NW Illinois News

Today, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a new state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The $55.2 billion budget was approved along party lines and relies on one-time revenues, including a billion dollars in tax increases.

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie voiced opposition to the budget, stating: “Speaker Welch said the quiet part out loud: tax and spend Democrats are thriving in Illinois…at the expense of Illinois families."

McCombie criticized the decision-making process, saying, “Rather than pursuing meaningful structural reforms to secure our state’s future, Democrats chose to prioritize politician pay raises, steal from the rainy-day fund, and funnel money into their own pork projects.”