by blowback | Mar 16, 2026 | Third Reading Report
Illinois Primary Election The 2026 Illinois primary election on Tuesday, March 17 will feature many prominent retirements, including U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Jesús “Chuy” García, and Danny Davis, and other long-standing incumbents declining to...
by blowback | Mar 8, 2026 | Third Reading Report
The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) released its February monthly state revenue update at the beginning of March. Two-thirds of the way through fiscal year (FY) 2026, Illinois has raised $34.134B, up 4.1% or $1.337B over this point in...
by blowback | Feb 23, 2026 | Third Reading Report
Click here to see the summary of Gov. Pritzker’s FY 2027 Budget Proposal. Important Upcoming Dates – Statewide March 13 – Initial Chamber Committee Deadline (Senate) March 27 – Initial Chamber Committee Deadline (House) April 17 – Initial Chamber Third Reading...
by blowback | Feb 16, 2026 | Third Reading Report
Illinois Fiscal Update: GOMB February 2026 Report Summary On February 9, 2026, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) released an update to its October 2025 Economic and Fiscal Policy Report, outlining potential state budget impacts from H.R. 1...
by blowback | Feb 8, 2026 | Third Reading Report
Illinois General Assembly Bill Filing Deadline The Senate convened briefly last week, but most of the action was behind the scenes as members worked to finalize legislation ahead of Friday’s filing deadline. As of Friday morning, 1,060 Senate bills and 1,230 House...
by blowback | Feb 1, 2026 | Third Reading Report
On January 27, the U.S. Census Bureau released its Vintage 2025 Population Estimates. The new population figures, which estimate the 2025 population using a baseline figure from the 2020 Census, show that the overall U.S. population grew by 0.5% (or 1.8M people). This...
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