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The Richmond Fed reports Manufacturing Sector Activity Remained Soft; Employment and Wages Grew Mildly Overall, manufacturing conditions remained soft in April. The composite index for manufacturing moved to a reading of -3 following last month’s reading of -8. The index for shipments and the index for new orders gained seven points in April, although both indicators finished at only -6.
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Any notion that pension shortfalls can be balanced on the backs of Illinois taxpayers needs to vanish now. How did Illinois plans became so underfunded? In general, by promising far more than can possibly be delivered
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