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Posted by Illinois Issues blog 3 hours 39 minutes ago.
By Jamey DunnGov. Pat Quinn is using his bully pulpit to try to get support for a tax increase that he says is needed to avoid deep cuts to education funding.Quinn addressed students and teachers at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Springfield. He also v...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 3 hours 50 minutes ago.
By Rachel WellsGreen Party candidate Rich Whitney today said that if elected governor, he would fix the state’s $13 billion budget problem by creating a new tax – a sort of sin tax on the profits of speculative trading – and by pushing a tax increas...
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By Jamey DunnGov. Pat Quinn proposed to increase the state income tax by 1 percentage point during his budget address today, saying the money would be needed to stave off drastic cuts to education.Quinn said federal stimulus funds protected education from...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 days 1 hour ago.
By Jamey DunnBudget numbers that Gov. Pat Quinn’s staff presented at a media briefing this evening do not assume an income tax increase.“The General Assembly has not acted on a tax increase and has given symbols that they don’t want to act on a tax ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 6 days 6 hours ago.
By Jamey DunnSen. Bill Brady from Bloomington accepted the Republican nomination for governor today.Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican, conceded and endorsed Brady earlier today. “It was a hard-fought race, and it was close ...,” Dillard said in...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 6 days 10 hours ago.
Bloomington Sen. Bill Brady beat out his opponent Sen. Kirk Dillard from Hinsdale by 193 votes for the Republican nomination for governor. The State Board of Elections certified the votes this morning.Dillard previously said he would not seek a recount un...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 2 hours ago.
By Rachel WellsIllinois, along with 15 other states and the District of Columbia, is still in the running to secure $510 million in federal Race to the Top funding, the State Board of Education learned today.“It’s dollars for reform when we would not ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 2 hours ago.
By Jamey Dunn and Rachel WellsA Senate committee held its second round of hearings today on the impact of possible 10 percent cuts to the budget in the last four months of the current fiscal year.Senate Democrats have been accused of using the hearings as...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 6 hours ago.
By Jamey Dunn The Illinois Senate sent a plan to Gov. Pat Quinn today that would allow the state to borrow to pay down some of the bills it owes medical providers.The measure would allow the state to borrow $250 million to pay vendors and capture federal ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 1 day ago.
By Jamey DunnThe Senate passed a measure today that would allow public universities to borrow money to keep their doors open and pay faculty and staff."If these universities cannot receive the cash flow they need to operate, they will close their doors,...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 1 day ago.
By Jamey DunnThe Illinois Senate is weighing 10 percent budget cuts for the last quarter of the fiscal year.A Senate committee is taking testimony from agencies about the possible impact of such cuts to their budgets during the remainder of this fiscal ye...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 2 days ago.
By Jamey DunnOn the day the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on a challenge to Chicago’s handgun ban, an Illinois House committee approved a bill that would let residents carry concealed firearms.The committee passed House Bill 6249 today with only on...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 2 days ago.
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in a case challenging Chicago’s handgun ban today.The court struck down a similar ban in Washington, D.C., in 2008. Because the District of Columbia federal district is not a state, that ruling applied...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 5 hours ago.
By Jamey DunnSenate Democrats previewed their plan for redistricting today after Republicans unveiled their proposal last week. Democrats have not drafted their proposal as a piece of legislation yet, but the held a news conference today outlining some...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 1 day ago.
By Jamey DunnGov. Pat Quinn’s office spelled out today the shortfall and cuts that could come with next year’s budget.Quinn put his numbers up on a Web site at noon and is accepting suggestions online from legislators as well as the general public. Th...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 1 day ago.
By Rachel WellsThe Illinois Senate today approved a measure that would move the primary election date from the first Tuesday in February to the third Tuesday in March.Carlinville Democrat Sen. Deanna Demuzio, the sponsor of SB 355, said the March date wou...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 1 day ago.
By Rachel WellsIf individual legislators don’t want General Assembly college tuition waivers handed out anymore, they can start by forfeiting their own, Senate President John Cullerton said today as the Senate passed reforms to the program.Every year, e...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 1 day ago.
By Jamey DunnWhichever candidate becomes lieutenant governor may be the last person to fill the job.A legislative committee passed a proposal today for a constitutional amendment to eliminate the office.House Speaker Michael Madigan said eliminating an of...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 1 day ago.
by Rachel WellsFree rides for some seniors may end if the Illinois Senate approves a bill the House passed today.HB 4654 would roll back a policy initiated by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich that allowed free mass transit rides for anyone 65 or older, regardl...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 2 days ago.
By Jamey DunnGov. Pat Quinn plans to release preliminary projections for his budget tomorrow. The numbers will be posted on the Internet, and legislators, as well as the general public, will have the opportunity to make suggestions on the Web site.Republi...
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