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Butler: Energy bill 'will come with a rate increase for everyone who pays a utility bill in Illinois'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 19, 2021

State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) wants his constituents to know he opposes the clean energy bill Gov. J.B. Pritzker just signed into law.

Caulkins: 'You should be able to choose your politicians, not the other way around'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 3, 2021

Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is blasting new legislative maps drawn by Democrats as a snapshot of “what corruption in politics look like.”

Butler on Collinsville House redistricting committee hearing: 'There are no people here from the public'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 1, 2021

State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) looked out at the sparse audience gathered for an Aug. 27, House Redistricting Committee Hearing in Collinsville and couldn’t help but feel all the empty seats are part of the Democrats' overall plan.

North Mac students stage walkout in protest of COVID exposure quarantine policy

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 1, 2021

Students at North Mac High in Virden recently staged a walkout to protest the school’s quarantine policies.

'Call the House back into session': Murphy slams Pritzker for issuing universal mask mandate in Illinois schools

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 7, 2021

Republican state Rep. Mike Murphy (R-Springfield) admits he’s perplexed that Democrats still haven’t learned any of what he sees as the obvious lessons about how to best deal with COVID-19.

Rabine to Pritzker: 'Stop bullying Illinois children into getting an experimental vaccine'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 3, 2021

Republican gubernatorial candidate Gary Rabine struggles to understand how Gov. J.B. Pritzker can justify taking the action he has in mandating that virtually everyone be vaccinated at schools across the state.

'The federal government has no business' promoting Critical Race Theory; Convention of States Illinois has plan to fight

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 21, 2021

The Convention of States Illinois organization feels there is a simple solution in the debate over Critical Race Theory teachings.

Former defense secretary, Illinois 13th District congressman Rumsfeld dies

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 8, 2021

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is being remembered as “a public servant who dedicated his life to defending American freedoms and values.”

Murphy: Passing bill would 'destroy what's been going on successfully for a hundred years'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 22, 2021

Republican state Rep. Mike Murphy (R-Springfield) is convinced he’s in lockstep with Sangamon County residents in opposing Senate Bill 826, which Republicans say is a partisan move to reshape operations at Capital Township against the wishes of its residents.

Butler: 'What we have here today is the governor going back on his word'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 21, 2021

Republican House Redistricting Committee spokesperson Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is angry his voice never had a chance to be heard when it came to the state’s new legislative maps.

Davis: 'California allows ballot harvesting, but only by Democrats'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 18, 2021

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) recently explored the issue of ballot harvesting by Democrats at a Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections hearing.

Murphy opposes Restore Illinois panel: 'We don't need that commission now – we're back to work'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 14, 2021

State Rep. Mike Murphy (R-Springfield) no longer sees a need for a bill to establish a committee to monitor the Restore Illinois plan.

Murphy: Voters 'are forced to accept the elected officials that districts have been carved out for them'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 13, 2021

Republicans lawmakers have reached the point of using Democratic leaders' own words against them in the fight for fair redistricting maps in Illinois.

Langfelder: Energy bill will affect 'our state, our country and our world'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 13, 2021

Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder wants voters to know just how high the stakes are in the battle to keep energy plants across the state in business.

Butler: 'These maps make a joke of the redistricting process'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 10, 2021

Republican state Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) wishes he could count on Democrats to mean what they say when it comes to map redistricting.

Union leader Gurnsey says closing energy plants would bring 'devastating consequences'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 8, 2021

Plumbers, Steamfitters & HVLACR Local 137 business manager Aaron Gurnsey is warning lawmakers about legislation being proposed that would shutter downstate energy plants.

CWLP's Brown: 'We definitely don't need energy legislation that adds serious risk' to the downstate electric grid

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 8, 2021

City Water Light and Power (CWLP) chief utility engineer Doug Brown fears what could become of the downstate area if an agreement on an energy policy that includes a multimillion-dollar bailout for nuclear power plants has no chance of happening.

Butler on energy policy negotiations: 'We want to make sure these guys still have a job'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 7, 2021

Veteran lawmaker Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is intent on making sure his downstate community doesn’t get shut out of ongoing energy policy negotiations that include talk of a multimillion-dollar bailout for nuclear power plants.

Butler: Pritzker signing off on Democratic-drawn maps 'a foregone conclusion'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 7, 2021

Republican state Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) says he’s seen it all before with the way Democrats handled map redistricting and the way Gov. J.B. Pritzker rushed to formally sign off on their plan.

Butler congratulates EIU on 126th birthday: 'We’ve educated generations of teachers'

By Glenn Minnis | May 27, 2021

State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is marking the 126th birthday celebrations of Eastern Illinois and Northern Illinois universities by singing the praises of both institutions

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