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Recent News About Illinois State House Representatives
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Spain: 'We know what their intentions are, even under the cloak of secrecy and hidden map room'
State Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) believes Democrats are gerrymandering — again.
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Butler: 'We need to hold the governor to his word'
State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is using Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s own words against him in the debate over fair redistricting in Illinois.
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Butler frustrated with political redistricting: 'This is absolutely what people don't want to see'
Nonpartisan map advocates have lost another battle in Springfield where Democratic lawmakers are moving forward with politically-driven legislative maps despite the state's long history of gerrymandering.
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Butler: 'It's really important' that new legislative districts are mapped in a nonpartisan manner
Once every ten years after the U.S. Census, Illinois lawmakers must redraw the state's legislative districts to accommodate for population changes.
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Butler on Illinois pension debt: 'It's going to continue to be an issue when we craft the budget'
Illinois was not in the best of financial shape going into the COVID-19 pandemic, but the state's cash crisis has only gotten worse, alarming many lawmakers.
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Butler: Citizens of Western Illinois 'deserve a voice just like everybody else'
State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) lauded the House Redistricting Committee for listening to his request to hear from other districts.
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Murphy: ‘We don’t need to know the number of individuals’ vaccinated
Veteran state Rep. Mike Murphy (R-Springfield) views House Bill 347 as an unnecessary infringement in the battle to take and maintain control over COVID-19.
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Butler criticizes disregard of US Census data for remapping: 'ACS data undercounts minority populations'
The state's new legislative districts must be on the governor's desk in a little over two months, but the remapping process has been anything but smooth this decade around.
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Butler says lost congressional seat is 'a sad day in Illinois history'
The partial 2020 U.S. Census data released this week was bad news to many Illinois lawmakers who fear that the lost congressional seat as a result of the state's population decline will cost the Prairie State bargaining power in Washington.
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Butler: 'It’s time for the governor to lead'
Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) called on the governor to engage in the redistricting discussions and speak his mind.
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Scherer’s bill waiving Gold Star plate registration fee ‘the least that we can do’
A new bill that recently passed the Illinois House of Representatives would do away with the registration fee currently required of Illinois families seeking a Gold Star license plate.
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Butler: 'People are rightly concerned about dividing communities and dividing neighborhoods for partisan political gain'
During the House Redistricting Committee hearing in Decatur on April 7, state Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) agreed with witnesses who stressed the importance of conducting hearings before the new set of maps are drawn this year, allowing state residents a chance to voice their thoughts.
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Butler: 'It shows people have trust in government if the maps aren't drawn behind closed doors'
Veteran state Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) argues that the enactment of the “People’s Independent Maps Act” could come to impact a lot more than just map redistricting.
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Butler: "There are no standards on these drop boxes'
State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Butler) said he'd vote against a bill to expand the use of drop boxes for elections.
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Butler recommends lower penalty on balloon releases
During the House Energy and Environment Committee hearing discussing HB 418 or the EPA on Balloon Release, State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) recommended further look into the provision of the penalties stated on the bill.
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House Energy and Environmental Committee looks to tighten enforcement of leaking gas fields
The Illinois House Energy and Environmental Committee has approved a measure designed to tighten oversight and enforcement of leaking gas fields.
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House Judiciary panel hears bills on serial animal abusers, gun deaths and injuries
A bill that would allow authorities to remove pets from the homes of individuals known to be abusers was among those recently moved to the next phase by the Illinois House Judiciary Criminal Committee.
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Davidsmeyer emphasizes opposition to another tax increase
Assistant Republican Leader C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) and the entire House Republican caucus have introduced House Resolution 135 stating their objection to the reconsideration of the progressive tax hike.
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Davidsmeyer, Elik to conduct virtual town hall
State Reps. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) and Amy Elik (R-Fosterburg) will be conducting an online town hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9
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Butler assigned to new committees
State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) has his work cut out for him as he takes on seven Illinois House committees.