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Recent News About Illinois General Assembly
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Niemerg: 'The Battle of Gettysburg is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War'
Rep. Adam Niemerg highlighted the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, in a July 3 Facebook post. The three day battle was considered a turning point in the Civil War.
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Miller on the missed budget deadline: ‘The Democrats can't even follow the schedule that THEY created'
State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) derided the Democrat supermajority in the General Assembly for blowing past a May 19 budget deadline.
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Illinois' Niemerg on new gun ban: 'Our Second Amendment is not subject to a governor's political narrative'
State Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Teutopolis) said he is ready to stand firm to project the Second Amendment after Illinois lawmakers passed a ban on assault weapons and Gov. JB Pritzker signed the legislation into law.
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Caulkins supports the Second Amendment: 'The fight is just getting started!'
In a Jan. 6 Facebook post, Rep. Dan Caulkins reiterated his support for the Second Amendment.
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Caulkins on gun measure: 'I believe this whole thing is unconstitutional'
In a Dec. 15 interview with WGLT, Rep. Caulkins talked about the House Bill 5855, which is also known as the "Protect Illinois Communities Act."
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Halbrook on low student test scores rising: 'Why shouldn’t every single adult presiding over the Decatur schools be fired'
As the school year progresses, Republican Rep. Brad Halbrook called for Decatur Public Schools to fire all its approximately 200 employees after blaming them for poor testing scores.
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Niemerg on expanding gun laws: 'The Democrats want to take it even further'
Rep. Adam Niemerg spoke out on how the Democrats want to take it further despite the anti-life and anti-gun laws in the nation.
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Illinois experiencing rapid increase in crime, driving 'a culture of violence'
The FBI has reported that Illinois is experiencing a rapid increase in crime.
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Bailey: 'We must surge police support in Chicago and the surrounding areas'
Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) is making an issue of Illinois' rising crime rate in his campaign for governor.
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Illinois rising gas prices at pumps: 'This is a political class problem in the state of Illinois'
Gas prices have fluctuated in prices over the year in the United States, but now they’ll stay above $4.00 per gallon at the pumps.
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Illinois gas prices above $5 at pumps: 'It’s obviously no secret that gas prices are devastating families'
Gas prices have fluctuated in prices over the year in the United States, but now they’ll stay above $4.00 per gallon at the pumps.
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Niemerg: 'Inflation is out of control and the Democrats and the governor have done nothing'
Gas prices have fluctuated over the year in the United States, but now they’ll stay above $4 per gallon at the pumps.
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Wilhour: Governor, General Assembly 'has done nothing but destroy economic opportunity for working people'
Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) is blaming Democratic policies for inflation.
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Wilhour: 'We need to start putting consumers first'
Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) talked about the increase in the prices of natural gas and coal during a May 26 news conference.
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Halbrook: 'The process to transition to alternative energy has failed dramatically in the state of Illinois'
Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Champaign) talked about how the reliability on electric power is going to be of significant importance this summer during a May 26 news conference.
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Plummer: Violent crimes are 'only going to get worse if you keep protecting criminals'
Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) recently voiced his concerns about the rising crime rate in Illinois, while placing blame on Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Rose: 'Whatever institution or state agency that is in front of us isn’t learning from its past mistakes and isn’t getting better'
The April 27 Legislative Audit Commission included several witnesses from Northern Illinois University who testified pertaining to a 2020 audit carried out on the university. Comments were directed to Lisa Freeman, president of Norther Illinois University.
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Rose supports tax relief package: 'Permanent tax relief was an option that's not here today'
Sen. Chaplin Rose fully supports the tax relief package especially at the time of inflation.
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Rose compares Republican, Democratic tax beaks: 'On all counts, our plan is far superior'
Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Decatur) recently called out Democrats’ effort in handling tax breaks in the state’s budget.
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Resignation of Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope confirms inadequacy of ethics 'reforms'
The resignation of Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope is an affirmation of the lack of serious reform efforts in Springfield according to State Representatives Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur); Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) and Chris Miller (R-Oakland).