TAXES Illinois’ High Taxes are Stifling Economic Growth.  At a press conference this week in Springfield, State Representative Dan Ugaste and three Republican colleagues highlighted a recent report from Moody’s…

CORRUPTION/ETHICS REFORM McCombie Calls for Reform Amid Ethics Awareness Month.  With the two-year anniversary of former Speaker Mike Madigan’s indictment coinciding with national ethics awareness month, House Minority Leader Tony…

BUDGET Governor delivers largest budget proposal in state history. House Republicans respond.  Governor JB Pritzker delivered his State of the State and Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Address to a joint…

BUDGET House Republican leaders discuss budget priorities.  House Minority Leader Tony McCombie and Republican Budgeteers discussed their priorities for the Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget at a press conference in…

ESTATE TAX McCombie and House Republicans Back Estate Tax Legislation.  This week, the Illinois Farm Bureau unveiled new legislation aimed at improving the Illinois Estate Tax. House Minority Leader Tony McCombie…

CORRUPTION/ETHICS REFORM House Republicans Renew Call for Ethics Reform.  As the tangled web of Democrats’ corruption continues to unwind over and over in federal court, Illinois House Republicans have renewed calls…

GENERAL ASSEMBLY New Legislative Session Convenes.  The Illinois General Assembly convened in Springfield this week for the beginning of the new legislative session. To start off the new year and…

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Meet our newest legislators.  This week the House Republican Caucus welcomed Nicole La Ha and Brandun Schweizer to its ranks. The two new legislators were appointed to fill vacancies created with the…

ENERGY Bipartisan nuclear power plant bill signed into law.  The new Public Act 103-584 applies to small modular reactors which, by scale design, cannot generate enough heat to breach containment….

IMMIGRATION Thousands of migrants crowd into Chicago without shelter as winter approaches.  No plans exist for the more than 25,000 migrants now in the Chicago area who do not have…