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Recent News About Illinois State Senate
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From Metro East Sun
Congress has 'not protected the state from this fiscal crisis,' Sen. Plummer says
State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) has grown weary of watching the state becomes its own worst enemy.
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From Metro East Sun
Senator says policy of releasing felons in country illegally into community instead of ICE is 'extremely dangerous'
Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to immediately rescind a policy change enacted by his administration that the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association insists now allows violent felons facing deportation to be released into local communities without notice.
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From Prairie State Wire
Republican lawmakers disappointed in governor's budget proposal
Illinois Republicans were disappointed after hearing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal last week
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From Metro East Sun
Plummer says he is 'proud' of new law that allows certain first responders to use emergency lights
A bill sponsored by State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) that permits certain first responders to use red or white emergency lights has been signed into law.
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From Chambana Sun
Sen. Rose voices concerns about HB 2691
Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) spoke in opposition of a bill that opens up funding to more individuals for college.
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Pritzker's graduated tax proposal 'not good public policy nor good economics,' Rep. Bailey says
A Clay County Republican in Illinois' state House said recently that he's already hearing from constituents about just how hard the graduated-rate state income tax proposal now being considered in that chamber will hit them.
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Halbrook vows to 'fight this assault on taxpayers'
Working families and employers in Illinois are going to suffer if the Democrats' "strong-armed passage" of a graduated-rate state income tax makes it through the House, a downstate Republican legislator warned in a recent press release.
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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From SE Illinois News
Senate committee addresses supplier diversity in Illinois universities
Minority vendors’ lack of access to contracts at Illinois public universities was the subject of the inaugural hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Supplier Diversity on July 24.
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From SE Illinois News
Righter and House GOP members question Firearms Restraining Order Act
Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) and some state representatives had a slew questions during a new firearm act debate.
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From Metro East Sun
Equal-pay legislation passes Senate despite opposition from GOP
Equal-pay legislation was as unpopular in the Senate as it was in the House.
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From Chambana Sun
Rose recognizes centenarian on Senate floor
Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) had a very special guest at his side at the May 23 Senate floor debate.
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From Prairie State Wire
Several GOP lawmakers reject bill that would prevent state from reversing local districts' denial of charter schools
Allowing local school districts to deny charter school applications is not ideal, according to three GOP lawmakers.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP senators continue to grill Rauner's budget director over paying pension deficit
Hans Zigmund, new director of Gov. Bruce Rauner's Office of Management and Budget, had more explaining to do to three Republican lawmakers.
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From Prairie State Wire
Bill allowing medical marijuana to be administered on school grounds awaits Rauner's signature
If Gov. Bruce Rauner signs off on HB4870, medical marijuana can be administered on school grounds.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Illinois Municipal League director shares concerns about fund cuts
Illinois Municipal League Executive Director Brad Cole had no problem telling senators he was not pleased with a proposal to continue cuts to local governments.
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From Prairie State Wire
Gun bill vetoed by Rauner returns to Senate floor with changes
Gun legislation vetoed by Gov. Bruce Rauner brought on a healthy debate May 16 to the Senate floor.
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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois school administrators fearful over lack of funding due to pension debt
Springfield District 186 Superintendent Jennifer Gill is admittedly frightened over her district's lack of funding.
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From Prairie State Wire
Senate backs bill to end longtime governor's office budget practice
The practice known as offshoring, in which salaries of some government employees are paid out of other agencies’ budgets, is closer to becoming a practice of the past in the governor’s office following actions in the Senate on May 3.
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From Chambana Sun
Democrats seek to increase union footprint in higher education
Grad student teaching assistants have no business being union members, according to three GOP senators.