School funding: the driving force behind the stopgap plan
With no state budget in place, public schools won’t receive any state funding unless lawmakers work out a deal. Republican lawmakers and the Governor have
With no state budget in place, public schools won’t receive any state funding unless lawmakers work out a deal. Republican lawmakers and the Governor have
As if more reasons are needed to end the budget impasse, Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s on June 9 further downgraded Illinois’ credit
“I have absolute empathy for every employee and their family at these two plants today. But, I am not giving up on the fight to
It was unfortunate that the Republican initiatives were not considered in the last days of the scheduled session. While it’s disappointing the General Assembly failed
In the final hours of the scheduled spring session, the Senate considered a wildly unbalanced and bloated state budget approved by House Democrats a week
Despite tentative optimism heading into the weekend before the scheduled May 31 legislative adjournment that a compromise could be reached on a balanced state budget
To ensure schools can open in the fall, Senate Republicans introduced Senate Bill 3434, which would provide a full-year funding for elementary and secondary schools,
Legislation aimed at saving lives for those suffering a life-threatening allergic reaction, as well as helping local fire and rescue departments keep spending in line,
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) says he is pleased the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has moved quickly to re-bid the high school road project
As the legislative session heads towards the scheduled May 31 adjournment date, the leaders of the four caucuses met several times this week with Gov.
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