House Democratic staffers hoping to form a union have sued their boss, House Speaker Chris Welch, asking a judge to force recognition of their union.
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It seemed like it was almost over. Until it wasn’t.
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A Fiscal Year 2025 budget is now in Governor JB Pritzker’s hands.
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The House returns to Springfield Tuesday some 60 hours after adjourning Saturday night without a budget deal and some 36 hours after the Senate passed a $53 billion dollar spending plan Sunday night.
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The Illinois Senate has voted along party lines, minus two dissenters, to approve a $53 billion spending plan for the new fiscal year beginning July 1.
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Timothy Pawula, an aide to now-resigned Rep. Tim Ozinga, has been charged with harassing Sen. Mike Hastings (D-Tinley Park) with explicit digital messages during Hastings’ 2022 campaign for re-election.
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The House and Senate adjourned Wednesday night, all but assuring the self-imposed Friday deadline for passing a budget and leaving Springfield will be blown for the second year in a row.
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Multiple sources tell The Illinoize House Democrats are “deeply divided” on necessary spending, tax increases, and even spending cuts and could “derail” a budget bill with just days remaining in the scheduled spring legislative session.
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A top House Democrat played down frustrations within his caucus over Governor JB Pritzker’s proposed budget.
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After a top House Democrat said last week there was “significant enough” opposition to Governor JB Pritzker’s proposed tax increases in a new state budget, Pritzker doubled down Thursday claiming he’s not planning to make any changes to his budget plan.
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It’s a good reminder that in the final days of the spring legislative session, new bills can sort of appear out of nowhere.
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A suburban House Democrat chided members of his own party Tuesday for passing bills that likely won’t get any funding in the upcoming budget, making “empty promises” to taxpayers.
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After Governor JB Pritzker’s chief budget negotiator sent agency heads a memo last week preparing them to outline $800 million in cuts, Pritzker Monday tried to downplay any dissention among Democrats.
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Top House Republicans confirmed Monday that Tony Esposito, the Executive Director of the House Republican Organization, has resigned.
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Illinois Democrats have selected seven insiders to serve on the Democratic National Committee.
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Four Republicans hoping to be slated to face Democrat legislators in November have filed suit after the legislative supermajority and Governor JB Pritzker rushed through legislation earlier this month to end the process of slating candidates after a primary for a general election.
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With just two weeks to go before the scheduled adjournment date of the General Assembly, Republicans again find themselves on the outside looking in.
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Both Rep. Mark Walker (D-Arlington Heights) and Rep. Mary Beth Canty (D-Arlington Heights) are seeking the Senate seat vacated by Ann Gillespie last month.
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Two longtime activists in Republican politics are hoping to represent Illinois on the Republican National Committee.
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Governor JB Pritzker’s top budget negotiator is warning state agencies of up to $800 million in cuts if the General Assembly doesn’t approve Pritzker’s proposed tax increases in a new state budget.
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