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SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers will return to Springfield next week for the second scheduled week of Veto Session in the hopes of achieving a budget agreement

SPRINGFIELD – Due to stalling by Democrat leaders, the first week of the fall veto session ended early without any real action on the state

SPRINGFIELD – Democrats again delayed working to fix the state’s broken budget and instead chose to increase the state’s deficit, according to State Senator Dave

SPRINGFIELD – Springfield, Ill. – The General Assembly will return to Springfield Nov. 15 as part of the annual fall “veto session.” However, prior to

SPRINGFIELD – Halloween brought more than just candy and costumes to schools across the state when the Illinois State Board of Education released their annual

SPRINGFIELD – Two new jobs reports from September reinforce Republican lawmakers’ calls for job-creating reforms. The reports show that manufacturing jobs are down, white-collar jobs

SPRINGFIELD- A newly created “Illinois Competiveness Council” was tasked this week with cutting red tape and eliminating burdensome regulations on employers and entrepreneurs; the Illinois

SPRINGFIELD- Gov. Bruce Rauner takes an important step to reform government; the Illinois Supreme Court issues an important ruling dealing with child suspects in court;

SPRINGFIELD- A bipartisan group of lawmakers tasked with crafting a proposal to reform Illinois’ education funding formula met again this week, this time discussing Illinois’

SPRINGFIELD- This week, residents paused to recognize the inaugural Gold Star Family Day in Illinois; the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) encouraged schools to support