Protesters angry over cuts to home care assistance for seniors temporarily stopped cars along one of Chicago’s busiest streets. 22 protesters blocked off traffic on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue for a few minutes, with hundreds more cheering them on from the sidewalk. That crowd included legislators entangled in the budget fight, like State Rep. Greg Harris […]
Federal Funds Appropriation
August 13, 2015 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • August 13, 2015 Federal Funds Appropriation Yesterday, the House passed an amended version of SB2042 which would appropriate federal funds and select Other State Funds which Governor Rauner and the Republicans would support. (Amendment #3). The House Democrats also wished to add appropriations […]
SHUTDOWN LOOMS DUE TO STATE BUDGET STALEMATE
July 1, 2015 By
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) — Illinois lawmakers have hours remaining to pass a state budget. If a deal isn’t reached by Wednesday, funding for certain state agencies will be lost. Governor Rauner is telling workers they should still report to work and they will get paid, even if a deal isn’t reached. If July 1st arrives […]
Uptown Hospitals Threatened By State Budget Stalemate
June 25, 2015 By
UPTOWN — Folks who rely on Uptown’s two major hospitals, Weiss Hospital and Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, have reason to be worried right now, according to hospital officials. If Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget cuts are approved next week, hospitals and healthcare systems across the state could see a $700 million cut, according to State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago), who held a news […]
Budget Town Hall Meeting & ComEd Recycling
June 18, 2015 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District District Update • June 18, 2015 Budget Town Hall Meeting On Wednesday June 24 from 7:00 pm -8:30pm at St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church located at 5649 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60660 Rep. Harris along with Sen. Heather Steans and Rep. Kelly Cassidy will be hosting a […]
Dems, GOP continue House budget scrum
May 14, 2015 By
SPRINGFIELD — Democrats and Republicans tussled again in the Illinois House on Wednesday as the Democrats continued to build a fiscal year 2016 human services budget without traditional negotiation. Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, started the fireworks Wednesday afternoon as he introduced more floor amendments to an existing budget measure, House Bill 4141. First up was […]
House Dems reject Rauner’s proposed cuts to human services
May 7, 2015 By
SPRINGFIELD — Democrats who control the Illinois House sent a clear message Wednesday to GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner that they oppose his proposed cuts to human services in next year’s budget, foreshadowing what could be weeks of tense negotiations before the Legislature’s scheduled May 31 adjournment. The caucus that controls the chamber with a veto-proof […]
House Democrats reject Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed human services cuts
May 7, 2015 By
By Doug Finke of GateHouse Media Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Sending a message to Gov. Bruce Rauner, House Democrats engineered defeat of a portion of Rauner’s budget plan, showing they will not accept deep cuts to human services programs. Instead, in a long series of votes, the House Democrats voted to reverse the cuts Rauner called […]
Mihalopoulos: Rauner’s budget cuts rain on immigrants’ parade to freedom
May 6, 2015 By
Everybody loves a parade — though nobody might love a Chicago ethnic parade more than the politicians on the ballot in an upcoming election. Before last year’s statewide voting and this spring’s city election, many candidates wouldn’t trade a spot at the front of an ethnic parade for all the gyros in Greektown or every […]
Rauner aide sorry on social service cuts ‘miscommunication’ with lawmakers
April 22, 2015 By
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget director, appearing before members of a House budget oversight panel Tuesday, apologized for any “misunderstanding” in how the governor’s budget decisions have been explained to lawmakers. “That issue is of great importance to me,” said Tim Nuding, director of Rauner’s office of management and budget. “I feel I have communicated through […]