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State senator gives wide-ranging update on budget, energy and local control
Summary
Senator Alano delivered a legislative briefing to the Lee County Board, outlining his opposition to the state budget, concerns over energy and battery-storage policy, transit funding shifts that favor Chicago, and large pension liabilities he says are constraining local government finances.
Senator Alano provided a 45‑minute legislative update to the Lee County Board, saying he voted against the state budget and warning of policy changes he says will affect local communities.
Alano told the board the state’s budget is among the largest in recent memory and said he and other Republicans opposed it; he criticized several tax and fee increases including higher cell‑phone taxes and new service taxes. He described adjustments to health‑care eligibility and said the budget contained targeted local allocations that were not broadly tied to votes. “I did vote…
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