State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Ill.)
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Rep. Batinick calls on voters for a 'clean sweep' to end political corruption in Illinois
House Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) insists that the recent election of embattled Chicago Ald. Ed Burke’s wife as the state’s most powerful judge stands as a testament to how much change is needed in Illinois politics.
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Batinick: Mautino should resign after financial scandals, court ruling
Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick, R-Plainfield, said Illinois is in a class all by itself when it comes to the way lawmakers have chosen to handle the ongoing scandal involving Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino.
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Batinick proud of work done to limit sexual harassment in Illinois
Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) sees the signing of Senate Bill 075 into law as another giant step forward in his crusade to ensure a safe work environment for women across the state.
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Third-grader beats Batinick in Rubik's Cube Challenge
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) took his loss in stride during a recent Rubik’s Cube challenge at Hazel Marie’s Ice Cream Shop in Plainfield where he came up short against a third-grader.
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Rep. Batinick on Sen. Cullerton's indictment: 'I certainly hope voters are paying close attention'
Illinois House Floor Leader Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) considers the recent federal corruption indictment of state Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-Villa Park) a sobering reality check of what needs fixing in Springfield.
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Rep. Batinick calls for politics to take a back seat on state's simmering immigration issues
Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) wants to see the legislature in Springfield act like the body it was intended to be on the pressing issue of immigration.
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Property taxes driving residents out, Batinick says
Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) does not hesitate when placing the blame for the state’s dire property tax crisis.
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Rep. Batinick joins call to end gerrymandering
State Rep. Mark Batinick has added his voice to the call for the formation of an independent body to draw Illinois' legislative maps.
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Rep. Batinick senses that pork-barrel projects, taxpayer abuse may turn the tide for voters
Illinois House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) continues to see glimmers of hope in even the worst news, such as the Illinois Policy Institute's (IPI) recent report that the $45 billion budget Gov. J.B. Pritzker has set aside for his capital spending plan is riddled with 'pork-barrel projects.'
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Rep. Batinick fears that Pritzker's $45 billion infrastructure plan could easily veer off course
Illinois' new gas tax went into effect July 1, doubling overnight to 38 cents per gallon, which state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) says is not only a burden on residents but also calls into question the viability of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's $45 billion infrastructure program.
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New taxes go into effect, evoking an old mantra from Rep. Batinick: 'Voters have to wake up'
Illinois House Minority Leader Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) sees a lot of the same foundational issues in the Illinois state government as there are in the state's infrastructure, and the longer voters ignore them, the deeper and more damaging the cracks will become.
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Voters have the right – and the power – to end Illinois' political corruption, Rep. Batinick says
There's no time like the present for Illinois voters to stand up and demand the kind of government they want, Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) told Will County Gazette in response to news that the home of one of longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan’s former top aides was recently raided by federal agents as part of an ongoing corruption probe.
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Tax-burdened Illinoisans 'voting with their feet,' Batinick says, as millennials flee in droves
Illinois House Minority Leader Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) asserts that a new survey showing successful millennials are leaving the state at a swifter rate than virtually anywhere else in the country is representative of how disenchanted voters have become about Springfield’s never-ending tax demands.
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Rep. Batinick is hopeful that voters are 'starting to wake up' in time to save Illinois' flat income tax
Illinois House Floor Leader Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is hoping that his longtime mantra may actually be coming to life.
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'There's no way' budget can be balanced as long as Democrats ignore the issues, Rep. Batinick says
All the talk about the state’s recently enacted $40 billion budget actually being balanced never made sense to state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield).
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Rep. Batinick calls out Springfield pay raises as 'an absolute joke' orchestrated by House Democrats
Republican House Floor Leader Mark Batinick (Plainfield) did not mince words in his assessment of the pay raise he and his colleagues in Springfield walked away with as part of Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new $40 billion budget.
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Budget 'does nothing to stem the tide' of those wanting to flee Illinois, Rep. Batinick cautions
Republican House floor leader Mark Batinick (Plainfield) takes some solace in the resistance his party put up against the state’s new $40 billion spending plan.
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Rep. Batinick doubts a tax hike would fix roads under Illinois' 'same old, inefficient government'
With 10 days still remaining in the current legislative session, veteran Republican state Rep. Mark Batinick (Plainfield) already knows where he stands on the issue of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed gas tax.
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Every week is Small Business Week for Batinick
The recent celebration of Small Business Week (May 5-11) did little to change the mindset of state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield).
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Marquis Energy opts out of $500 million plant in Scott County, pursuing 'surrounding states'
Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) says it is no mystery why Illinois’ economy continues to struggle so mightily.