McCombie Pushes for Property Tax Reform

McCombie Pushes for Property Tax Reform

State Representative Tony McCombie stood with fellow House Republican Legislators from Northern Illinois, in denouncing the missed opportunity and failed effort of the partisan-controlled Task Force, to consider and recommend meaningful short- and long-term property...
Bustos Announced $3.8 Million in Federal Funding

Bustos Announced $3.8 Million in Federal Funding

On Friday, January 17, 2020,, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced $3,866,478 in Federal grants, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care (CoC) program. CoC is designed to assist...
Bustos Helps Pass Wage and Bad Robocalls Acts

Bustos Helps Pass Wage and Bad Robocalls Acts

On Thursday, July, 18, 2019, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos helped pass the Raise the Wage Act.  This legislation would raise the Federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2025[.  It would] give more than 33 million hardworking Americans a raise. ...
Trump Correct to Consider Changes To Refugee Policy

Trump Correct to Consider Changes To Refugee Policy

Editor’s note:  Joe Guzzardi is a Progressives for Immigration Reform analyst who has written about immigration for more than 30 years. Contact him at jguzzardi@pfirdc.org. During a recent meeting with the Department of Homeland Security, the State...
McCombie Pushes for Property Tax Reform

Choice and Common Sense, Key to Solving Pension Crisis

Editors’ note:  Tony McCombie is Republican State Representative for Illinois’ 71st District, which includes portions of Rock Island, Henry, Carroll, and Whiteside Counties. Pension reform has been a hot topic in Illinois for years now.  [It is]...