by blowback | Jul 22, 2024 | Third Reading Report
On July 12, Kathy Salvi was elected as Chair of the Illinois Republican Party after outgoing Chair Don Tracy announced his intent to step down following the Republican National Convention back in June. State Rep. John Cabello and former Cook Country GOP chair Aaron...
by blowback | Jul 15, 2024 | Third Reading Report
On July 9, the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee held a subject matter hearing titled “How Public Transit Supports the Economy.” The hearing was the first of six scheduled throughout the year to address the looming Chicago area transit agency budget gap...
by blowback | Jul 8, 2024 | Third Reading Report
FY 2024 closed on June 30, 2024. Illinois ended the fiscal year with total General Funds revenues of $52.589B, down -1.0% (or -$545M) from FY 2023. However, from a base revenue perspective, the state finished the year at $51.708B, a 2.0% ($1.001B) increase over FY...
by blowback | Jun 17, 2024 | Third Reading Report
After a turbulent end to the 2024 regular session of the Illinois General Assembly, Gov. J.B. Pritzker began signing some of the bills passed by both chambers. Of the 469 total bills passed this year, the governor has signed 10 so far. Notably, Gov. Pritzker signed...
by blowback | Jun 10, 2024 | Special Reports
FY 2025 Budget SB 251 (Sims/Gordon-Booth) creates the FY 2025 state budget. After three consecutive years of strong revenue growth, FY 2025 revenues are projected to be relatively similar to the previous fiscal year, which led to contentious budget negotiations....
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