McLean County Times

In the early hours of Wednesday, the majority party in the Illinois House approved a $53.1 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2025, marking the largest budget in Illinois history. To finance this increased spending, Democrats included $1 billion in tax increases. State Representative Dennis Tipsword (R-Metamora) voted against the measure.

“The majority party’s spending consistently outpaces revenues, and their solution is always the same…raise taxes on families and businesses!” Rep. Tipsword stated. “The Governor again kept his promise to raise taxes by $1 billion to fund the illegal immigrant crisis he created; and worked with Democrat legislative leaders behind closed doors on a plan that forces you to pay more for their spending priorities, all while families across Illinois continue to struggle every day with sky-high inflation. It’s shameful.”