Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • December 2, 2016 2016 Veto Session Update The fall 2016 Veto Session of the General Assembly had a few highlights, but far more lowlights. Among the highlights were the passage of legislation that takes major steps toward stabilizing 2 of the City of Chicago’s […]
Editorial: Legalize gay marriage now
December 17, 2012 By
It’s time for gay marriage in Illinois. Not in the distant future. Not in the near future. But now. Backers of a same-sex marriage bill announced last week that they were “within striking” distance of the votes needed to pass the “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act” in the Illinois Legislature. They hope to pull […]
Supporters say they’re close to passing gay marriage in Illinois
December 13, 2012 By
By Ray LongClout Street12:25 p.m. CST, December 13, 2012SPRINGFIELD — Gay marriage supporters said today they have moved to “within striking distance” of collecting enough votes to pass a bill in early January. Sen. Heather Steans and Rep. Greg Harris unveiled plans to take up the measure in the closing days of the current General Assembly […]
Pension Reform and More Budget
December 6, 2012 By
Pension Reform As we try to fix the financial crisis for the State of Illinois, one of the largest single items is reform of the pension systems. Due to decades of chronic underfunding of the government share, declining asset values due to the economic downturn and changes in actuarial assumptions, etc., significant changes must be […]
Even More Budget Woes
November 29, 2012 By
At the beginning of each year the legislature typically does what are known as Supplemental Appropriations. These supplementals are use to correct errors or under budgeting that occurred during the annual budget making process, approve new expenditures and/or distribute new income that has come in due to receipt of new grant funds, General Revenue Funds […]