If state lawmakers fail to pass a balanced budget by a three-fifths majority vote, essential programs will be harmed. But thanks to House Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, politicians will still get their paychecks.
The insight in Culpepper’s report is detailed and damning.
The most recent round of city borrowing is a sign of things to come.
The broken state budget proposed by House Speaker Mike Madigan includes spending on wine production, mosquito abatement and a student newspaper.
SB 1046 would allow taxpayers to take back control over skyrocketing property taxes.
Local-government lobbying groups are using residents’ money to lobby for higher income taxes.
Effective reform will not include opening old prisons or throwing taxpayer dollars toward building new ones.
If Madigan wants borrowing, tax hikes or some combination of the two, he should present his wish list to Illinois taxpayers.
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