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Governor Quinn’s budget relies to heavily on borrowing according to Bomke |
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Springfield- State Senator Larry Bomke (R-Springfield) is displeased with the budget address that Governor Pat Quinn presented to a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 10.
“Governor Quinn is planning to borrow another $5 billion dollars with no mechanism to pay the money back,” Bomke said. “We are just pushing our problems off onto our children and grandchildren.”
During the budget address, Governor Quinn asked for an increase in the state income tax. The proposed tax hike of one percent would be used to fund education which is facing $1.3 billion in cuts. |
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Bomke legislation passed Senate and heads to the House of Representatives |
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Springfield, IL- Tuesday, March 9th, State Senator Larry Bomke (R-Springfield) unanimously passed Senate Bill 2488 out of the Senate.
Senate Bill 2488, which passed out of the Senate Criminal Law committee on February, 17th, places tougher penalties on individuals who attempt to assault a police officer with a deadly weapon. The current charge is a misdemeanor, but the legislation would make the crime a Class 4 felony.
“I am pleased to get unanimous support for Senate Bill 2488,” Bomke said. “My colleagues in the Senate share the view that we need to do a better job of punishingindividuals that intend to do harm to our police officers.”
The legislation will now go to the House of Representatives for review. If the legislation gets signed into law, it would go into effect on January 1, 2011. |
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Due to financial situation of Illinois’ universities, Bomke opts out of awarding General Assembly Scholarships |
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Springfield- State Senator Larry Bomke announced that he will not be awarding General Assembly Scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year. The decision was made based on the dire fiscal situation of the public universities in the State of Illinois.
“I have made the difficult decision to not give out General Assembly Scholarships this year,” Bomke said. “State universities are in a very difficult financial situation. Years of underfunding and an economic downturn have stretched our universities to the limit.”
Every year, each legislator is given eight scholarships to award that cover full tuition at any state university. When a legislator gives out a scholarship, the school that the recipient is attending must absorb the cost. |
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SPRINGFIELD – Senate lawmakers were busy in committee hearings all week, approving legislation that State Senator Larry Bomke (R-Springfield) said would target the growing social issue of “sexting,” and advancing measures to the House of Representatives that would change Illinois’ legislative scholarship program and push back the state’s February primary election date.
The Senate Criminal Law committee tackled the issue of “sexting,” a growing social trend where explicit photos or video are sent via cell phone or e-mail to someone else. The bill is aimed at people younger than 18, as sexting has become increasingly prevalent among young people in recent years.
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Springfield – Two resolutions were filed on Feb. 18 that State Senator Larry Bomke (R-Springfield) said would amend the Illinois Constitution with reforms that would take the power of drawing legislative maps out of lawmakers’ hands and place it into the hands of an independent commission.
House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 56 and Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 104 take an initiative sponsored by the League of Women Voters and other government reform groups and put it into legislation for General Assembly passage.
The current redistricting process allows legislative leaders to draw district boundaries behind closed doors. The constitutional amendment would require public hearings, ensure public display of proposed maps and allow public submission of proposed maps. Since 2001, incumbents have had a 98 percent reelection rate; passage of the amendment will encourage competition and promote diversity. |
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