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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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McDermed says Pritzker was 'selling teaser rate before the big boom comes' in budget address
State Rep. Margo McDermed, R-Mokena, walked away from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent budget address feeling more fearful than ever about what she thinks could happen if he ever gets his way with his progressive tax proposal.
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Pritzker can talk a great game, Rep. Batinick says, but 'we need to see action'
Illinois House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) came away from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State address last week in Springfield thinking how much better off the state would be if the governor ever put any of his words into action.
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Right to vote is too important to trust to the 'honor system,' Rep. Batinick says in wake of AVR breach
Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) has a simple credo when it comes to preserving the integrity of the vote.
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From Illinois Valley Times
Sen. Rezin puts her trust in ethics task force; body cameras a last resort in fight against corruption
Veteran state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) understands the thinking behind a bill that would require all Illinois lawmakers to wear body cameras, but she still believes there are less drastic methods of fighting corruption in state government.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Wehrli questions panelists at committee hearing on ethics about lobbying
State Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) questioned panelists during a joint committee hearing discussing ethics and lobbying reform on Wednesday.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Hois campaigning for House on platform of fiscal reform, tax cuts and job growth
With a new Pew Charitable Trusts survey ranking Illinois next to last in the U.S. in personal-income growth since the Great Recession, House candidate Laura Hois (R-Downers Grove) is more determined than ever to punch her ticket to Springfield.
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Rep. McDermed calls for 'real property tax reform' after 'distraction' of failed task force
Illinois state Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) wishes things were not so predictable when it comes to the state’s maddening property-tax system.
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Speaker Madigan blocking Illinois' path to property tax relief, Rep. Batinick claims
Illinois House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) was not particularly surprised to see the latest task force created to provide relief from state property taxes fall well short of its goals.
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Fed up with corruption, Rep. McDermed calls on Democratic 'women in leadership' to stand up to Madigan
Illinois state Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) is convinced that Springfield will never get the kind of ethics reform it needs as long House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) remains in charge, so she is doing something about it.
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From Prairie State Wire
Special Investigating Committee to determine political future of disgraced Democratic Rep. Arroyo
Illinois state Reps. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva), Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) and Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) have been named to a bipartisan Special Investigating Committee weighing the potential expulsion of Democratic colleague Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago).
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Batinick says income taxes could be two points less if not for unfunded pension liability
Illinois House Republican Leader Mark Batinick (Plainfield) imagines what could be if state lawmakers were more diligent about addressing the state’s runaway pension debt.
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Batinik says pension-fund crisis has to be addressed soon
News that pension payments for retired educators now consume nearly 40 percent of all money allocated to the state for education comes as no great shock to Illinois House Minority Leader Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield), he said in an interview.
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Batinick on increase of people receiving SNAP benefits: 'What we're doing isn't working'
State Republican Floor Leader Rep. Mark Batinick (Plainfield) views the rising number of state residents now receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as a complete indictment of Springfield’s political system.
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McDermed hosting identity theft protection workshop, shred day in September
For state Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena), it matters that the residents of her 37th District feel safe and protected.
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Batinick says mock assassination of Trump at Sandoval fundraiser is 'disgraceful'
House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick (Plainfield) admits he doesn’t know all the intimate details related to the recent mock assassination of President Donald Trump at a campaign fundraiser for state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago), but he believes Sandoval's supporters must have approved.
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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 Prairie State Wire
House Republicans oppose freight train bill
The Illinois House passed a bill last week that requires two-person crews on freight trains when crossing through Illinois.
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From Illinois Valley Times
Welter says graduated income tax amendment 'sends the wrong message' to Illinoisans
House Rep. David A. Welter (R-Morris) said Illinoisans don't trust the government and the graduated income tax structure would make that even worse.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Wehrli says graduated income tax is 'kicking the can down the road'
House Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) asked House members to vote no on a constitutional amendment that would change the income tax structure in Illinois from a flat tax to a graduated tax.