The Illinois House of Representatives voted to pass Madigan’s $36.5 billion spending plan, which relies on more than $5 billion in tax hikes. Republicans are currently working to get the votes to pass a 32 percent income tax hike tomorrow. Please send...
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner won the 2014 gubernatorial election on a 44-point Turnaround Agenda meant to “shake up Springfield.” Rauner understood Illinoisans’ need for change. They were suffering under the worst jobs recovery in the nation. Homeowners were being squeezed by the nation’s highest property...
Steve Balich Editors Note:Government of the people by the people and for the people is gone in Illinois thanks to the iron fist of Madigan. It may be that Madigan wants to bankrupt the State and the State Pension...
Lawmakers blame poor policy decisions for Illinois' near-worst income growth By Michael Carroll | Illinois News Network Jun 23, 2017 Shutterstock photo ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK Nearly every state in the union has outpaced the rate of personal income growth in Illinois...
Democrats continue tax hike push; GOP wants meaningful reforms first By Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network Jun 22, 2017    photo by Shutterstock Senate Democrats passed a tax hike bill out of their chamber without GOP votes, but they now...
House Speaker Mike Madigan doesn’t care much for manifestos. When questioned over the years on his policy positions, Madigan usually resorts to bromides about how he supports the Democratic Party and its fight on behalf of the middle class. (Please...

A Message To The Governor Our state is in the midst of an unprecedented fiscal crisis. As the budget impasse wears on, legislators are under tremendous pressure to pass a tax hike.  At a time when families are being taxed out...
It’s A Beautiful Day To Stop A Massive Tax Hike Watch now.http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHnfHngNUT0 In his state address, Rauner calls for compromise. But is that just a euphemism for another "c" word--capitulation? The compromise is a massive tax hike that the Wall Street...
    A Conservative believes in personal responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual liberty, traditional American values and a strong national defense. The role of government should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals. Conservative policies...
Gov. Rauner urges lawmakers to pass GOP 'compromise' budget plan; Democrats scoff By Dan McCaleb, Greg Bishop and Cole Lauterbach | Illinois News Network Image courtesy of BlueRoomStream ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK Almost two full years into a budget impasse that has...

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