BELLEVILLE, Ill. –State Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, and state Reps. Jay Hoffman, D-Belleville and LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, joined local school superintendents and community leaders to discuss the devastating consequences that the governor’s veto of...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, joined by local school superintendents and education advocates in Illinois detailed the devastating effects that Gov. Rauner’s veto of education funding would have on education in Illinois, including the loss...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of Senate Bill 1, a measure to ensure equitable funding for public education and increase resources to local schools, and the lay-off of...
CHICAGO – In response to Governor Rauner’s veto of Senate Bill 1 and ongoing negotiation on education funding reform, state Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, released the following statement: “The governor’s decision to veto Senate Bill 1 robs resources from Chicago...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s recent veto of Senate Bill 1, the plan to fix Illinois’ broken funding formula: “With his veto, the governor once again showed that he...