Illinois State Representative Mark Batinick
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Recent News About Illinois State Representative Mark Batinick
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Batinick predicts approval of governor's progressive tax plan 'will mean higher taxes for everyone'
State Rep. Mark Batinick argues Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s behind-the-scene actions tell you everything you need to know about how he truly views his progressive income tax proposal.
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House Leader Batinick: State is forcing cost increases on small businesses 'when they're at their most vulnerable'
Illinois House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick worries the state’s small business industry may never be the same.
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GOP state House leader Batinick says clout list hires show 'how much power (Speaker) Madigan has'
Republican House Floor Leader Mark Batinick fears news Gov. J.B. Pritzker has hired at least 35 people from a so-called “clout list” compiled by House Speaker Mike Madigan only tells half the story.
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State Rep. Batinick believes it's time for governor to fully reopen Illinois
Veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick doesn’t mince words when it comes to voicing where he thinks the state should be in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s five-phase reopening plan.
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Batinick calls for more police funding for 'more training, bonuses for great policing, improved equipment'
State House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick shudders to think what could happen if Democrats calling for defunding police departments across Illinois and the nation ever get their way.
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State Rep. Batinick says Illinois Democrats plan to extend Medicaid to undocumented immigrants is irresponsible
State Rep. Mark Batinick struggles to understand how Illinois Democrats can justify extending Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants at a time when the state’s finances are in complete disarray.
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GOP state Rep. Batinick says $42 billion budget reflects Illinois Democrats' 'misplaced priorities'
In the eyes of veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick, the state’s new $42 billion budget is riddled with inconsistencies, none more glaring than the $1,800 pay raise lawmakers managed to carve out for themselves as part of the package.
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State Rep. Batinick hopes legislature will derail governor's mandates that are crushing small businesses
In his six years of being in the General Assembly, veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick can't think of a more important time for being in Springfield.
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State Rep. Batinick donates facemasks to health care providers, employees
A number of businesses have ramped up the protection that they require of their employees in the fight against COVID-19, and one legislator is donating facemasks to help supplement their supplies.
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State Rep. Batinick worries governor's economic plan limits opportunity for small businesses to survive
Fearing that more than a few small businesses may never get to the point of reaching some of the standards outlined by Gov. J.B. Pritzker for reopening in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is co-sponsoring the Fair Business Treatment Act.
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Batinick theorizes Illinois property taxes are much higher than reported in national survey
Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) fears that a national survey that finds Illinois is now home to the second-highest property taxes in the country may actually be worse than what’s reported.
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Batinick lends helping hands to seniors in an attempt to stem coronavirus cases
Veteran Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is doing all he can to help those in his district limit the impact of the coronavirus.
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Batinick claims Springfield isn't taking state's debt problem seriously
Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) fears Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new fiscal year budget does nothing to address the issues that have left the state in such a financial rut.
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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 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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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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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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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.