Budget Update As Democrats continue negotiating how to spend taxpayer dollars for the coming fiscal year, Republicans say millions of their constituents across Illinois are being snubbed. The spring session…

DCFS The purpose of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is to care for kids in Illinois and they have continually fallen short in that purpose. Governor…

Session Update This past week saw limited floor action as bills have begun to arrive from the Senate. These bills must move through their respective committees before moving to the…

Session Update Friday marked the deadline for the 3rd Reading of House Bills. One of the busier weeks each spring, the House was in session until 11 pm Thursday. Friday…

Springfield, IL… Wednesday afternoon, federal prosecutors announced the indictment of former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan. In response, State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) offered the following…

Session Update This past week saw a lot of floor action in the House. Legislation from both sides of the aisle passed and now await for arrival in the Senate….

Session Resumed After a week off, the General Assembly reconvened as the deadline to get bills out of committee quickly approached. While most of the work was done in committees,…

SPRINGFIELD, IL…In response to recent reports of a convicted arson being made chief of a small-town fire department, State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) filed legislation to combat this type…

Springfield, IL… Tuesday afternoon, a meeting of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) met to vote on the latest version of COVID-19 mitigation rules for K-12 schools. The committee…

Session Cancelled Due to Weather Session was canceled this week due to the winter storm that hit hard across central Illinois. This was unfortunate as Statehouse Democrats have already cut…