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“This meaningful reform changes ‘business as usual’ in Springfield and will save taxpayers about $200 million every year. During these difficult economic times, we can no longer afford to provide free health insurance coverage for the people that have the means to pay for it,” – State Senator Dan Kotowski SPRINGFIELD, IL – Legislation today [...]

“This audit shows our ongoing obligation to change business as usual in Springfield. We must put an end to the reckless policies of the past,” – State Senator Dan Kotowski SPRINGFIELD, IL – On the heels of legislators’ requests last spring, an audit released this morning reveals some major problems in the College Illinois! Prepaid [...]

“This is another important step to putting an end to business as usual and stopping the reckless spending policies of the past,” – State Senator Dan Kotowski SPRINGFIELD, IL – Nearly two years after Illinois Senator Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge) ended his participation in the much-scrutinized legislative scholarship program, the General Assembly is finally following [...]

“The only way we can earn back the public’s trust is if we stop reckless spending.”—State Senator Dan Kotowski Springfield, IL – When he learned that the State of Illinois took money taxpayers thought they had donated to charity, State Senator Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge) decided to act.  Earlier this week, he passed legislation out [...]