A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Gov. Rauner takes budget actions Announces borrowing plan to pay down bill backlog, calls on General Assembly to help fix Illinois’ still out-of-balance budget SPRINGFIELD (Sept. 7, 2017) – After conducting a thorough … Continue reading
Category Archives: Budget Cuts
Cary Grade School Board President Scott Coffey offered this advice, which he posted as a comment under the Crystal Lake High School Board layoff article. It is worth giving a wider audience. There is a direct correlation between enrollment and … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Administration Initiates Additional Management Steps to Prepare for Madigan-Cullerton Budget Steps to Save Additional $420 Million Cancel Funding for Legislative Earmarks Freeze Non-Transportation Capital Projects House Speaker Mike Madigan, Senate President John Cullerton … Continue reading
A message from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Many of you may have received an inflammatory mailing within the last few days about funding for Illinois’ road and bridge projects. The mailing takes aim at legislators who voted last month to … Continue reading
In mid-June Republican candidate for Govenror Bruce Rauner listed some ways he would cut the state budget. Number two on the list was “Ending the shuttle service and selling state planes.” At the end of June Governor Pat Quinn cut … Continue reading
A press release from School District 300: Proposed cut to transportation funding concerning to D300 community The State of Illinois provides “categories” of education funding to school districts, such as transportation special education bilingual education. The state mandates that the district … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Rep. Tryon Responds to Budget Address SPRINGFIELD…..Governor Pat Quinn presented a Fiscal Year 2014 budget address on Wednesday which calls for an increase in spending that is almost double the amount of … Continue reading
As Governor Pat Quinn is about to deliver his annual Budget Address, State Rep. Mike Tryon lays out some background information: As we prepare to hear Governor Quinn’s annual Budget Address on Wednesday, I thought it would be appropriate to … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board failed to break with the “increase the tax take as much as possible” crowd, but they came close. Barb Wheeler made the motion to remove the CPI and Nick Provenzano seconded it. Wheeler is a candidate … Continue reading
McHenry County Board candidate Michael Stanard explains what a 5% cut in the county budget would mean in terms that his 13-year old could understand in the following press release: A SIMPLE, EASY & PAINLESS WAY TO END THE COUNTY … Continue reading
Here’s the message that was sent out by MoveOn.org asking people to show up Congressman Peter Roskam’s Bloomingdale office at noon on Tuesday. One would assume that similar messages were sent concerning demonstrations at all the other Republican congressmen’s offices. … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Rep. Walsh Statement on Support of Spending Cuts in Funding for Congress “This bill is an important step in bringing Washington’s spending problem under control.” WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Joe Walsh made the … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Don Manzullo: House Committee Approves Manzullo Amendment to Nix Wasteful $30 Million Foreign Aid Program (WASHINGTON) The House Foreign Affairs Committee tonight approved a foreign aid bill that includes an amendment authored by Rep. Don Manzullo … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh about the budget: Rep. Walsh, 86 Members to Send Letter to GOP Leadership, Asking to Stop McConnell Plan “Republicans weren’t elected in November to ‘Cut, Run and Hide’, which is exactly what the … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh about today’s vote on the Agriculture budget bill. The amendment about which he speaks passed 283-128. Ethanol subsidies were involved Congressman Walsh statement on support of massive cuts in Agriculture Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON … Continue reading
State Rep. Mike Tryon has issued the following end of session press release: Legislators Approve First Balanced Budget in Years $33.2 Budget Package Includes Full Pension Payment and No Borrowing SPRINGFIELD…..Conservative budget figures, fiscal discipline and a bipartisan approach has … Continue reading
The following is on the main page of the Lake in the Hills web site: Local Government Distributive Fund The state is faced with a $13 billion budget deficit. This budget deficit has been allowed to grow over several years … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Rep. Tryon Votes in Favor of Balanced Budget Springfield…..Today legislators in the Illinois House of Representatives took a dramatic step forward by passing the first budget in years that actually forces the … Continue reading
A message from State Rep. Mike Tryon to his constituents: Friends, As the General Assembly heads into its final weeks of the legislative session, I wanted to update you on some important pieces of legislation. Budget talks are taking center … Continue reading