The in box: If Governor Quinn gets his way, retired teacher health insurance costs will double. Sign the petition. « Fred Klonsky

The in box: If Governor Quinn gets his way, retired teacher health insurance costs will double. Sign the petition. « Fred Klonsky:

The in box: If Governor Quinn gets his way, retired teacher health insurance costs will double. Sign the petition.

by Fred Klonsky

To be delivered to Governor Pat Quinn.

Governor Quinn, we urge you to restore the State’s contribution to the Retired Teachers’ Health Insurance Program (TRIP) that you slashed from the Illinois’ budget!

In his 2013 Budget, Illinois Governor Quinn proposes to “zero out” the State’s Contribution to Retired Teachers’ Health Insurance. Active Teachers and their districts contribute every pay check to this Insurance Program; Retired Teachers