While the leading House Democrat says there must be a balanced approach of some cuts and higher taxes, Republicans says the balance must include political and economic reforms.

In the aftermath of Wednesday’s State of the State speech from Governor Bruce Rauner, Speaker Michael Madigan talked about taking a balanced approach of cuts, including a bill to reduce state funds for Medicaid, and also tax increases.

Governor Bruce Rauner has said tax increases alone won’t fix the state’s financial problems and is pushing for economic reforms he says will make Illinois grow and increase the tax base.

In other State news, several Republicans signing on to a measure to require police get a warrant if they want to use cell phone intercepting technology is a sign that citizen privacy is bipartisan, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.  The technology is commonly referred to as “Stingray” and it acts as a moch cell phone tower to capture all kinds of information from individuals’ cell phones. Republican Representative Tim Butler signed on to a Democrat sponsored bill to require law enforcement to get a warrant before using the device in a criminal investigation.

Senate Bill 2343 and House Bill 4470 were introduced last month and would create the Citizen Privacy Protection Act. Both bills remain in committee.