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Roll Call: Hoffman votes for unbalanced state budget

By LGIS News Service | Jun 25, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113) on May 31 voted for a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.

Roll Call: Stuart votes for unbalanced state budget

By LGIS News Service | Jun 25, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112) on May 31 voted for a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.

Roll Call: Bristow votes for unbalanced state budget

By LGIS News Service | Jun 25, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111) on May 31 voted for a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.

Roll Call: Crowe votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions

By LGIS News Service | Jun 20, 2019

State Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-56) on June 1 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.

Roll Call: Bristow votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions

By LGIS News Service | Jun 18, 2019

State Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.

Roll Call: Stuart votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions

By LGIS News Service | Jun 18, 2019

State Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.

Roll Call: Hoffman votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions

By LGIS News Service | Jun 18, 2019

State Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.

Roll Call: Greenwood votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions

By LGIS News Service | Jun 18, 2019

State Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.

Roll Call: Crowe votes 'present' on abortion rights bill

By LGIS News Service | Jun 13, 2019

Illinois state Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-56]) on May 31 voted "present" on a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws, signaling an unwillingness to take sides on the issue.

Roll Call: Belt votes for abortion rights bill

By LGIS News Service | Jun 13, 2019

Illinois state Sen. Christopher Belt (D-57) on May 31 voted for a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.

Roll Call: Bristow votes against abortion rights bill

By LGIS News Service | Jun 8, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Monica Bristow (D-111) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.

Roll Call: Stuart votes for abortion rights bill

By LGIS News Service | Jun 8, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112) on May 28 voted for a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.

Roll Call: Hoffman votes against abortion rights bill

By LGIS News Service | Jun 8, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.

Roll Call: Greenwood votes for abortion rights bill

By LGIS News Service | Jun 8, 2019

Illinois state Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114) on May 28 voted for a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.

From Prairie State Wire

Springfield considering gas tax hike even though Illinois already pays among the most in U.S.

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Even without the increases in the Illinois gas tax now being proposed by state lawmakers, Illinois has the 10th highest state gas taxes in the nation, according to July 2018 numbers from the Washington-based Tax Foundation.

From Prairie State Wire

NCAA tournament lacks Illinois teams, not Illinois players

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Illinois has 13 Division I college basketball teams eligible for the NCAA tournament.

Despite not commenting on new bills, Stuart's record on abortion speaks for itself

By LGIS News Service | Mar 7, 2019

Metro-East state Rep. Katie Stuart has not returned calls for comment on the legislation to legalize third-trimester abortions and repeal parental notification laws.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Only 3 other states, District of Columbia have $15 minimum wage

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.

From Chicago City Wire

Are taxes and bans the future of plastic shopping bags in Illinois?

By LGIS News Service | 7 years ago

The state legislature adjourned before taking action on Senate Bill 1597, which would require Illinois consumers to pay a 5 cent fee for every single-use paper or plastic bag, but similar proposals are being considered at the county and local levels.