Illinois lawmakers betray their ignorance of the needs and opinions of taxpayers when they pass huge tax increases as a way out of the ongoing budget impasse, a policy expert said on a radio program recently.
Illinois’ ongoing budget problem has left the State Board of Elections in a financial hole so deep that agency officials claim they can’t afford the new computers they need to handle the number of candidates filing petitions to run in next year’s elections.
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) has partnered with U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) on bipartisan legislation that would help maintain mortgage credit access and affordable housing assistance for Americans who depend on the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System, according to a press release from Hultgren.
Rep. Steve Andersson (R-Geneva) and Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) are in the same political party, but when it comes to solving the state's economic problems, they stand apart.