State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Ill.)
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Batinick hopes to hear plan in Pritzker's address to 'fix the pension system and lower property taxes'
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) thinks voters would be wise to consider the source of the latest voiced opposition to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed progressive tax hike.
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Batinick says his legislation could save taxpayers million
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) says pension-reform legislation he introduced could save Illinois taxpayers millions.
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Batinick decries low private-sector job creation in Illinois
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) cites several damning factors he argues have caused Illinois to falter.
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Batinick replaces Breen as House floor leader
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) claims he had no idea he would be where he now finds himself, though he insists he cannot imagine being anywhere else.
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Batinick: Direction state takes ultimately up to voters
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) says too many people in Illinois recognize the kind of corruption Chicago Ald. Ed Burke is accused of.
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Batnick declares state pension system unsustainable
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) says he wonders how much longer lawmakers in Springfield will continue to ignore the obvious.
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Batinick taking 'wait-and-see' approach to pension crisis
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) worries that Illinois’s long-troubled past will also become its immediate future without a complete government overhaul.
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Batinick addresses Rauner concerns: Republicans must unite to win
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) said he agrees with Gov. Bruce Rauner about his reelection effort being harder than it had to be, though their reasons differ.
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Batinick says pension mess is in Dem's court
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is hopeful that what he calls the selfish nature of Springfield's Democrats may finally propel them to do something about the state’s pension crisis.
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Mark Batinick holds off Democratic challenger in close state House race
Even in victory Tuesday, re-elected state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) said it felt like his work had only just begun.
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Mark Batinick: 'Mike Madigan has to go'
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) wants voters to consider the direction of the state over four decades in deciding how to cast their votes Tuesday.
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Mark Batinick opposes more taxes
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) minces few words in voicing his strong opposition to any idea of additional tax increases for the state.
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'More taxes, higher spending' are not the answer to state's problems, Batinick says
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) insists one thing has become abundantly clear in the face of all the dysfunction and uncertainty in Springfield.
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Batinick calls on Freeman to sign 'No Madigan Pledge'
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is calling on 97th House District opponent Mica Freeman to do what he insists should be a no-brainer for every lawmaker in Springfield.
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Mark Batinick: Madigan is power hungry
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) sees all the politics House Speaker Mike Madigan regularly engages in as being driven by his hunger for power.
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Mark Batinick: Pritzker, Madigan leadership will drive more people out of Illinois
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) worries that House Speaker Mike Madigan’s reach might be on the verge of growing longer.
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PAC: 'Freeman-Madigan Fix' blocking property tax cuts
A political action committee says the candidacy of Plainfield state House candidate Mica Freeman is part of a scheme by House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) to keep suburban property taxes high.
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Freeman won’t oppose statewide residential property tax hike
Since it was announced in May, a plan floated by the Chicago Federal Reserve to create a statewide residential property tax-- adding another $2,500 per year to the bill of a $250,000 Illinois home-- has been furiously, publicly opposed by Republicans across the state.
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'No budget, no pay' was Mark Batinick’s idea not his opponent’s
State Rep. Mark Batinick’s (R-Plainfield) opponent has been sending out campaign mailers with a message that Batinick could have dreamed up himself. In fact, he did.
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Madigan 'no budget, no pay' gimmicks are nothing new, Batinick says
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) wants House Speaker Mike Madigan to know he’s ready to meet in Springfield to pass legislation Madigan seems to want voters to think he supports.