Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Neighborhood Update • July 7, 2011   Job Creation Tax Incentive & Business Assistance Briefing   Please join us for a special briefing for local businesses on state tax incentives for job creation, as well as other types of grants and assistance for small business, provided by the Illinois […]

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • June 23, 2011   End of Session & Neighborhood News   The House and Senate returned to Springfield this week to finalize some important state budget and construction issues. (FYI…this was not a Special Session of the General Assembly, so there were no per diem or […]

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • June 3, 2011   End of Spring Session Wrapup   In one of the more productive and contentious legislative sessions in Illinois, the House adjourned completing many major tasks, but leaving others still undone.  Due to the troubles with the national economy, and past financial practices […]

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • May 12, 2011   House FY12 Budget 2.0—Major Spending Cuts Approved   This week the House Appropriations Committees approved bills to cut over $2 billion from the Governor’s introduced budget.  The cuts are across the board and effect every department, agency and interest group, and they […]

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • April 29, 2011   House FY12 Budget Update 1.0   By the end of next week, it is expected that the various budget bills will be moved out of the appropriations committees to the House floor. This is the next step in crafting a final FY2012 […]

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • March 31, 2011 Budget, Protecting People With Disabilities, JCAR   The House budget plan for FY12 continues to proceed in a bipartisan manner with only a few minor hiccups.  This week Speaker Madigan and Minority Leader Cross presented bills to the various appropriations committees that would […]

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • March 11, 2011   FY11 Budget Cuts and FY12 Approp Allocation   First, some encouraging news.  Many of you know that I, along with colleagues in both parties from every corner of Illinois reacted with outrage 2 weeks ago when the Governor’s Office attempt to totally […]

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • March 4, 2011   House Budget Process Begins   The House began our budget process this week, which will be entirely different than we have used for many years.  Those of you who advocate for agencies or line items should pay immediate and early attention to […]

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • February 25, 2011   Human Service Cuts and House Budget Process   As you may know, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget attempted late last week to impose $208 million in cuts to existing Human Service programs, effective immediately. I, along with many of my […]

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • February 16, 2011 Governor’s FY2012 Budget Presentation   Today Governor Quinn formally presented his proposed budget for FY2012 to a joint session of the General Assembly.  This is the first step in a long and complicated process which will culminate in the final budget which must […]