State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Ill.)
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From McHenry Times
McSweeney: Property tax reform effort starts with consolidation
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) seems hopeful that the timing might finally be right for the property tax proposal he’s been promoting for a long time.
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McSweeney urges swift state action at Quincy veterans home
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) wanted answers at the joint Illinois House-Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday.
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McSweeney: Algonquin Township 'best example of bad government'
Nunda Township's decision to add former Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Robert "Bob" Miller to its payroll last summer is further evidence that townships in Illinois need to be consolidated, a 52nd District state House Representative said during a recent interview.
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McSweeney backing Ives in bid to unseat 'failed governor'
As Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s legislative stances this year have landed him in hot water with members of his own party, there are growing calls to replace him on the gubernatorial ballot next year.
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McSweeney questions quashed bid at hearing on Medicaid overhaul
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) point blank called out comments made by Gov. Bruce Rauner and questioned whether Chief Procurement Officer Ellen Daley could be trusted at Thursday's House Appropriations-Human Services Committee regarding the state's $60 billion revamp plan to increase managed care to Medicaid patients.
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McSweeney calls school funding formula too costly for debt-ridden state
The state's recently adopted evidence-based school funding formula is not the answer so many legislators claim it to be, according to Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills), who argues that it's going to push the state deeper in debt.
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McSweeney unites House to pass resolution denouncing racist groups
In response to the racial violence that left one person dead in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12, Illinois lawmakers have passed a House resolution condemning white supremacists.
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Wheeler, McSweeney, Sauer, Jesiel vote against tax hike
In a move that Republican leaders say cut off negotiations, the House passed a bill on Sunday that nets $5.4 billion in revenue by raising income and corporate taxes.
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McSweeney sees another tax hike failure in the future
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) said he felt like he'd lived through Sunday before.
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McSweeney fights wasteful spending by blocking questionable lease payments
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) noted his commitment to preventing wasteful spending in response to an IllinoisHompage.net article on a questionable warehouse lease for which he fought to block payments.
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House moves to nix statewide constitutional mailings in cost-saving effort
Homes across Illinois would be free from some extra mail and the state would free up a little money under a bill sponsored by Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) that passed the House unanimously on Tuesday.
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Sweeney pushes bill to list tax-delinquent lawmakers
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) worries that hundreds of state employees, including two legislators, are basically telling Illinois residents: Don't do as we do; do as we say.
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Analysis: 20 private taxpayers for every state/local government worker, pensioner in 52nd House District
Among registered voters, private sector taxpayers outnumber state and local public sector workers and pensioners nearly 20 to one in the 52nd Illinois House district, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis.