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Springfield, Ill – The Illinois Senate reconvened in Springfield this week, approving one proposal to block cost-of-living increases for state lawmakers and advancing another measure

On Monday, August 4th, Senate Democrats rammed through multiple bills to spend hundreds of millions of dollars, while offering no cost saving measures, according to

SPRINGFIELD – The Senate is scheduled to reconvene in Springfield on Aug. 4, as Illinois enters the second month of the new fiscal year without

SPRINGFIELD – More than three weeks into a new fiscal year, the budget stalemate has revealed stark differences in the way reform-minded Republicans and status-quo

Springfield, IL – A complete and constitutional budget remains elusive more than two weeks beyond the start of the state’s new budget year on July

“We’re now more than two weeks into Fiscal Year 2016 with no balanced budget or pro-job reforms,” said State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). “So instead

SPRINGFIELD, IL – The battle over the state budget continued this week as House lawmakers returned to the Capitol. House Speaker Michael Madigan and Democrats

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ budget standoff continued this week as the new fiscal year began without a state spending plan in place. Despite Republicans’ calls for

Senate Democrats rammed through another constitutionally unbalanced budget bill, while still refusing to work on needed reforms or a truly balanced budget plan, according to

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois is less than a week from the beginning of the next fiscal year with no notable progress made on a balanced