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Rep. Severin votes to allow noncitizens to become Illinois police officers
Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”
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Jacobs receives endorsement from Bost in Illinois 118th District race
Illinois state Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pamona) announced that he has secured the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12th District) in the race for state representative of the 118th District.
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Jacobs: 'It is long past time that we unmask our kids'
State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) is praising a Sangamon County judge's ruling that at least temporarily ends Gov. J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 mask, vaccine, testing, and quarantine mandates for schools.
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Jacobs worries sweeping energy package will force Illinoisans to 'pay more for less'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed wide-ranging legislation overhauling Illinois’ energy sector on Wednesday, calling the bill a “giant leap forward” for the state as it works to address the effects of climate change and establish “aggressive” clean energy standards.
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Bryant critical of redistricting maps being created 'with no Census data' in Illinois
As Illinois House Democrats met one-on-one with House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside) behind locked doors of the Capitol Complex to view potential redistricting lines, some worry the preliminary map is being drawn without any U.S. Census data.
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Bryant: ‘We still don’t know’ the metrics for the Illinois governor Bridge Phase
Gov. J.B. Pritzker added steps toward reopening the state through the Bridge to Phase 5 plan that he recently reviled.
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Tucker on Welch's new progressive tax talk: 'Democrats are running out of places to get money' in Illinois
Karen Tucker finds no solace in being right about predicting Springfield’s latest move on taxes.
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Tucker hoping Madigan's resignation leads to Democrats 'clean things up in Springfield'
Franklin County activist Karen Tucker still can't believe Mike Madigan's era in Springfield is over.
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From Prairie State Wire
Republican lawmakers disappointed in governor's budget proposal
Illinois Republicans were disappointed after hearing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal last week
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From West Central Reporter
Rep. Hammond renews call for fair maps, supports petition to end gerrymandering
A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.
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From SW Illinois News
Bryant says graduated income tax plan is 'job-killing, tax-hiking, progressive income tax'
House Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) rose in opposition to the graduated income tax plan during Monday's session.
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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From Carbondale Reporter
Terri Bryant wins 115th House District race
Republican Terri Bryant has been declared the winner in the 115th House District against Democrat Marsha Griffin.
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From Prairie State Wire
2018 election night preview: More competitive races now in play than in 2014
Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.
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From Prairie State Wire
State House election preview: Candidates square off in 66 of 118 midterm races
The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.
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From Prairie State Wire
House passes $63 million bill for state employee back pay without a revenue estimate
Why would a Democrat appropriate for $63 million in this fiscal budget when there still isn’t a revenue estimate? That was the question some Republican lawmakers asked Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Smithton) at the Thursday House floor debate when he backed HB4290, which pays the oldest Prairie State bill.
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Resolution honors former Illinois congressman
Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) has honored former U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson with a joint resolution and a highway named after him.
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From Prairie State Wire
House backs greater transparency in meeting postings, rejects measure aimed at school district statements
Open and transparent government was a priority for Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) and Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) during House debate April 20.
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From Metro East Sun
House panel's GOP members question the rush to split SIU campuses
Four GOP members of the House Higher Education Committee wanted to know why Democrats are trying to split the Southern Illinois University (SIU) campuses.
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From SE Illinois News
118th House District candidate Windhorst starts petition to stop progressive-tax proposal
Patrick Windhorst, Massac County state's attorney and Republican candidate for the Illinois House 118th District, is spearheading a petition against a proposed progressive income tax while taking aim at opponent Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) and other lawmakers for supporting it.