By The Pantagraph Editorial Board
State Rep. Bill Mitchell has the right idea about selling or grounding the state’s air fleet.
It’s unlikely that it will happen, or even get much consideration, but Mitchell’s idea is one of hundreds the state should consider to extract itself from a huge budget hole.
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By WCIA
(Forsyth) — A Forsyth lawmaker wants to ground state airplanes used by the governor and other top executives to travel around Illinois.
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By Mike Brooks – WICS
On Wednesday, the Illinois Comptroller’s quarterly report showed the state has a backlog of bills over 8 billion dollars. Now one Central Illinois lawmaker wants to shut down the state’s fleet of aircraft, saying it’s a luxury that isn’t needed or affordable.
ABC News Channel 20′s Mike Brooks takes a closer look.
By WAND
FORSYTH, IL- Clipping the wings of the Illinois’ air fleet could save taxpayers $7 million a year, that according to one local lawmaker.
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BY KENNETH LOWE – H&R Staff Writer
DECATUR – State Rep. Bill Mitchell called on state agencies to ground the 16 aircraft used by Illinois officials until an estimated $8.5 billion in late bills are paid off.
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Decatur… The $7 billion backlog of unpaid bills hasn’t stopped state officials from flying back and forth to Chicago on the state’s executive aircraft at a cost of $3,000 per hour.
State Representative Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) believes the State should ground its fleet of executive aircraft until the backlog of unpaid bills is paid off. Continue reading »
Decatur… Fed up with Chicago’s domination of Illinois state politics, two central Illinois lawmakers are calling for the separation of Cook County and the other 101 counties in Illinois into two separate states.
State Representatives Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) and Adam Brown (R-Decatur) have introduced House Joint Resolution 52, which seeks to separate Cook County from the rest of Illinois. Continue reading »
Last week Democrats in the House Human Services Committee last voted down a proposal (House Resolution 593) asking the federal government to give Illinois the flexibility it needs to implement cost-saving Medicaid reforms.
These are the same reforms passed with bi-partisan support (Public Act 96-1501) in January to reduce anticipated Medicaid claims by hundreds of millions of dollars and to provide improved coordination of care by enrollees.
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Decatur, IL….House Republican Leader Tom Cross, along with State Representatives Adam Brown, and Bill Mitchell held a press conference Monday at Stripmasters Services in Decatur to unveil a blueprint to attract and keep good jobs in Illinois. Continue reading »
Local lawmakers praise common-sense decision for IL farmers
Decatur… The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced Tuesday that it has no intention to propose new regulations governing the transport of agricultural products. Continue reading »
