Illinois General Assembly
Recent News About Illinois General Assembly
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Batinick: Illinois should not follow New York's example
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) does not want to see Illinois become New York.
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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Benford target of smear campaign tactics
Alyssia Benford, GOP candidate for a 98th District House seat, is victim of a classic smear campaign by the political machine in Springfield. In addition to robocalls, fictional, near scandalous political mailers from incumbent Rep. Natalie Manley targeting Benford are coming out as well.
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From Illinois Valley Times
Rezin rallies for special needs students who were sent to out-of-district school
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) never wants to see what happened with a recent school district abandoning special education students occur again.
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From Chambana Sun
Joint Senate and House Higher Education Group touts 'groundbreaking' legislation
After 17 meetings, the Joint Senate and House Higher Education Group is setting new standards for state-funded schools.
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From Prairie State Wire
Bill that would bolster legislative inspector's ability to look into sexual harassment claims sent to Rauner
House majority leader Michael Madigan’s (D-Chicago) chief of staff, head political operative and appointed House leader have stepped down or been fired since being accused of sexual harassment in the past few months, making HB 138 more timely than ever.
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From Illinois Valley Times
Rezin introduces family and friends during Senate floor debate
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) had some very personal guests with her during the May 30 Senate floor debate.
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From Prairie State Wire
Bill that would give AG more power pulled off House floor
A bill giving Attorney General Lisa Madigan more power was postponed for consideration after only passing by two votes.
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From Rock Island Today
Despite GOP's concerns, gun bill passes Senate
Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) rose during the May 30 Senate floor debate and argued against a firearm bill.
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From Prairie State Wire
Medical cannabis for short-term pain is questionable, some GOP lawmakers insist
A bill allowing for temporary access to medical cannabis in order to battle the opioid epidemic is in the hands of the governor.
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Batinick questions price tag of fire chief training bill
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) questioned the cost of a bill that would increase the amount of training fire chiefs are required to have.
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From Prairie State Wire
Despite GOP concerns, graduate research assistants one step closer to being able to unionize
A bill to amend the Illinois Labor Relations Act to allow graduate research assistants to unionize concerned three GOP lawmakers during the May 30 House floor debate.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ives calls for Madigan to step down after sexual harassment allegations against staff, advisers widens
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is calling on House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) to step down in the wake of his longtime chief of staff being hit with allegations of sexual harassment.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Out-of-state residents at IMSA rejected by GOP
Opening up the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) to out-of-state residents has some GOP lawmakers concerned.
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4 Will County legislators voted no on budget critics say is filled with ‘gimmicks’
State Reps. Margo McDermed, Lindsay Parkhurst, Anthony DeLuca and Mark Batinick were among just 20 Illinois House and Senate members to oppose a “smoke and mirrors” budget plan that isn’t really balanced, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.
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From Prairie State Wire
Despite Senate raving about $38.5 billion bipartisan budget for FY2019, the numbers don't add up
The $38.5 billion budget passed without a revenue estimate is not what it seems.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP fails to keep vetoed bill from going back to governor's desk
A bill vetoed by Gov. Bruce Rauner will be going back to his desk.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Illinois now in the hands of the governor
If Gov. Bruce Rauner approves SB 2332, the minimum age to purchasing tobacco in Illinois will rise from 18 to 21 years old.
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Batinick points out that calculator given to him by Democrat has small subtraction sign
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) was thankful for a gift that was given to him by a Democratic colleague during the May 29 House floor debate.
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From Rock Island Today
GOP lawmakers question whether agency boards that control water and sewage rates should include unelected officials
Allowing non-elected board members to control water and sewage rates is questionable, according to three GOP lawmakers.