News
Legislative News from Senator Don DeWitte
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
February 21, 2023
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
Over the last several days my 2022 End of Session Newsletter arrived in mailboxes across the 33rd District. This mailing is sent annually to households
IDOT releases new six-year plan On Friday, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) released its updated six-year plan. The full plan allocates $24.6 billion toward
Pritzker continues to govern by executive fiat For more than two years, the Governor has run Illinois by invoking emergency powers, sidelining lawmakers by issuing
Sign up for his E-Newsletter below: