Bloomberg 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…
CONCESSIONS 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…
Lone 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…
SPRINGFIELD, 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…
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…
CHICAGO, 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…
The Illinois budget impasse has been a disaster for the state’s human service infrastructure. The most respected and prominent human service providers are being run out of our state. Entire human service programs – like homeless services and sexual assault prevention – are in danger of going extinct in Illinois.…
Lawmakers from the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus say the state’s budget stalemate is having a big impact on the black population as youths miss out on financial aid for colleges and after-school programs. The group called at a Monday news conference for an end to the standoff between Republican Gov.…