intergovernmental service plans
The article explains how counties increasingly absorb or share services with municipalities to achieve economies of scale. It traces the Lakewood Plan as a model for contracting all services, notes state legal barriers like voter referenda and home rule charters, and calls for modernized county leadership to ensure efficient delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Zimmerman
Lakewood
Los Angeles County
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Dade County
Fla
Board of County Commissioners
Dade
Volusia
Broward
Florida
Metropolitan Dade County
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New York Times
Health Insurance Institute
Trade Association of Health Insurance Companies
Stanford University
University
Center For Advanced Study In the Behavioral Sciences
William Scott
Southern Illinois
Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
County News
National Association of Counties
New York
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