Rep. Allen Skillicorn wants the state to conduct a forensic audit of its immense backlog of bills, which has now hit more than $15.1 billion, and suspend the state’s Prompt Pay Act late payment penalty, according to a press release from the lawmaker.
Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) will talk to constituents about his “Right Now” budget proposal and address their concerns about the state’s budget impasse on June 26 at a town hall meeting, according to a press release.
Illinois lawmakers betray their ignorance of the needs and opinions of taxpayers when they pass huge tax increases as a way out of the ongoing budget impasse, a policy expert said on a radio program recently.
A former member of the Illinois Senate is suing the state’s comptroller to get money he claims was denied him during a decade in office — even though he voted for the measure he now claims is illegal.
Illinois’ ongoing budget problem has left the State Board of Elections in a financial hole so deep that agency officials claim they can’t afford the new computers they need to handle the number of candidates filing petitions to run in next year’s elections.
Republican lawmakers have come up with a way to stop the flow of businesses and residents leaving Illinois, but they need Democratic help to turn the shutoff valve, Sen. Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) on Thursday.
When it comes to putting an end to Illinois’ long and ongoing financial woes, Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) argues that nothing should be taken off the table.
A plan by two state senators to balance the budget without raising taxes hasn't progressed in the General Assembly, despite evidence that Illinois residents are fed up with high taxes.