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More Senate Republican measures get a green light during busy week in Springfield Though thousands of bills were filed this year in the Illinois General
March 13, 2023
More Senate Republican measures get a green light during busy week in Springfield Though thousands of bills were filed this year in the Illinois General
Committee Deadline for Senate Bills Approaches The Senate returns to Springfield this week with an eye on the March 10 deadline for Senate Bills to
Illinois Supreme Court Sets Hearing Date for the SAFE-T Act Appeal On March 14, the Illinois Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments on whether
Governor Proposes $3 Billion Spending Increase During Budget Address On Feb. 15, Gov. JB Pritzker proposed his fifth budget to the Illinois General Assembly during
Income from Pritzker’s Election-Year Tax Rebate Checks Not Federally Taxed, IRS Announces The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is now telling Illinois taxpayers to go ahead
COVID-19 Disaster Declarations to End May 11 Gov. JB Pritzker announced this week that he will finally be ending his continued COVID-19 disaster declarations on
Senate Republicans Stand Firm Against Progressive Tax Hike With the new General Assembly now underway, there are some Democrats who want to resurrect their effort
DeWitte Takes Oath of Office for 103rd General Assembly It’s nice to be back after a brief holiday break and the reorganization of the Senate
DeWitte co-hosts emergency responders roundtable Last week I joined Senator Dave Syverson and State Representatives Dan Ugaste and Jeff Keicher, as we hosted a group
Illinois’ unemployment rate is lagging behind A new analysis of the nation’s jobs report shows that the national average unemployment rate currently sits at 3.5
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