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Two Women Will Be Spending The Next Five Years In The Illinois Department Of Corrections

Thursday, January 27 by WROY-WRUL News

Two women were sentenced to the Illinois department of Corrections Wednesday morning. 35 year old Ivy N. Floyd of Evansville will serve five years, with one year of Mandatory Supervised Release for possession of a stolen or converted vehicle, a class 2 felony. Floyd was... Read More.

Pritzker Not Ready to Cut State Spending

Friday, May 8 by WROY/WRUL Staff

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker understands that the coronavirus will cause a budget crisis in the state. But he's not ready to cut state spending. The governor yesterday said, if anything, state government needs to look to protect state agencies and programs.... Read More.

Righter: Capping state spending, enacting real reforms can fuel the economy, avoid future tax increases

Wednesday, April 4 by Jc Tinsley

Legislation that would put a cap on state spending while also linking the growth of state spending to the growth in the state’s economy is being pushed by State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon). Righter is co-sponsoring SJRCA 21 to ensure state spending can only increase... Read More.

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Shimkus Supports Trump Priorities in Spending Agreement

Friday, March 23 by Jc Tinsley

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) released the following statement after the House of Representatives approved an omnibus spending agreement for fiscal year 2018: "First and foremost, my vote today was to restore our military readiness that was neglected during the previous administration. Our land forces... Read More.

Reis Legislation Takes Aim at Fraud and Wasteful Spending

Friday, January 5 by Jc Tinsley

State Representative David Reis (R-Ste. Marie) has introduced multiple pieces of legislation with the goal of rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in Illinois' entitlement systems. As the Illinois General Assembly begins its work in Springfield later this month, Reis says he is focusing... Read More.

Shimkus Votes to Turn the Page on Obama-era Spending

Thursday, May 4 by Jc Tinsley

On Thursday the House of Representatives approved the last ever federal spending bill based upon an Obama-era budget. The bipartisan omnibus appropriations bill will keep the government running through September 30, 2017. “My constituents are fed up with massive, must-pass bills that spend too much... Read More.

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Governor’s Office Statement on Democrat Opposition to Authorizing Spending Cuts

Thursday, March 16 by Jc Tinsley

The Rauner Administration today released the below statement following the Senate Executive Committee voting down legislation to give Governor Rauner the authority to cut spending and balance the budget: “Governor Rauner has said from the beginning that if the legislature is unwilling to fulfill its... Read More.

Statewide poll: Majority of Illinois voters say state should balance the budget through spending cuts, not tax increases

Tuesday, March 7 by Jc Tinsley

More than half of Illinoisans say state government spends too much money, and should close its budget deficit by only cutting spending – not raising taxes. This is according to a new poll of likely Illinois voters, released today by the non-partisan Illinois Policy... Read More.

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