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Harmon statement on Legislative Inspector General nomination

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Category: Senator Don Harmon News
Thursday, February 17, 2022 02:42 PM
  • Harmon
  • Legislative Inspector General
  • Michael McCuskey

harmon 043021SPRINGFIELD – Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) issued the following statement after the State Senate advanced a resolution nominating Judge Michael McCuskey to be the new Legislative Inspector General:

“The position of Legislative Inspector General is too important to stay vacant for as long as it has. An impasse is not an option, so we are taking decisive action to move forward with an excellent candidate.

Read more: Harmon statement on Legislative Inspector General nomination

Good news kicks off Senate budget talks

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Category: Senator Don Harmon News
Wednesday, February 02, 2022 05:21 PM
  • Bennett
  • Stadelman
  • Sims
  • Harmon
  • FY2023 Budget

harmon mask 111020SPRINGFIELD – Members of the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus heard the governor’s state budget proposal Wednesday and will immediately begin bipartisan, bicameral conversations to bring forth a balanced budget that prioritizes Illinoisans in all corners of the state.

“I’m not accustomed to good news in a budget speech. This is a budget proposal unlike any I’ve seen in my time in the Senate,” said Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park). “It speaks to the work we’ve done, together, to bring stability to our state finances. That stability allows us to invest back in our state and provide relief to those hit hardest by the pandemic and associated economic downturn.”

 

Read more: Good news kicks off Senate budget talks

Harmon responds to Pritzker budget address

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Category: Senator Don Harmon News
Wednesday, February 02, 2022 03:12 PM
  • Budget
  • Harmon
  • State of the State

Harmon 2022

‘This is a budget proposal unlike any I’ve seen in my time in the Senate’

 

OAK PARK – Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) released the following statement after Gov. JB Pritzker unveiled his annual budget proposal:

“I’m not accustomed to good news in a budget speech.

This is a budget proposal unlike any I’ve seen in my time in the Senate.

It speaks to the work we’ve done, together, to bring stability to our state finances.

Read more: Harmon responds to Pritzker budget address

State invests in replacing troubled West Grand rail crossing in Elmwood Park

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Category: Senator Don Harmon News
Friday, December 03, 2021 11:46 AM
  • Rebuild Illinois
  • Harmon
  • Rail Crossing Funding
  • Elmwood Park
  • ICC

harmon rail 120321An Elmwood Park rail crossing that was the site of the horrific, day-before-Thanksgiving 2005 Metra crash will get $3.1 million to continue planning its eventual replacement, state officials announced.

More than a dozen people were injured in that 2005 collision when a Metra train travelling nearly 70 mph plowed into vehicles on the tracks at West Grand Avenue sending them careening into surrounding traffic.

“To this day I remain amazed and thankful that no one was killed in that horrific 2005 crash,” said Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, who represents the area. “This investment is a long time coming and vital to the safety of the thousands of people who make this crossing daily by car and train. This investment will make our community safer.”

Read more: State invests in replacing troubled West Grand rail crossing in Elmwood Park

Harmon statement on bipartisan infrastructure bill

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Category: Senator Don Harmon News
Monday, November 15, 2021 03:42 PM
  • Harmon
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill

infra bill 112521OAK PARK – Senate President Don Harmon released the following statement today after President Joe Biden signed a historic investment in infrastructure:

“I look forward to the transformative projects Illinois will be able to begin as a result of this legislation. Every region of Illinois will benefit. We have the opportunity to modernize our infrastructure, create good-paying jobs, improve public transportation, increase access to broadband Internet and further our commitment to green energy.”

Senators support new investment in communities hardest hit by gun violence in Illinois

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Category: Senator Don Harmon News
Tuesday, November 02, 2021 04:52 PM
  • Sims
  • Peters
  • Harmon
  • Reimagine Public Safety Act

publicsafety 110221Senators in the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus support Governor JB Pritzker’s declaration of gun violence as a public health crisis and announcement of a $250 million investment over a three year period to implement the Reimagine Public Safety Plan, a data driven and community-based violence prevention initiative.

“This is a bipartisan investment in our communities to stem the surge in violence,” said Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park). “I’m proud of the work my colleagues did to put this vital initiative together so that we can make a difference.”

Read more: Senators support new investment in communities hardest hit by gun violence in Illinois

Illinois becomes nationwide clean energy leader

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Category: Senator Don Harmon News
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 12:41 PM
  • Castro
  • Hastings
  • Harmon
  • Villanueva
  • Energy Transition Act
  • SB2408

energy signing 091521CHICAGO – Illinois officially became a national leader in the fight for clean energy Wednesday, as the state’s historic climate bill was signed into law.

“Our goal all along was to enact reliable, renewable and affordable energy policies that create thousands of jobs in a burgeoning green energy economy and put Illinois at the forefront of addressing the undeniable threats of climate change,” said Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park). “With the governor’s signature today, that shared goal becomes our new reality.”

Read more: Illinois becomes nationwide clean energy leader

Senate votes for clean energy

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Category: Senator Don Harmon News
Monday, September 13, 2021 04:10 PM
  • Harmon
  • Clean Energy Jobs Act
  • Energy Transition Act
  • SB2408

Sen. President Don Harmon and Sen. Michael E. Hastings

SPRINGFIELD — Senate President Don Harmon’s statement on the Illinois Senate giving final approval to a sweeping climate and energy proposal.

“The threat to our planet is real.

Our goal all along was to enact reliable, renewable and affordable energy policies that position Illinois to lead the nation in combatting climate change and growing a green energy economy.

That is exactly what we are doing here today.

 

Read more: Senate votes for clean energy

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  1. Corruption-busting U.S. Attorney is Harmon’s pick for inspector general search panel
  2. New Harmon law allows school districts with overlapping boundaries to share student data
  3. Illinois’s bond rating receives second upgrade this month
  4. New election law signed to encourage more voters to participate
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