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Statement from Speaker Madigan on Leaders Meeting

Jun 23, 2017 | Madigan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Friday: “President Cullerton and I met earlier this morning to discuss a way to end the Rauner budget crisis. We were scheduled to meet together with Leaders Radogno and Durkin. We...

Parents, Educators Call on Governor to Negotiate Budget, Fund Schools

Jun 22, 2017 | Madigan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Parents and teachers demanded Gov. Bruce Rauner return to the table and negotiate an honest budget that funds schools at a budget hearing Thursday. “If my children’s school isn’t able to open this fall, I put the blame squarely on Governor Rauner...

Madigan Calls Committee of the Whole Meetings to Hear Direct Impact of Rauner Proposals

Jun 21, 2017 | Madigan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Michael J. Madigan will give workers injured on the job an opportunity to tell legislators how Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed changes to the workers’ compensation system will directly impact them at a committee of the whole hearing...

Statement from Speaker Madigan

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...

Parents of Students Exposed to Lead in School, Home Energy Assistance Recipients Call on Rauner to End Impasse

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...

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