House off to a Stuttering Start
House session was cancelled earlier in the month by Speaker Madigan who bafflingly cited a “lack of workload”. We'll meet for the first time in 2016 this week on January 27th, the same day...
IOP Response to 2016 State of the State
By Matthew Besler
A year ago, Bruce Rauner ended 12 years of one-party rule in Illinois. Those 12 years capped off 40 years of Democrat rule in the Illinois General Assembly. As Governor...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEzXI6JiGB8&list=TLae_40Lc6y7syNjAxMjAxNg
A study done last year by the think tank State Budget Solutions found that total compensation for Illinois state employees was on average 27 percent higher than their counterparts in the private sector.
It has been a privilege to work on behalf of the people of District 97 this past year, and in my first year as your State Representative I have brought many initiatives to Springfield that would help Illinois’ state...
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 207 STATE HOUSE
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706 ...
James Marter on the issues
Repeal Obamacare, more accurately described as the Un-Affordable Care Act.
I am Pro-Life. I will vote to defund Planned Parenthood and vote for Pro-Life legislation.
On Immigration, stop the influx and enforce the law. No to another...
http://bcove.me/vss2kj35 Video on consolidation
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Justin Kmitch 1/8/2016
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I wanted to reach out and send you the information for our Grassroots Leadership Academy Training beginning January 12th. If you traveled to Ohio with us in August, you may have attended a seminar about the Grassroots Leadership Academy....
Editor Note:
Homer Township Property Tax Referendum
Property owners in the U.S. always had to pay property tax. Today, taxing bodies like the Library, Fire Dept. Township, school, etc. raising their taxes every year make property owners irate by taking too...
Task Force on Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates
On December 17 I attended a Final Report meeting for the Task Force on Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates in Chicago. The Task Force's purpose is to study issues of local government and school...
