State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Ill.)
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From SE Illinois News
Bailey says change of course is needed now to re-open economy
A downstate lawmaker especially feels for small business owners crippled by the lingering effects of the coronavirus crisis.
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Bailey reminds residents that Emergency Child Care Licenses are available
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) wants residents interested in providing childcare services to workers in need during the coronavirus crisis to be aware of all the possibilities.
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Rep. Bailey hosts State Capitol visit for Edwards County family
State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) recently hosted the Koertge family at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.
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From SE Illinois News
New voter poll targets corruption, gives Rep. Bailey 'ultimate hope for turning Springfield around'
A downstate lawmaker is urging Illinois voters to act on the things they say are most important to them come election time.
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From SE Illinois News
Broken ethics reform 'system needs to be flushed,' rebuilt from top down, Rep. Bailey says
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) insists that former Legislative Inspector General (LIG) Julie Porter’s claims that the Legislative Ethics Commission (LEC) blocked her attempts to bring about ethics reform in Springfield underscores the need for change at the state capital.
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'We need something done,' Bailey says after non-citizens were unintentionally registered to vote
Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is demanding swift action in uncovering how a government program wrongly allowed more than 500 non-citizens to register to vote over a near two-year period.
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From SE Illinois News
The only surprise about impeachment proceedings, Rep. Bailey says, is that Democrats may lose it all in the end
While many Americans are experiencing varying degrees of shock at how far the impeachment proceedings against President Donald J. Trump have been allowed to go, Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) admits he is not particularly surprised.
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From SE Illinois News
Wave of new state laws will only serve to drive more people away, Rep. Bailey says
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) insists the majority of his Springfield colleagues are going about things counterintuitively by continuing to fill the books with new laws that are only serving to add disorder to an already disorderly state government.
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From SE Illinois News
Rep. Bailey hopeful that Madigan probes may lead to 'something drastic' in the way of ethics reform
With reports that federal investigators may be ratcheting up their probe of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) holds out greater hope for the future.
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From SE Illinois News
Corruption reform may require 'a whole new Springfield,' Rep. Bailey says
Illinois House Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) contends that retiring state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) is just one example of the state being "morally destitute."
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Rep. Bailey dissatisfied with Democrats' 'typical' efforts toward ethics reform
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) wants to see Springfield get serious about stamping out corruption and instilling serious ethics reform.
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From SE Illinois News
Amid ongoing corruption probes, Rep. Bailey says voters will have to be more vigilant than ever
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) wants to see a new voter in Illinois.
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From SE Illinois News
'Government accountability' a better solution than a progressive income tax, Rep. Bailey says
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) wants voters to know that Democratic state leaders including Gov. J.B. Pritzker are pushing the progressive income tax under false pretenses.
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From SE Illinois News
Rep. Bailey speaks out against bill that would amend Supreme Court ruling and further empower unions
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) views Senate Bill 1784 as a solution in search of a problem.
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From SE Illinois News
Pritzker's inaction puts Illinois' future in the hands of voters, GOP, Rep. Bailey say
Freshmen state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) finds his time in Springfield becoming increasingly frustrating.
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Rep. Bailey pushes for tighter lobbying restrictions in response to Arroyo resignation
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is applauding the forced resignation of former state Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago) as a step in the right direction toward bringing reform to Springfield.
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From SE Illinois News
'I think we've all had enough,' Rep. Bailey says about Pritzker's waning popularity
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) marvels at the way Gov. J.B. Pritzker has become his own worst enemy.
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From SE Illinois News
Red-light cameras are 'the epitome of a police state,' Rep. Bailey says
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) argues that the use of red-light cameras to enforce speeding and other driving infractions sends the wrong message to the public.
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From SE Illinois News
Rep. Bailey to the 61 percent who want out of Illinois: 'Let's vote the tax-hikers out of office'
Freshman Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) is urging voters to join the fight against Springfield Democrats' destructive tax-and-spend policies.
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From SE Illinois News
Democrats 'refusing to deal with reality' while Illinois named 'least tax-friendly' state, Rep. Bailey says
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) points to the findings of a new Kiplinger report that the state now ranks as the “least tax-friendly” in the country as another example of just how much Democrats in Springfield have lost their way.