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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Cullerton puts his s*** out there. « Fred Klonsky

Cullerton puts his s*** out there. « Fred Klonsky:

Cullerton puts his s*** out there.

Madigan and Cullerton. Leading the charge against teacher pensions.

Democratic Senate President John Cullerton has a plan for solving the state’s pension obligation.

His plan is to have the teachers pay it.

Springfield State Journal Register:

Cullerton said local funding of teacher pensions could be phased in over a five or 10-year period. The effect wouldn’t be as drastic for downstate school districts, he said, because downstate teachers are generally paid less, he said.

“You guys aren’t paying a lot to your teachers down here,” Cullerton told the