CHICAGO (AP) — National Republican legislative groups say eliminating Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s Democratic supermajority is among the top goals in the 2014 election, and are pledging financial assistance and other help to local party members.

The Republican Legislative Campaign Committee and the Republican State Leadership Committee are holding a conference in Colorado this week, and say they’re planning to highlight what they describe as top Illinois Democrats “dragging down their party” in an effort to erode that party’s control of the state House. The GOP groups cite unemployment that’s been higher than the national average and billions of dollars in unpaid state bills as evidence of mismanagement by Democratic leadership.