State Senator Dan McConchie
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Recent News About State Senator Dan McConchie
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McConchie views stopgap budget as example of 'broken' system
The No. 1 concern among Illinois constituents is property taxes, State Sen. Dan McConchie, R-Hawthorn Woods, said.
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McConchie: State's education system too reliant on property taxes
Ensuring that students get a proper education is important to state Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich), which is why he was chosen to be on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s school-funding reform commission.
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McConchie says high property taxes are heavy drag on state's ecomomy
A recent report reveals that home sales in Chicago and its suburbs declined 7.3 percent in July compared with July 2015.
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McConchie hears voters loud and clear, targets state's high property taxes
People have been telling State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Dist. 26) that one of their biggest concerns in Illinois is the high property taxes.
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McConchie calls on fellow lawmakers to put the voters' interests before theirs
State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Dist. 26) said he believes that those who hold public office need to focus first on the people instead of themselves.
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McConchie: 'Self-absorbed' state lawmakers put paychecks ahead of principle
State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Dist. 26) recently suggested that some lawmakers may be waylaid by their own sense of importance when it comes to priorities.
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McConchie: 'Change is imperative' if Illinois is to recover
Dan McConchie, freshman Republican Senator of the 26th District, sat down earlier this year for an interview with Ellee Pai Hong at Comcast Newsmakers when he was first sworn in after incumbent Dan Duffy left office unexpectedly.
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McConchie-sponsored new law aims to protect taxpayers' money
When the tab for hotel snacks came to $128.87 in June 2013 during a College of Lake County Board member's stay at a Chicago hotel, the total eventually prompted Illinois lawmakers to rein in spending, yielding legislation recently co-sponsored by State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Dist. 26).
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McConchie targets state's high property taxes as member of task force
State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Dist. 26) recently wondered, via his Facebook feed, why Illinois property taxes are so disproportionately high, underlining the Prairie State’s dubious distinction of scoring dead last of all 50 states nationwide.
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McConchie aims to change 'farce of democracy' in Springfield
State Sen. Dan McConchie, the Republican appointed to fill the 26th District seat after Dan Duffy stepped down, had his first Illinois politics eyes-wide-open moment soon after he took office in April.
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McConchie spotlights risk to colleges from state bond-rating cut
With seven public universities enduring setbacks in the wake of Moody’s drastic Illinois bond-rating downgrade, Republican State Sen. Dan McConchie of District 26 weighed in on ruined promises and threats of fiscal failure.
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McConchie: SIU study suggests Illinoisans tired of Madigan 'stranglehold' on power
A recent study revealed that Illinois’ financial crisis arises from “congenital failure” of leadership coupled with voters’ failure to grasp the enormity of the state’s money problems and their demands for accountability from legislators.
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McConchie fulfills promise, opts out of legislative pension system
Illinois State Sen. Dan McConchie, R-Dist. 26) said this week that he will no longer be part of the state-legislator retirement system, which is funded with taxpayer money, fulfilling a promise he made before his appointment to the seat.
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McConchie isn't surprised by Moody's downgrade
Illinois, which has operated without a budget for almost a year, now has the lowest credit score in the U.S. and state Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Dist. 26) isn't surprised.
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McConchie, GOP lawmakers send third letter to Auditor General demanding answers on questionable campaign spending
Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly have tried once again to get answers from Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino regarding his campaign spending while serving in the House.
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McConchie: Exodus from state won't end until Democrats relent on taxes
HAWTHORN WOODS – Illinois has now gone 10 months without a state budget, and the effects of the impasse are becoming difficult to ignore.
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McConchie vows to give Illinois citizens a voice in Springfield
Dan McConchie appointed represent the 26th District in the Illinois State Senate.
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McConchie wins GOP shot in 26th Senate District, looks forward to helping with structural reform
Dan McConchie, who walked away with enough Illinois primary votes to win the Republican nomination in 26th Senate District, said though he currently is running unopposed in fall, he is optimistic that he is the best candidate to help the state with real structural reform.