Cassidy: Time is Now to Demand Change in Budget Priorities

Feb 22, 2024 | Cassidy

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, praised Gov Pritzker’s focus on maternal mortality following the Governor’s State of the State and Budget Address on Wednesday: “In his budget address, the governor set a starting point for the work to come,...

Hirschauer Reacts to Governor’s Budget Address

Feb 22, 2024 | Hirschauer

WEST CHICAGO, Ill.  — State Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, issued the following statement in response to Gov. JB Pritzker’s annual budget address: “Yesterday, we began the hard work of crafting a state budget that reflects our shared values and that will benefit...

Scherer-Backed Bill to Allow More Flexibility with Savings

Feb 22, 2024 | Scherer

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Young people and their families would have more flexibility with savings and could avoid unplanned taxes under a new measure backed by state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, allowing additional or unused 529 college savings account funds to be...