Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • April 7, 2016 My 2016 Legislative Agenda As you know, I chair the House Appropriation—Human Services Committee and we are now in an unprecedented 10th month of our fiscal year since Governor Rauner vetoed this year’s entire budget other than K-12 approps. While some services […]
Human Services & Higher Ed Appropriations
March 4, 2016 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • March 4, 2016 Human Services & Higher Ed Appropriations Yesterday the House passed HB 2990 which provided appropriations for human services items, the state colleges and universities, MAP grants, adult education and other items all of which were in the FY16 budget, but were […]
Gov. Rauner’s FY17 Budget Speech
February 19, 2016 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • February 19, 2016 Gov. Rauner’s FY17 Budget Speech Wednesday, Governor Rauner delivered his budget speech to the General Assembly for our next fiscal year, despite having no budget for the current fiscal year. Typically, the House and Senate budget staffs and the news media […]
Governor’s State of the State Speech
January 27, 2016 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • January 27, 2016 Governor’s State of the State Speech Today, the Governor presented his State of the State speech to the General Assembly, looking back on how Illinois has progressed in 2015. Sadly, things are worse today than a year ago. Our colleges and […]
Santa Program Donation Drive
November 30, 2015 By
Santa Program Donation Drive Rep. Greg Harris is helping needy kids by generously supporting the Santa Program to help buy holiday presents for homeless children and their families in Cornerstone Community Outreach. The Santa Program is in its 15th year of helping homeless and low-income families that need a little extra joy […]
Upcoming Town Halls
November 3, 2015 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District District Update • October 30, 2015 Upcoming Town Halls Prenatal and Neonatal Quality Care Town Hall Meeting Please join me, Sen. Heather Steans, and the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative for a town hall meeting on prenatal and neonatal care. Hear doctors and specialists discuss topics […]
Elected School Board Town Hall
October 26, 2015 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District District Update • October 23, 2015 Elected School Board Town Hall Meeting Please join me and parents, Local School Council members, community organizations and education policy thought leaders for a discussion on changing the leadership of the Chicago Public Schools from an appointed school board to an elected […]
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 […]
Back to School Shoes for Cornerstone Shelter Kids
August 7, 2015 By
Help us help some wonderful kids get new shoes for the upcoming school year whose families live at Cornerstone Community Outreach shelter. The Santa Program is starting a shoe fundraising drive for children of Cornerstone Community Outreach so that they can go and pick out a new pair of shoes for their first day of […]
Emergency One Month Budget
July 1, 2015 By
Following Governor Rauner’s veto of the entire State budget (other than K-12 funds) last week, today the state government runs out of the authority to spend money on any services or programs. Today, Speaker Madigan presented an emergency one month budget to provide funding for certain essential public safety/disaster response functions and to […]