Category: Budget
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DOGE IL – Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Following the Money
Last summer after the Democrats passed another record budget, we realized that if we were going to get control of the budget, legislators needed to know where every dollar was going before a vote was taken. Right now, the budget bill – read the FY 2025 bill HERE – is 3,389 pages of lines of text that shows appropriations to particular agencies, programs, non-government organizations, and sub-governments for billions of dollars. There’s no table of contents to find particular spending, the categories and grants are jumbled, and a non-profit could be receiving multiple grants in numerous grant lines.
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Over $73 Million Just for Local Chambers and Development Non-Profits in IL Budget
In the current IL FY 2025 Budget, the following amounts have been budgeted for non-profit chambers of commerce and local development corporations.
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Top Illinois Stories of 2024
Here are some of my top stories in Illinois, not necessarily in order. Chosen for their impact in 2024 or their potential impact on future policy.
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Quick Hit – How is Milton Township Spending Their Mental Health Money They Took From Residents.
These mental health boards are a perfect example of how government grows to only fund more government, creating useless overhead and duplication of services.
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DOGE -The Most Important Thing for Trump to Do and More Outlandish Spending Exposed in
The Trump team appears to be taking no time off, though, as they prepare to take over on January 20th and attempt to turn the bureaucracy upside down. It is a gargantuan task. As Ronald Reagan famously stated, “A government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!”
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Why DOGE Threatens Pritzker’s Budget
He’s wasting no time selecting his key personnel and establishing their priorities. The Leftist Governors and Mayors that vow to stand in Trump’s way over deportation of illegals, green energy, killing DEI in every crevice of the country, and much more can throw their temper tantrums and resist, resist, resist, but when they depend on the federal purse, resistance will cost them dearly.
