Rep. Lou Lang Helps
Win Illinois House Passage of
Bill to Cut Lawmaker Salaries
10%, Freeze Raises
(Springfield, IL) —
April 8,
2011.
Illinois House Deputy Majority
Leader Lou Lang (D-Skokie) this
week helped win House passage of
a bill to permanently cut
legislative salaries by 10% and
abolish future cost-of-living
raises.
The Illinois
House on Tuesday voted 85-14 to
approve the legislation, House
Bill 2891, to slice nearly
$6,800 off lawmakers annually
salary and to freeze their
paychecks at approximately
$60,000.
Rep. Lou Lang continues fight to
approve Medical Marijuana
(Springfield, IL) —
April 3,
2011.
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Rep. Lou Lang pushes to Abolish
IL Lawmakers' pay raises
(Springfield, IL) — March
31,
2011. Illinois House Deputy
Majority Leader Lou Lang
(D-Skokie) is backing a
bi-partisan effort by freshmen
and veteran House lawmakers to
permanently cut legislative
salaries by 10% and abolish
future cost-of-living raises.
Illinois House Panel Approves
Slot Machines At Illinois
Horseracing Tracks
(Springfield, IL) — March 18,
2011. An Illinois House
committee on Thursday approved
legislation that would permit
slot machines at the state¡¯s six
horse-race tracks while it would
lower existing riverboat taxes
and grant those casinos
additional gaming positions.
Rep.
Lou Lang Wins House Panel
Approval of Illinois Medical
Marijuana Legislation
(Springfield, IL) – March 9,
2011. An Illinois House
panel today voted to approve the
use of medical marijuana for
individuals who suffer from
chronic pain and debilitating
medical conditions, such as
Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, and
cancer.
Rep.
Lou Lang Permanently Suspends
Illinois Legislative
Scholarships, Sponsors Bill to
Abolish the Lawmaker Tuition
Waivers
(Springfield, IL) — As a
cost-cutting measure, Illinois
House Deputy Majority Leader Lou
Lang (D-Skokie) today announced
he would no longer grant
Illinois General Assembly
scholarships to constituents,
and that he had joined a
legislative push to abolish the
scholarships.
Lou
Lang: Gov. Quinn's Budget Must
Be Cut More, But Cuts Must Be
Fair without Gutting Essential
Illinois Human Services
(Skokie, IL) – February 20,
2011. The new Illinois budget
proposed last week by Governor
Pat Quinn—which included $1.7
billion in new spending—has
drawn criticism from a top House
Democratic lawmaker who wants
deeper budget cuts, but cuts
that are evenly distributed
without undermining essential
human services.
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Lang, Murphy
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House Ok's
Bill to Fire State Education
Board, Curtail Gov's Power to
Appoint Board; Superintendent
Could be Booted—Sponsored
by State Rep. Lou Lang
(D-Skokie), the bill creates a
new and permanent seven-member
nomination panel that would
identify, evaluate, and submit a
list of qualified education
board candidates to the Governor
for his or her consideration.
Illinois
House Panel Approves Lang Bill
to Boost Foster Parent
Reimbursement by One-Time $24
Million Grant—¡°It¡¯s
an embarrassment that DCFS seeks
volunteer foster parents to care
for abused and neglected
children and then refuses to pay
the full cost of care,¡± said
Lang. ¡°This one-time $24 million
grant attempts to address DCFS¡¯
negligence.¡±
Governor
Quinn Makes Good Start, Faces
Perilous Budget Crisis—"Personally,
I have had more conversation
with the new Governor in the
last 30 days than I had in the
previous six years with
Blagojevich. Virtually every
lawmaker is breathing a deep
sigh of relief."
State Representative Lou Lang
(D-16th) and State Senator Maggie Crotty (D-19th)
responsible for Illinois passing resolutions to examine
the cost of phototherapy copays for psoriasis—
