State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Ill.)
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From SE Illinois News
Sen. Righter backs bill for lobbying restrictions to help fight state's 'culture of corruption'
Illinois state Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) is pushing a proposal that would ban state legislators from working as paid lobbyists.
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Sen. Righter senses momentum building for ethics reform in Springfield
Illinois state Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) is looking to seize the moment when it comes to the fight to bring ethical reforms to Springfield.
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From SE Illinois News
Sen. Righter says he opposed lawmaker pay raise in unbalanced FY2020 budget
Illinois state Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) said in a recent statement that he opposed the pay raise for state legislators that ended up being part of the state's unbalanced $40 billion fiscal 2020 operating budget.
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From SE Illinois News
Sen. Righter opposes "unethical" salary raise for lawmakers
Giving lawmakers a pay raise from the pockets of taxpayers is unethical, State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) asserted in a recent statement.
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From SE Illinois News
Bills to overhaul worker's compensation in Illinois still alive despite vocal opposition
State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon), the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and others recently spoke out against two eerily familiar Democrat-sponsored bills that would overhaul worker's compensation in Illinois.
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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 SE Illinois News
Righter sets stage for Child Abuse Awareness Month
Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) recently helped set the stage for Child Abuse Awareness Month. During floor debate March 14, Righter presented SR0994, a resolution proclaiming April as Prevent Child Abuse America Month in the state, on behalf of Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods).
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From Rock Island Today
Righter, Anderson fire off at gun-control legislation
After re-entering the Capitol after a March 14 Senate walkout in conjunction with a nationwidel protest against gun violence, two Republican senators fervently fired off their feelings over proposed gun control legislation.
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From SE Illinois News
Righter reviews Department of Healthcare and Family Services' proposed budget
Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) liked the idea of a 4 percent rate reduction and a $150 million decline in the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (DHFS) budget proposal for fiscal year 2019.
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From SE Illinois News
Righter questions gun-related bill dealing with target explosive
Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) sought silence on the floor and answers regarding proposed gun-control related legislation.
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From Prairie State Wire
Syverson, Righter help move hospital assessment program bills through Senate
Sens. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) and Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) added their voices in support of a pair of Senate bills that had to pass together for the federal authorization of $3.5 billion needed to maintain the Illinois Hospital Assessment Program ending in June.
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Righter spokesman calls Chicago taxi lobby donation story 'innacurate'
A 2014-15 donation of $5,000 from a Chicago area taxi lobby to state Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon), reported in East Central Reporter earlier this month, never happened, a spokesman for Righter said.
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Sen. Dale Righter took money from taxi cab lobby to help ban ride-sharing
Chicago's taxi cab cartel donated $180,750 to 61 state legislators in 2014-15, including Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon), encouraging them to help preserve their traditional monopoly by banning ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft in Illinois.
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Righter on Gill v. Whitford: 'Ramifications could be enormous'
Dozens of former and current legislators from eight states are working to ban political gerrymandering in Illinois and across the country.
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Righter faults Senate school funding bill, says Rauner can repair it
Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) is demanding equality in state funding for public schools, but he doesn't see it in the form of Senate Bill 1 as it currently stands.
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"Charleston Kickback" put spotlight on EIU
State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) made a trade. He'd cast the decisive vote and give the Chicago Democrats what they wanted-- large individual and business income tax hikes and a $700 million bailout for Chicago's bankrupt public schools-- if they would just agree to send a few more state dollars to his district.
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Taxpayers in Righter's district will pay an extra $55M in income taxes this year
State Senator Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) told reporters earlier this week that voters in his East Central Illinois district wanted him to vote to raise their state income taxes.
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Bennett, Righter support budget bills; Weaver, Barickman, Rose vote no
In a rushed vote today, the Illinois Senate approved a set of three budget bills that raise taxes and outline $36 billion in spending.