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Wilcox: 'I’m offering every Illinois resident an opportunity to weigh in now on this controversial bill'
In Sen. Craig Wilcox's (R-McHenry) most recent Capitol Report newsletter, he offered his constituents an opportunity to speak out against the SAFE-T Act.
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Lake County school districts mum on state’s new sex education policy
Thirty-seven school districts in Lake County are mum on Illinois’ new law that aligns sex education policies for grades K-12 with national standards.
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Wilcox: Measure 'puts the power back where it belongs, in the hands of the people of the state'
Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) recently announced that he is co-sponsoring the Voter Empowerment Project, which proposes four constitutional amendments designed to give Illinoisans a more active role in the democratic process.
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Weber among lawmakers voicing opposition to vaccination database legislation
Lawmakers in Springfield are considering House Bill 4244, which would require medical centers in Illinois to report vaccination records to a state-operated database, even as witness slips are piling up and Republicans are voicing their opposition.
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Bos behind 'enhanced penalty and consistent enforcement;' weighs bill to make attacks on Illinois police hate crime
Republican state Rep. Chris Bos supports stepping up penalties in the wake of legislation being filed that seeks to have violent attacks on police officers declared a Class 3 felony hate crime.
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In push for adding encourage more organ, bone marrow donors, Morrison 'creates an organ donation tax credit'
A bill sponsored by state Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Lake Forest) would provide tax credits to private employers to encourage their workers to be organ donors.
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Sukovic: Only Census data should be used in redistricting; 'nothing comes close to it'
Marco Sukovic is demanding more transparency in the state's redistricting process that will determine the legislative makeup over the next 10 years.
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Flores: 'Empower the immigrant community' to improve redistricting's impact
The Mana A Mana Family Resource Center director wants immigrants' voices considered during the redistricting process.
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'People want to see pension reform' in Illinois: Dabrowski
Illinois needs pension reform, the Wirepoints president said, but not by finding new tax plans as Democrats have done.
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McLaughlin: Illinois criminal justice reform bill 'does absolutely nothing to increase public safety'
Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Lake Barrington) claimed Gov. J.B. Pritzker put politics over public safety in signing the state's new criminal justice reform bill.
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Dabrowski wants 'real pension reform' in Springfield
Ted Dabrowski thinks it's past time lawmakers in Illinois send a message to taxpayers about the state's out-of-control pension debt.
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Walsh finds it 'insulting' that Illinois Democrats would again be pushing progressive tax
A former Republican House candidate opposes Democratic legislators' possible effort to revitalize the failed progressive tax plan.
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Walsh happy to see Madigan go, but no sure Illinois 'Democrats will be any different'
Jim Walsh sees Mike Madigan ending his legislative career as a step toward the state finally putting itself back on the course.
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Wilcox: Illinois' struggles 'aren't all about COVID-19'
Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) said the state’s struggling economy might be headed for even more challenging times.
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McLaughlin believes Illinois' policies are not growing 'our number of residents, job opportunities or businesses'
Illinois Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Lake Barrington) marvels at how Springfield continues to be its worst enemy when it comes to the state’s staggering outmigration problem.
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Walsh on Illinois' growing outmigration: 'It's going to take people standing up to government'
Jim Walsh is urging Illinois residents to join him in taking a stand against the state’s crippling outmigration problem.
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Bos calls Illinois criminal justice reform more about 'checking off a bunch of political boxes'
State Rep. Chris Bos (R-Lake Zurich) believes that Illinois' criminal justice reform bill is more about politics and not necessarily policing.
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Wilcox wants Pritzker to take a long, hard look in the mirror
Veteran state Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) thinks it’s time Gov. J.B. Pritzker take a long, hard look in the mirror.
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McSweeney blasts democrats latest tax increase push, wonders 'when will it end?'
Veteran Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) is convinced top democrats in Springfield have become an enemy of the people with their constant tax increase proposals.“Illinois families are in need of tax relief, but Gov. J.B.
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Illinois House Republican said governor signed unbalanced budget
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the state's $42.9 billion 2021 fiscal year budget that a Republican said is not a balanced spending plan and fails to address the financial impact realized and unpredicted from COVID-19.