Split by party lines, metro-east state lawmakers praise or pan legislative session – Belleville News-Democrat

Metro East Republicans, like Sens. Jason Plummer of Edwardsville and Erica Harriss of Glen Carbon, say the Illinois statehouse’s spring session missed some key issues and ended in a mess with last-minute budget negotiations. “First and foremost, it highlighted the poor priorities that we have in Illinois,” Plummer said of the budget. Metro East Democrats, however, praised the accomplishments of the 2023 session.