SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, issued the following statement after the Governor Rauner’s State of the State Address: “For three years, the governor has time and time again denied responsibility, and blamed everyone else but himself for...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, that transforms the way state agencies manage their finances and reveals the full extent of the state’s debt obligations has gone into effect as of Jan. 1, 2018. “As policymakers,...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an attempt to increase government transparency and save taxpayer dollars, state Rep. Fran Hurley, D-Chicago, advanced the Debt Transparency Act with a unanimous, bipartisan override of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the bill. “Because Illinois is...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to reports that Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has failed to submit billions of dollars in bills for payment, forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for late payment penalties, state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, voted to override...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, joined legislators on both sides of the aisle Wednesday to override the governor’s veto of the Debt Transparency Act and provide a more accurate accounting of the state’s finances for lawmakers and the public....