Story by john O’Connor – Associated Press -Published 10/25/2017 SPRINGFIELD — A resolution headed to the Illinois House floor Wednesday would require an audit of a $94 million online insurance portal and the performance…
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State Journal Register – Written by Bernard Schoenburg – Published August 26, 2017 When Gov. BRUCE RAUNER was in Naperville on Thursday and talked to reporters about a bill he approved concerning police pensions, he made a familiar claim. Rauner, who often points the finger of blame at House Speaker…
Read MoreDespite the Governor’s statements about “full funding of schools” many school districts are at least two payments, if not more in arrears on the receipt of mandated categorical. Mandated categorials are payments to local school districts such as for Special Education, Summer School, and Transportation. In addition, the Governor’s…
Read MoreBloomberg Markets by Kristy Westgard and Elizabeth Campbell July 5, 2017, 10:57 am CDT Illinois bonds surged as the legislature moved closer to ending a record-long impasse over the budget, reducing the risk that the state’s bond rating will be cut to junk. The rally came after the state senate…
Read MoreCONCESSIONS AND PROPOSAL FOR THE FY’18 BUDGET (House Amendment #1 to Senate Bill 6) State budget negotiations has taken much deliberation and compromise, regardless what you may be hearing on the news. Some of the concessions were extremely difficult to vote for because they help to limit the power of…
Read MoreLone bidder won $94M contract WCIA – By: Mark Maxwell Posted: Jun 28, 2017 12:26 AM CDT Updated: Jun 28, 2017 09:08 AM CDT Governor Rauner urged the General Assembly to hammer out a budget deal, but instead, a number of Democrats spent considerable time during this special session hammering…
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD, Ill. –On Wednesday, the Illinois House of Representatives concluded this year’s regular scheduled session on the 700th consecutive day without the passage of a state budget. State Rep. Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, has urged Governor Bruce Rauner back to the negotiating table to provide Illinois with a full, balanced…
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WBGZ Radio 5/30/2017 |By RFD Radio Network The arcane rules that surround how the state can purchase the goods and services may be changing. The House approved changes for the regulations that tell departments, agencies and universities how they can buy things. Inside of government it called procurement and it’s…
Read MoreCHICAGO, Ill. – As Governor Bruce Rauner continues to push the concept of selling the James R. Thompson Center, Illinois state government’s downtown Chicago epicenter, state Rep. Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, says that there are an undetermined amount of factors looming over the sale that the governor has not taken…
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, is pushing a measure that would add the city of Kankakee to the list of communities eligible for benefits under the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Program; an initiative which helps to “revive and redevelop environmentally challenged properties adjacent to rivers in…
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