Illinois Legislative Watch
Income tax hike will cost Moultrie County residents $3.8 million more this year
SULLIVAN (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Moultrie County residents will pay an additional $3,812,807 in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS). LGIS...
Read moreJonas Petty to take on Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer in Illinois House primary
PITTSFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Things are beginning to heat up in the Republican primary against C.D. Davidsmeyer in the 100th District of the Illinois House of Representatives, as Pittsfield businessman...
Read moreRep. Chad Hays accused of violating economic interest filing rules
CATLIN (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Rep. Chad Hays (R-Catlin) should be prosecuted for filing falsified or incomplete information on his statement of economic interest form, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs...
Read moreNewspaper alleged to have joined Carlinville in FOIA battle
CARLINVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The ongoing war between Edgar County Watchdogs, John Kraft and the City of Carlinville has dragged on for the past five years, and according to...
Read moreState tax hike means Harrisburg elite couple get richer
HARRISBURG (Heartland Newsfeed) -- School’s out in the summertime. So when Harrisburg School District superintendent Mike Gauch and his wife Angella, a teacher in Carbondale, decided they would drive to Springfield...
Read moreIncome tax hike will cost Christian County residents $8.2 million more this year
TAYLORVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Christian County residents will pay an additional $8,197,968 in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS). LGIS combined...
Read moreRoman King: Illinois Can’t Keep Their Ducks in a Row
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Read moreMadigan, Moylan need to go if Illinois is to grow, GOP opponent says
From left: House Speaker Michael Madigan and State Representative Martin Moylan. (Courtesy photos) SPRINGFIELD/DES PLAINES (Heartland Newsfeed) -- House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and State Representative Martin Moylan (D-Des...
Read moreIllinois ranks next-to-last in state fiscal health, report finds
ARLINGTON, Va. (Heartland Newsfeed via Morning Consult) -- Illinois trailed most states financially long before this year’s dramatic budget impasse, according to an annual report published Tuesday by the Mercatus Center at George...
Read moreDo Schools Really Need More Money?
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