Walsh Issues Statement Urging Rauner To Return To Bargaining Table

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – After 700 days without a full state budget under Gov. Bruce Rauner, state Rep. Larry Walsh, D-Joliet, issued the following statement Wednesday: “Governor Rauner’s two-year budget crisis has proved devastating for residents all across the state....

Welch to Governor: Drop Demands, Negotiate on Budget

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, released the following statement urging Gov. Rauner to compromise with the General Assembly to negotiate a budget that protects vital programs for working and middle-class families: “I am frustrated...