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McDermed questions how long Democrat lawmakers will continue to support House speaker at their constituents' expense

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 27, 2020

Republican state Rep. Margo McDermed feels it’s well past time that Democrats in Springfield begin to put the people they’re supposed to speak for ahead of their self-interest.

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McDermed blasts Illinois Dems for canceling Veto Session: 'There's no question we should be in Springfield'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 21, 2020

Republican state Rep. Margo McDermed wonders what it now means to be a lawmaker in Springfield.

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Laib opposes lifting federal oversight on state hiring: 'I would like to hear the justification'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 20, 2020

Former Congressional candidate Rick Laib couldn’t think of a more inappropriate time for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to be pushing to eliminate court-ordered federal oversight of state government hiring practices in the executive branch.

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Batinick blasts Madigan for canceling Veto Session: 'All this has to do with the Speaker’s own troubles'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 20, 2020

House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick is clear about what he thinks is Speaker Mike Madigan’s motivation for moving to cancel this month’s fall Veto Session.

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Batinick applauds rejection of governor's tax plan: 'It’s time to start creating a government that runs efficiently'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 13, 2020

House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick argues voters’ rejection of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive tax plan can leave no doubt.

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Laib applauds voters' rejection of governor's progressive tax plan: 'We should cut spending'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 13, 2020

Former Republican Congressional candidate Rick Laib feels he can finally breathe a sigh of relief now that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive tax proposal has been defeated.

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McDermed relieved to see voters reject progressive tax: 'They were reluctant to trust Springfield'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 11, 2020

Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed is tipping her hat to voters after they saved themselves from Gov. J.B. Prizker’s progressive tax proposal.

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Batinick challenges governor's new COVID mandates: 'We all should be demanding an accounting'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 7, 2020

State Rep. Mark Batinick is relieved to see Democrats in Springfield finally reach a point he’s convinced they should have arrived at long ago.

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McDermed believes Illinois Democrats are feeling the heat after Pritzker's latest COVID-19 mandates

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 6, 2020

Veteran​ state Rep. Margo McDermed believes there’s a clear and distinct reason for why Democrats are all of a sudden joining Republicans in demanding COVID-19 answers from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

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GOP Congressional candidate Laib blasts governor's shutdown: 'Current decisions are helping bankrupt our state'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 2, 2020

Republican Congressional candidate Rick Laib is beyond puzzled by what he sees as Gov. J.B. Pritizker’s inexplicable handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GOP Congressional candidate Fricilone slams new shutdowns: 'The governor is killing our small business industry'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 2, 2020

Mike Fricilone is spending the last few days before his showdown with Democrat Marie Newman reminding voters of all the same things he has stressed to them throughout his campaign.

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Laib slams governor over results from latest COVID-19 shutdown: 'Less revenue, more unemployment, greater exodus'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 31, 2020

Congressional candidate Rick Laib wants to see Gov. J.B. Pritzker adjust to the times, the science and the data in the battle to control COVID-19.

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Batinick demands more transparency as governor issues another COVID-19 shutdown

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 31, 2020

State House Floor Leader Mark Batinick believes Gov. J.B. Pritzker owes voters more transparency in his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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McDermed blasts governor over latest COVID-19 shutdowns: 'We’re demonizing businesspeople for no real reason'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 31, 2020

Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed wants to see a new approach to COVID-19 by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in Springfield.

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Fricilone blasts opponent as too extreme for 3rd District: 'She wants to work with AOC and The Squad'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 29, 2020

GOP Congressional hopeful Mike Fricilone is slamming Democrat opponent Marie Newman as being too radical for the 3rd District residents she’s seeking to represent.

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Laib warns against governor's plan: 'Any increase in taxes allows for government to be less fiscally responsible'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 29, 2020

Republican Congressional hopeful Rick Laib warns Gov. J.B. Pritzker clearly has the state heading in the wrong direction with his handling of the struggling economy.

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Batinick warns where governor's tax plan will lead: 'It’s all wrong for Illinois'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 29, 2020

Republican House Floor Leader Mark Batinick warns there will be consequences to Gov. J.B. Pritzker getting what he seems to want most.

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McDermed slams governor for IDES delays: 'He continues to act as if there's not a problem'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 28, 2020

Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed is pressing Gov. J.B. Pritzker to take one critical burden off suddenly struggling residents across the state.

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Batinick slams governor's progressive tax: 'It's the wrong plan at the wrong time for Illinois'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 21, 2020

Veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick is fuming that Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Springfield Democrats are making a bad situation worse by continuing to push his progressive tax plan.

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McDermed slams governor on progressive tax plan: 'He’s not thinking about the welfare of the state'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 17, 2020

After nearly six years in Springfield, veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed argues she still finds the level of hypocrisy on the part of many of her Democrat colleagues to be unfathomable.