State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Ill.)
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Batinick explains 'no' vote on infertility coverage bill
During the debate on House Bill 3709 amending the state insurance code with infertility coverage, Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) lauded the spirited discussion that led to the bill's passing, not before expressing concerns about its limitations and explaining his "no" vote.
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Batinick on Educ-Family Leave Eligibility: "I support the bill"
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) voted for a House proposal that would reduce the number of required worked hours for certain employees to be eligible for family and medical leave.
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Batinick lists sole solution for state's exodus: 'Change the way we do business here in Illinois'
Republican House Floor Leader Mark Batinick fears the exodus out of Illinois may even be worse than what’s documented.
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Batinick slams governor's latest shutdowns: 'The whole state needs answers'
In many ways, veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) argues Gov. J.B. Pritzker has become his own worst enemy.
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Batinick blasts Madigan for canceling Veto Session: 'All this has to do with the Speaker’s own troubles'
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'
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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Batinick challenges governor's new COVID mandates: 'We all should be demanding an accounting'
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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Batinick demands more transparency as governor issues another COVID-19 shutdown
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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Batinick warns where governor's tax plan will lead: 'It’s all wrong for Illinois'
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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Batinick slams governor's progressive tax: 'It's the wrong plan at the wrong time for Illinois'
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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Batinick not surprised by speaker's defiance in ComEd probe: 'It’s the way Mike Madigan’s operated'
Veteran Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) isn’t surprised by House Speaker Mike Madigan’s consistency.
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Batinick laments governor has resorted to threats over tax plan: 'Democrats are just a one-trick pony'
Illinois House Minority Leader Mark Batinick has some stern advice for Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Top state House Republican Batinick blasts governor's continued COVID edicts: 'We should be in Springfield'
House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick argues Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest handling of the COVID-19 crisis – shutting down high school sports – goes a long way in proving what he’s been saying all along.
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Batinick warns citizens to be leery of telephone scammers posing as COVID-19 contact tracers
Veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick is warning residents about one of the latest COVID-19 scams in which the caller pretends to be a contact trace operator.
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Batinick hopes latest indictment in ComEd probe is next step in removing embattled House speaker
Veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick argues the latest charges filed in the ongoing federal ComEd probe that has ensnared House Speaker Mike Madigan have already proven one thing.
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Batinick reminds voters that Springfield Democrats' history of corruption is 'hurting a lot of taxpayers'
Veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick finds the root of all the state’s problems in Springfield’s rising levels of corruption.
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Batinick in disbelief that governor's inflexible COVID-19 system again has Will County under tightest restrictions
House Minority Floor Leader Mark Batinick has many questions for why Gov. J.B. Pritzker has enacted new restrictions on public gatherings across his 97th District.
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Batinick warns Democrats' ethics reform push 'meas absolutely nothing' if embattled House speaker stays
House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick doesn’t put much stock in an ethics reform package now being advanced by Democrats.
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Rep. Batinick: Law enforcement deserves more support, less scorn
American voters have an important choice right now, according to one Illinois lawmaker.
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Batinick: 'Small business owners feel targeted' by Pritzker's COVID-19 policies
Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) wonders just how much responsibility Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to unfairly strap to the backs of small business owners in the state's battle against COVID-19.