Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed the fiscal year 26 budget into law and a central Illinois lawmaker is ripping Illinois Democrats' spending plans.

State Rep. Bill Hauter says many things in this year's spending plan are hard to justify. He points out taxes in Illinois are going up by about $1 billion.

According to Dr. Hauter, there is a quarter of a billion dollars for Illinois Democrats' home districts to do what they want with it.

Several tax increase proposals did not gain traction after voters heard about them. Dr. Hauter points out the big one was the $1.50 delivery tax.

For the Morton Republican, the taxes are stretched across numerous places and, in many cases, won't be obviously noticed by the average consumer.

Dr. Hauter recently discussed several pieces of legislation from the latest legislative session in Springfield. We'll hear more from him again coming up on Regional Radio.