Illinois House Of Representatives
Recent News About Illinois House Of Representatives
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State lawmakers accused of questionable pay raises by committee
Illinois lawmakers are using a seemingly surreptitious way to give themselves pay raises: creating new and useless committees for which they are automatically paid an extra $10,326 as chairmen, a Chicago-based think tank is arguing.
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Amid sea of red, Illinois sings right-to-work blues
This year, Republican lawmakers took control of Kentucky's state government for the first time in almost a century, but it took them only days make Kentucky a right-to-work state. Missouri quickly followed suit, becoming the most recent state to pass right-to-work legislation on February 6.
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New House GOP Conference chair says voters have mandated reform
GOP legislators in Springfield received their marching orders in November's general election to keep pushing for reform, the newly named House Republican Conference chairman said during a recent interview.
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House Democrat: Madigan has ‘outlived his usefulness in Springfield’
An outgoing House Democrat is speaking out about House Speaker Mike Madigan for standing in the way of major reforms that could get Illinois back on its feet.
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No Democrats yet to pledge to NoMoreMadigan
Mike Strick, Republican candidate for District 84 in the Illinois House of Representatives, recently asserted that his NoMoreMadigan pledge has been garnering some positive responses among voters and candidates these past few weeks.
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Dist. 96 candidate calls legislators who voted for Madigan's imbalanced budget ‘irresponsible’
Illinois Republicans, including District 96 House candidate Cindy Deadrick Wolfer, were shocked and dismayed when Democrats recently approved House Speaker Michael Madigan’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which called for the state to spend $7.2 million more than it would rake in.
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Report: Mautino facing federal investigation over questionable campaign spending
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is facing a federal investigation related to campaign finances, according to a statement his spokesman released to several news outlets today.
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Wolfer getting to know the voters in House District 96
Cindy Deadrick Wolfer, a Republican candidate for state House District 96, met with veterans after a Vietnam War veterans’ recognition event recently at the Decatur Civic Center.
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Wolfer wins over Pierce in GOP primary
Cindy Wolfer defeated Gary Pierce in the March 15 Illinois House Republican primary for District 96. Of a total of 8,964 votes, Wolfe received 5,385 votes, earning her 60 percent of votes in Christian, Macon and Sangamon Counties. Wolfer saw her highest number of votes in Macon County. Pierce received a total of 3,579 votes.