Feb 20, 2019 | Arroyo, Budget, Cassidy, Ford, Gabel, Mayfield, Rita
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House appropriation committee chairs Luis Arroyo, Kelly Cassidy, La Shawn K. Ford, Robyn Gabel, Rita Mayfield and Robert ‘Bob’ Rita released the following statement Wednesday following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address: “Governor Pritzker’s...
Jul 12, 2017 | Budget, Madigan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Wednesday after Standard & Poor’s reacted positively to passage of a bipartisan balanced budget: “S&P’s action today is a strong signal that the balanced budget enacted by...
Jun 19, 2017 | Budget, Harper
CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is renewing her negotiation on a budget that does not burden Illinois taxpayers and does not rely on dishonest and unviable savings. “The Senate budget is not the honest plan Illinois taxpayers need, and we aren’t going to...
Jun 15, 2017 | Budget, Madigan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement, Thursday: “We have stated unequivocally that a resolution to the governor’s budget crisis—which has resulted in eight credit downgrades and tripled the state’s debt—must be our top...
Jun 14, 2017 | Budget, Madigan
CHICAGO – Parents worried their children could be exposed to lead in public school drinking water, and residents who may be unable to heat and cool their homes during extreme weather were among the citizens calling on Gov. Bruce Rauner to end his 700-day budget...