Archive for the 'Budget' Category
IDOT Six Year Road Plan Allocates $22.6 Million to 69th District
Springfield, IL… Finally, commuters will have some relief from those dreaded pot holes plaguing Boone, DeKalb and Winnebago Counties. According to State Representative Ron Wait (R-Belvidere), the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has allocated $22.6 million in funding for several critical road projects in their six-year-plan.
Read More..>>Wait Opposes Democrat Tax Hike
Springfield, IL… Illinois House Democrats today called a vote on legislation that would increase the state income tax by $3 billion without providing any property tax relief for Illinois homeowners.
State Representative Ron Wait (R-Belvidere) strongly opposed the Democrats’ tax hike and helped defeat the measure. Wait argued that this tax hike would not help Illinoisans […]
House Republicans Host Rockford Economic Roundtable
Rockford, IL… Illinois House Republicans hosted an economic development roundtable in Rockford today to discuss their economic stimulus package and the need for a new capital jobs program. The legislators met with local business and labor leaders during the roundtable at Dial Machine, where they discussed efforts to create new jobs and revive the local […]
Read More..>>Rep. Wait: Governor’s Message Disguises Taxes on Businesses
Springfield, IL…State Representative Ron Wait (R-Belvidere) said the Democrats must stop proposing measures which hurt Illinois businesses and expand Illinois government. His comments came in response to Governor Blagojevich’s combined State of the State and budget address today which disguised new taxes and fees on Illinois manufactures and businesses primarily to fund new state programs.
Read More..>>Wait Supports Budget’s Education Funding Increase
August 9, 2007
Springfield, IL…State Representative Ron Wait (R-Belvidere) voted to support a spending plan that has taken more than two months of overtime session to craft. The budget increases education spending, provides additional funds to hospitals and healthcare, and fully funds Illinois’ labor contracts and pension systems. An affirmative vote in the Senate and Blagojevich’s […]
Representatives Wait and Winters Host Successful Tele-Town Hall
July 20, 2007
Springfield, IL…State Representatives Ron Wait (R-Belvidere) and Dave Winters
(R-Shirland) hosted a successful town hall meeting via teleconference this week. The representatives, kept in Springfield to continue working to craft a responsible and sensible state budget, reached out to over 30,000 residents of the 68th and 69th legislative districts.
“Since our duties in Springfield have […]
Wait, Winters Will Discuss State Budget Via Tele-Town Hall Meeting
July 17, 2007
Springfield, IL … State Representatives Ron Wait (R-Belvidere) and Dave Winters (R-Shirland) invite residents to participate in an interactive tele-town hall meeting on Thursday, July 19.
Residents who reside in the 69th and 68th House districts will receive a phone call from the lawmakers who will discuss the state budget and ongoing budget negotiations. […]
Wait, Winters Announce House Republican Emergency Funding Measure Passage
June 27, 2007
Springfield, IL…State Representative Dave Winters (R-Shirland) and State Representative Ron Wait (R-Belvidere) announced the passage of a 30-Day Emergency Budget that keeps Illinois afloat for another month while budget negotiations continue. The measure, proposed by House Republican Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego) last week, enables Illinois to avoid a government shutdown if the next […]
Representative Wait Calls for Emergency Funding Solution
June 21, 2007
Springfield, IL…State Representative Ron Wait (R-Belvidere) joined his House Republican colleagues in proposing an emergency 30-day budget. The proposal, announced by House Republican Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego), would provide Illinois an avenue to remain financially afloat if the Democrat-led logjam is not broken before the end of the fiscal year.
“It’s truly embarrassing that […]
Representative Wait Proposes “No Tax Increase” Budget
May 31, 2007
Springfield, IL…State Representative Ron Wait (R-Belvidere) joined his House Republican colleagues this week in proposing a No Tax Increase Budget. The proposal, announced by House Republican Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego), would put a stop to rampant state spending and block any Democrat-proposed tax increases.
“In light of an ever-increasing cost of living, higher gas […]