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From South Central Illinois News
Rep. Wilhour demands that Democrats stand up to corruption, Madigan
State House Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) wonders what it will take for Illinois Democrats to stand up to powerful House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).
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From Chambana Sun
Pew survey ranks Illinois near the bottom for personal-income growth
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) feels taxpayers' pain when it comes to the state’s struggling economy.
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Rep. Bailey outraged over 'rape in Champaign' email authored by Madigan ally
Freshmen state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) has joined the growing ranks of lawmakers demanding a full investigation into longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) after a 2012 email recently surfaced connecting a close Madigan associate to a purported rape cover-up.
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From South Central Illinois News
Property tax task force seems to have achieved its purpose, Rep. Wilhour laments
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) argues that few in Springfield are surprised that the Property Tax Relief Task Force assembled by Gov. J.B. Pritzker fall woefully short of its stated goal.
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From Macon Reporter
Census data, Rep. Halbrook agree – Taxes driving wealthiest Illinoisans away
A downstate Illinois lawmaker argues that nothing about Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive income tax plan adds up, unless you count all of the state's highest earners packing up and leaving.
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Miller: People who are successful have 'options other than just hanging around and being abused' by government
Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) views the state's system of over-taxation and rising tax rates as the perfect storm accounting for its long-held financial struggles.
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From Chambana Sun
Rep. Halbrook: 'We need pension reform now'
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) doesn’t see how the state can continue on its current path and still be the place he’s always known.
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From SE Illinois News
Bailey on state's number of SNAP recipients: 'Illinois seems to encourage people not to work'
State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) argues Illinois now being home to region’s greatest number of residents on food stamps proves the state has become a magnet for all the wrong reasons.
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From South Central Illinois News
Wilhour on Sandoval fundraiser photo controversy: 'If that was a Republican doing that to a Democrat, there would be hell to pay'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) points to the brewing mock assassination scandal state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) now finds himself at the center of as another example of the state’s flawed political system.
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From Macon Reporter
Halbrook on 'sham' candidate case: Corruption the 'driving force' of citizens' lack of faith in government
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) argues the devil was in the details in U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly’s ruling in the “sham” candidate case against longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan.
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Miller: Photos of mock assassination at Sandoval fundraiser 'a sad commentary'
State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) is calling for the resignation of state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) after a photo at of his recent fundraisers surfaced on social media showing a man with a fake gun pointed at a person in a costume of President Donald Trump.
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From South Central Illinois News
Wilhour says pensions costs are 'the elephant in the room in Springfield'
The harsh reality that rising pension debt for retired educators now consumes almost 40 percent of all the funds allocated for school spending comes as no great surprise to state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham).
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From SE Illinois News
Bailey on sexual harassment bill: 'It’s a shame that it’s necessary, but it is'
State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) says the fact that bills like Senate Bill 075, which requires employers to provide workplace sexual harassment training, have to be enacted tells you everything you need to know about the kind of change that’s needed.
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From Macon Reporter
In wake of shootings, Halbrook says 'things would be worse' if people were not able to possess firearms
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) is standing by the constitution as the battle over gun control has reignited across the country in the wake of a pair of mass shootings earlier this month that left at least 31 dead.
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From Macon Reporter
Rep. Caulkins 'appalled' at Pritzker's signing of abortion expansion law
A freshman Republican from the Illinois House's 101st District last month criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker's decision sign legislation that greatly expanded abortion access in the state.
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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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Miller: Graduated income tax proposal 'has no protections for middle-income families and businesses'
State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) said in a recent release that graduated income tax legislation proposed by Democrats is a "blank check" for Democrats that could mean doom for middle class families.
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From Chambana Sun
Halbrook on graduated income tax amendment: 'Where are the reforms?'
House Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) strongly opposed the graduated income tax proposal in a session on Monday, saying it will cause more citizens to flee the state.
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From South Central Illinois News
Wilhour: Graduated income tax amendment 'does nothing to address structural issues'
Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) asked House members to stand up for overburdened taxpayers in Illinois during the vote on the graduated income tax amendment during Monday's session.
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Miller says 'fair tax' isn't fair
House Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) said the Democrats' "fair tax" is far from being fair.