Illinois District 107 State Representative Brad Halbrook
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Recent News About Illinois District 107 State Representative Brad Halbrook
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From Macon Reporter
Rep. Halbrook joins GOP push for ethics task force in state government
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) is among a growing number of Republican lawmakers pushing to enact legislation that would make Illinois home to some of the most stringent ethics laws in the country.
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From Macon Reporter
Illinois taxpayers paying the price for Chicago Democrats' corruption, Rep. Halbrook says
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) spends a lot of his time these days imagining a different Illinois.
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From Chambana Sun
Rep. Halbrook condemns gas tax, saying revenues fund 'the corruption of Chicago Democrats'
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) says taxpayers should feel a certain sense of discomfort every time they fill up their vehicles' gas tanks.
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From Macon Reporter
Lawmakers' 'window-dressing' not enough to keep tax-burdened Illinoisans at home, Rep. Halbrook says
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) laments a growing trend in Illinois to which no state would want to lay claim.
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From Macon Reporter
Rep. Halbrook calls for 'serious cuts, serious reforms' as Kiplinger's pegs Illinois as 'least tax-friendly' state
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) wants voters to know that the state’s bleak fiscal condition could have been avoided.
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From Macon Reporter
Rep. Halbrook stands behind President Trump amid Democrats' calls for impeachment
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook wonders where Illinois might be without the benefit of some of the programs put forth by President Donald Trump.
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From Macon Reporter
No surprise for Rep. Halbrook to learn that Illinois has highest unfunded pension liability in the U.S.
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) reasons that he doesn’t need any new report to tell him about something he’s been preaching about since arriving on the scene in Springfield.
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From Macon Reporter
Chief Justice Burke's appointment an erosion of Illinoisans' trust, Rep. Halbrook says
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) thinks that Judge Anne Burke’s recent election as Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court has sweeping consequences for the idea of fairness across the state.
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From Macon Reporter
State Rep. Halbrook sees high use of SNAP benefits as evidence of Illinois' unfriendliness to business
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) believes the rising number of Illinois residents now receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits is emblematic of a far deeper problem long crippling the state.
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From Chambana Sun
'Sen. Cullerton should step down' amid federal corruption charges, Rep. Halbrook insists
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) has joined the growing chorus of Springfield lawmakers now calling for state Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-Villa Park) to step down in the wake of last week's federal corruption indictment.
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From Chambana Sun
Rep. Halbrook opposes two new immigration laws
Illinois state Rep. Brad Holbrook (R-Shelbyville) has a near-ironclad policy when it comes to the issue of federal immigration laws.
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From Macon Reporter
Halbrook calls for 'real change' on property taxes
Times like these call for drastic measures in the state of Illinois, according to Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville).
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From Chambana Sun
Illinois digging its own grave with irresponsible policies and projects, cautions Rep. Halbrook
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) wonders how long Illinois can survive with policies like the new $85 billion state budget just signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker setting the tone for the way the state operates.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP legislators call for repeal of Illinois Abortion Law, introduce Fetal Heartbeat measure
A group of at least four Republican state lawmakers are calling for the repeal of House Bill 3850, which creates the Illinois Abortion Law of 2019 and makes abortion “a fundamental right” in the state.
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From Chambana Sun
Pritzker's program of 'taxing, borrowing and spending' is driving residents away, Halbrook says
With billions of dollars in new taxes and added fees taking hold in Illinois this month as part of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s overall new state budget, Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) can only think of the average Illinoisans whose lives just became more difficult.
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Rep. Halbrook argues that Chicago pension bailout plea strengthens case for city-state separation
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) considers his argument for Illinois becoming legally separated from the City of Chicago even stronger now that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is pushing for the state to take over the city’s massive pension debt.
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From Chambana Sun
Millennial exodus could leave rest of state with 'a real serious problem,' Rep. Halbrook warns
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) insists that the state’s young millennials are speaking for Illinois taxpayers of all ages by packing up and moving to other states where they'll get more for their money.
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From Chambana Sun
Halbrook vows to fight for parental notification
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) argues that it is not difficult to deduce what is behind the aggressive pro-choice legislation now simmering in Springfield.
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From Chambana Sun
Tens of millions allocated for arts could be seen as 'a gift to the wealthy,' Rep. Halbrook cautions
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) admits that he can easily see how taxpayers might be less than thrilled by the small fortune Gov. J. B. Pritzker has dedicated to the state's arts from the recently enacted $45 billion capital spending plan.
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From Chambana Sun
A $60M arts budget in the capital bill could be seen as 'a gift to the wealthy,' Halbrook says
Republican state Rep. Brad Halbrook (Shelbyville) admits he can easily see how taxpayers might take a quick look at the state’s recently enacted $45 billion capital spending plan and walk away confused by the small fortune dedicated to arts-related expenditures.