State Sen. John J. Cullerton (D-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Sen. John J. Cullerton (D-Ill.)
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Sangamon County taxpayers would pay an extra $47M if Democrats’ tax hike becomes law
Sangamon County taxpayers would see a total of $47 million in state income tax increases if a tax hike measure passed by the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate becomes law.
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'Daily Herald' editorial: Time to think outside box to end budget impasse
The 'Daily Herald' called for creative solutions to the budget stalemate in a recent editorial.
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Morrison: ‘More appetite’ to raise taxes than cut spending in Springfield
The idea that Senate leaders are proposing a budget plan that would raise the personal income tax rate to at least 4.95 percent -- despite the last tax hike costing the state billions of dollars in lost income -- has many concerned.
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Chicago Tribune calls for new speaker in Illinois House
The Chicago Tribune’s editorial board has publicly called for the ousting of longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), predicting that if he is not unseated, the state faces two more years of “dysfunction.”
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Dems urged to stop suing for pay, start working on budget deal
Stating that the “Chicagoland 6” should just do their jobs, a regional publication has issued a definitive stance on the half-dozen legislators who recently sued the former state comptroller over delayed legislator-paycheck issues.
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Trust issues doomed Chicago Public Schools pension bailout bill, reporter claims
The reporter's eye view of the apparent disagreement between lawmakers that killed a $215 million bill to bail out Chicago Public Schools' pension fund at the end of 2016 observed the growing acrimony in Springfield over the proposal, a journalist said during the aftermath.
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Think tank: Property tax hikes fill politicians' pockets through valuation appeals
A proposed increase to Chicago's property tax rate would bring with it unintended -- or perhaps intended -- consequences such as flawed property valuations that often require an attorney to appeal, an Illinois Policy Institute representative told Chicago City Wire.
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State GOP lashes out at Dems for silence as 'machine' blocks fair-maps measure
This week, Illinois Republican Party spokesman Steven Yaffe blasted Democrats in the Assembly for their failure to stand up for the Independent Map Amendment ballot measure.
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Illinois GOP campaign targets longtime Democrats' grip on power
The Illinois Republican Party launched digital ads this week to highlight disproportionately lengthy tenures of Illinois' leading career politicians, including State House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Dist. 22) and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), following “disastrous” decisions made recently in Springfield by the General Assembly.
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Rauner, GOP say stopgap budget the first step toward something greater
After months of disagreements regarding the state budget, Illinois lawmakers found themselves in a friendlier place after the General Assembly passed a stopgap budget late last week that will temporarily fund the state’s schools and basic human services through January.
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Rauner, mayors urge Dem leaders to back stopgap, school bills
Gov. Bruce Rauner and several mayors from around Illinois recently appealed to Democrats in the General Assembly to return to Springfield and pass the stopgap budget (HB 6585/SB 3435) and education budget (HB 6583/SB 3434).