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Reps. Cabello, Coffey, Rosenthal vote to allow noncitizens to become Illinois police officers
Reps. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park), Michael Coffey Jr. (R-Springfield) and Wayne Rosenthal (R-Morrisonville) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”
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Caldwell: ‘Adding more taxes to pay for services for illegal immigrants will not help to draw tax-paying citizens to Illinois’
Former state worker Curtis Caldwell is sharing his disappointment over the state’s Democratic lawmakers seeking to increase taxes on the rich while also increasing spending on immigrants.
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Butler promotes 8K race at Lincoln Memorial Garden in June
State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is encouraging people to come out for the Lincoln Memorial Garden 8K race in June.
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Butler voices support to rid the U.S. Constitution of the 'punishment clause,' ending forced servitude
Illinois Democratic and Republican legislators have had opposing views about many issues within the state, but a measure calling on Congress to end forced servitude is gaining bipartisan support.
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Murphy 'proud' bill restricting leadership terms gets OK from Illinois House
A bill aimed at limiting lawmakers in leadership roles to ten years in an effort to prevent another decades-long run the state saw under former state Rep. Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) who held the speaker role for more than 30 years has passed the Illinois House of Representatives.
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Butler furious with Democrats over lack of 'third reading' on GOP legislation critical to his district
A bipartisan Illinois House bill, whose sponsor shouted on the floor last week, is being stonewalled as part of the majority Democrat's continued efforts to stymie Republican legislation, GOP lawmakers said.
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Butler continues drive of GOP bill for 'transparent and citizen-led' redistricting process in Illinois
Republican state Rep. Tim Butler is urging democrats in Springfield to give the voters what they want when it comes to voting maps.“People want an open, transparent and citizen-led process to draw the maps for the next 10 years,” Davis said at a recent House hearing.
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Butler: 'We need to respect communities' in Illinois redistricting process
Illinois state Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) thinks it's time lawmakers respected voters enough to allow them to truly select their representatives.
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Butler tapped to serve as spokesman for GOP on Illinois House Redistricting Committee
Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is set to tackle serving as Republican spokesperson for the House Redistricting Committee.
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Illinois House speaker focused on ethics reforms
New House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Hillside) said an enacted ethics reform package would be his administration's primary objective.
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McClure: 'It's time for new voices,' with Madigan out of the Illinois House
Veteran state Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) doesn’t hide his glee over the prospect of there maybe being a new Springfield with Mike Madigan now out of power.
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Murphy to Pritzker: Don't pull the plug on more than 400,000 small businesses
Rep. Mike Murphy calls on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to not push for the income tax decoupling from a provision in the CARES Act.
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From Prairie State Wire
Republican lawmakers disappointed in governor's budget proposal
Illinois Republicans were disappointed after hearing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal last week
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Rep. Butler seeks parent comments on teen vaping
State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) wants to hear from parents about the rise in vaping among teenagers.
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From West Central Reporter
Rep. Hammond renews call for fair maps, supports petition to end gerrymandering
A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.
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From Metro East Sun
Davidsmeyer says new tax structure would raise taxes, cause residents to leave
House Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) said the graduated income tax will cause Illinois to lose even more residents than it already has.
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From Peoria Standard
Butler says Democrats' policies, such as graduated income tax proposal, drive Illinoisans from the state
House Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) said Monday that Illinois' policies continue to drive people out of the state.
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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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Sue Scherer wins 96th House District race
Democrat Sue Scherer has been declared the winner in the 96th House District against Republican Herman Senor.
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Mike Murphy wins 99th House District race
Republican Mike Murphy has been declared the winner in the 99th House District against Democrat Marc Bell.