[PeoplesPotluck] stimulus money to Illinois

[Ricky Baldwin]

Hi folks,

Thanks a lot to everybody who helped make last night a very successful event!  We had about 100 people, including some new faces and new ideas - we are broadening! - not to mention delicious food and very impressiv ereports from the working groups and (truly exciting) from a new group on urban justice!  I think this is very good.

Looks like we have a very good start for May 2, which looks to be a very good start for working together.  So, thanks!

I wanted to pass this along (and apologize for cross postings), because a few people mentioned stimulus money last night in one context or another.  Thought you'd want to see it.   Others who know more than i do may want to think about what these various figures mean relative to what's needed...
 Ricky 


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From:Carol Elliott [mailto:carol. township@ gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:59 AM
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FYI
 
From the Chicago area…but some is still relevant to us.
 
 
Rep. Greg Harris - 13th District
Springfield Update - April 6, 2009
 
Very Good News
 

Amongst all the bad economic news swirling around the economy and our budget, I am happy to report some very good news for a change.  Last week, the House and Senate approved an $8.39 Billion supplemental appropriations bill which relieves many of the State's most immediate fiscal problems, and takes full advantage of Federal stimulus money.
 
$1.76 Billion will be used to pay down our state debt to healthcare providers. Many of these providers are already more than 90 days past due.  This infusion of cash will bring everyone into a 30 day payment cycle.  Three quarters of a billion dollars will be invested in renewable energy, energy efficiency, biofuels, electric grid modernization and weatherization.
 
$500 million will go to development of high speed rail in Illinois, while $585 million will go for upgrades and improvements to current passenger and freight rail (CREATE) systems.  Human service programs will be enhanced as follows:
·        $160 million for workforce development
·        $74 million to childcare services for low income families
·        $346 million for affordable housing development credits and grants
·        $65 million to reduce the 'digital divide'
·        $34 million for homelessness prevention
·        $20 million job assistance for people with disabilities
·        $11.5 million emergency assistance for food banks, homeless shelters and soup kitchens
·        $10 million for childhood immunization programs
 

Transit and Streets
 

Along with the stimulus dollars noted above, we approved a $3 Billion "mini" Capital Bill to put people to work across the State, and implement maintenance projects and improvements on our deteriorating road and transit systems.
 
The CTA was allocated $495 million.  I, along with Sen. Heather Steans, Rep. Harry Osterman, and Aldermen Helen Shiller, Mary Ann Smith, Pat O'Connor and Joe Moore have already been meeting regularly with CTA officials to stress the importance of making improvements to the Red Line and its stations a top priority.
 
The legislation also includes money for street resurfacing for the City of Chicago. Area streets serving our District that currently are on the schedule to be  resurfaced are:
1) Montrose, Lake Shore Drive to Damen
2) Lawrence, Ashland to Broadway
3) California,  Lawrence to Foster
4) Irving Park Rd.,  Irving to Lake Shore Drive
I will continue to work with the City and State Departments of Transportation to see that our neighborhood gets its fair share of dollars for which I voted.
 
Health Insurance Reform Victory
 

Despite intensive lobbying to defeat HB3923, the Health Insurance Rate Fairness Act, which I sponsored, and despite extensive last minute efforts to use parliamentary tactics to stall and derail the bill during deliberation, I am happy to say that HB3923 passed and now goes to the Senate.
 
This was an amazing victory for Illinois families and consumers. I want to thank all the people and organizations who helped lobby to pass this legislation, including AARP, Illinois PIRG, Citizen Action, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, SEIU, and dozens and dozens of others.
 
You may see HB3923 here: http://ilga. gov/legislation/ billstatus. asp?DocNum= 3923&GAID=10&GA=96&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=46751&SessionID=76

Find this and every update from Rep. Harris at http://gregharris. org/Updates. html
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Carol Elliott
Cunningham Township Supervisor
205 W. Green Street
Urbana, IL   61801
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