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Giannasi on the Illinois Homeschool Act: ‘Die and go back to hell’
Nick Giannasi, the supervisor at Unbroken Family Counseling and former director of Youth Ministries at Community United Methodist Church in Plainfield, is voicing strong opposition to the proposed Illinois Homeschool Act – HB2827 – which aims to impose new oversight and regulations on homeschooling families.
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Haas: 'We are fortunate to have people like John Branz in the 79th District'
Rep. Jackie Haas (R-Kankakee) congratulated her district's two-time Governor's Volunteer Service Award winner John Branz, of Herscher, in a June 30 news release.
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Loughran Cappel votes for budget that sunsets tax credit for scholarship donations
Private school alumna State Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Crest Hill-D) did not show support for extending the Invest In Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program despite being someone who personally benefitted from private school education.
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Haas: 'The realities of Illinois affect our families on a daily basis'
Rep. Jackie Haas (R-Kankakee) on Tuesday joined fellow Republican House members in unveiling an ambitious agenda. The lawmakers introduced five groups, each assigned a specific goal.
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Rezin on fentanyl bill: 'It's a growing problem in our state'
State Sen. Sue Rezin recently spoke to the Illinois General Assembly regarding Senate Bill 4221, which she chief co-sponsored.
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Durkin: 'Today's plea of Not Guilty by former speaker Mike Madigan... should be a stark reminder of what the Democrat Party of Illinois has done'
Illinois House Speaker Jim Durkin commented on the potential political impacts of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's not-guilty plea on federal racketeering and bribery charges in a statement provided to the Will County Gazette.
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Illinois House of Representatives: “The SAFE-T Act is not safe. The SAFE-T Act is a costly burden to taxpayers.”
House GOP leader Jim Durkin discusses another aspect of the Safe, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, better known as the SAFE-T Act. Republicans are pushing to reform the SAFE-T Act due to its potential to burden taxpayers.
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Durkin on Pritzker, SAFE-T Act: Illinois needs to 'reign in a governor who prioritizes criminals over the police'
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin has criticized Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) and his fellow Democrats for what he called a "continuing lack of respect" and "attack on our police officers."
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Durkin on budget process: 'This is not how good government works'
Rep. Jim Durkin held a press conference May 12 to criticize the creation of the fiscal year 2023 budget. He said the Democratic lawmakers have been breaking their vow of open government for decades.
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Batinick calls legislation to amend Illinois' Procurement Code 'a step in the right direction'
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) recently voted in support of legislation that will make amendments to the state's Procurement Code.
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Batinick on bill to cap gas tax: Gas taxes 'hurting middle-class and poor people'
A bill stuck in the rules committee would change the Use Tax Act and cap motor fuel taxes at 18 cents per gallon.
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Curran calls organized retail theft bill a 'large step backward from the initial product'
Sen. John Curran (R-Lemont) is disappointed with an organized retail theft bill and how it turned out.
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Rezin on unemployment insurance trust fund deficit: 'We're just kicking the can down the road'
Even though Republican lawmakers weren't happy with some of the language in a bill aimed at providing temporary relief from inflation, it still unanimously passed and was signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on April 19.
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Batinick supports bill that would allow for recall of state leaders, fight 'culture of corruption' in Illinois
During a news conference on Sept. 21, Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) voiced his support for a bill that would allow for the recall of state leaders.
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Frankfort senator on census, district maps: 'We know the data isn't perfect'
Critics of the current political system, who say voting districts are gerrymandered and crafted merely keep Democrats in control of the levers of state government, are calling for reform. They scheduled public hearings between March 17 and May 1 to seek public input.
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William Brady earns $96,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
William Brady was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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James Durkin earns $96,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
James Durkin was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Susan Rezin earns $89,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Susan Rezin was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Grant Wehrli earns $86,900 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Grant Wehrli was ranked in the 82nd percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Avery Bourne earns $86,900 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Avery Bourne was ranked in the 82nd percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.