- Published: Saturday, April 09, 2022 10:01 AM
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) released the following statement after the Senate passed its Fiscal Year 2023 budget Friday:
"Building on our recent economic decisions, this budget has the largest surplus we've seen in years. We are using these additional funds to provide stability to more than 95% of taxpayers.
"We are succeeding in paying our debts by meeting our pension obligations, saving taxpayers over a billion dollars, and fully funding College Illinois. In addition, to address violence in our communities, we are allocating funding to the Reimagine Public Safety Act.