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A final push on legislation
During the final two weeks of session, Senate Republicans were able to pass several different initiatives through the General Assembly. The Senate Republican legislation that
April 14, 2022
During the final two weeks of session, Senate Republicans were able to pass several different initiatives through the General Assembly. The Senate Republican legislation that
If no action is taken to undo recent criminal justice reforms, prosecutors will soon have a much harder time keeping dangerous criminals behind bars. That
During the final hours of this spring’s legislative session, the General Assembly passed legislation that provides Illinois law enforcement with additional funding for a mental health,
In what’s become an unwelcomed General Assembly tradition, the state’s budget was rushed through the legislature during the final hours of the last day of
State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) issued the following statement after Democrat lawmakers passed short-term tax relief in an election year as part of their FY23
After the Governor’s procedural maneuvers to allow his Prisoner Review Board appointees to continuously serve without undergoing the constitutional required confirmation process, the Illinois Senate
On March 24, Senate Democrats rammed through legislation that underfunds the state’s massive $4.5 billion Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund deficit that State Senator Terri
Agriculture is the foundation of Illinois’ economy and the number one jobs driver in the state. The abundance and variety of agricultural products grown in
With gasoline prices at the pump topping well over $4 per gallon and expected to continue to climb with projections of over $5 per gallon,
Failures result from two years of COVID-19 orders As the two-year anniversary approaches of Governor JB Pritzker’s first disaster declaration in response to COVID-19, Deputy
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