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Sosnowski highlights National Medal of Honor Day: 'Thank you to this elite group for their great courage and dedication'
Rep. Joe Sosnowski took the opportunity to highlight the Medal of Honor, the highest award in the military for valor.
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Rockford resident asks if others oppose CRT
Carly Chandler is recruiting all the help he can find in battle to put an end to the critical race theory movement.“Is anyone opposing CRT,” Chandler recently posted on Facebook.
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Elik: 'Democrats broke their promise' for for better cooperation
Illinois House Democrats voted in a new speaker in January and, three months later, Republicans claim they’re still being treated unfairly by Democrats.
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Cardenas sites need for 'Hispanic/Latino' during redistricting hearing
A member within the Coalition of Latino Leaders organization wants community members who are Hispanic/Latino to have more sway when legislative maps are redrawn.
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Spain: Illinois redistricting meetings 'very important'
Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) leaves no doubt about how committed he is to see the state's once-every decade redistricting project turn out as fair as he thinks it should be.
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Cardenas wants 'Hispanic/Latino district' in Rockford area as state begins redistricting
A coalition of Latino Leaders member, Armando Cardenas, is pushing for Hispanics/Latinos in his Rockford community to get the representation he thinks they deserve through redistricting.
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Sosnowski files bill making it unlawful to require vaccines; 'this is to protect our' rights in Illinois
Republican state Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) sponsored a bill that would ban any employer in Illinois from requiring an employee to receive a COVID-19 vaccination shot that was approved under emergency authorization by the Federal Drug Administration.
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Nicolosi 'still can't believe' that Madigan will just go away from Illinois politics
Winnebago County Republican Central Committee Executive Chairman Eli Nicolosi is convinced that former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan will forever live in infamy.
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Cabello wonders 'How much change it'll really mean' now that Madigan no longer runs the Illinois House
Former Republican state Rep. John Cabello is hesitant to prophesize what Mike Madigan’s sudden exit from Springfield could come to mean for Illinois.
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A top highlight for Keicher in January was Madigan no longer running the Illinois House
Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) said that the most significant legislative event in January was appointing a new House speaker who was not Rep. Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).
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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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After passage of law making Cook County Jail polling place, Chesney says General Assembly should prioritize bills
Rep. Andrew Chesney published a column on his website Aug. 29 arguing against expanding voting rights for those in prison. The memo addresses a piece of legislation signed by the governor this week that makes the Cook County Jail a polling place.
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From NW Illinois News
Rep. Chesney: Record spending doesn’t fix root causes
Illinois state Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) is sounding the alarm about the state’s rising tax rates.
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Rep. Cabello calls $4.7 billion in new tax fee hikes 'nightmare on Illinois Street'
The 21 state tax and fee hikes that total $4.7 billion are a nightmare of Freddy Krueger proportions, according to a Republican state representative from District 68's Facebook post earlier this month.
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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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From Prairie State Wire
House passes severance bill for college coaches
A bill passed the House on Tuesday that exempts college athletics coaches who are compensated by non-government funds from severance pay when they are dismissed for misconduct.
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From Kane County Reporter
Keicher says new tax structure will cause Illinoisans to leave
House Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) said a graduated income tax structure will cause Illinois residents to flee the state during the House session on Monday when the chamber was voting on the constitutional amendment.
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Cabello says citizens don't want more taxes
House Rep. John M. Cabello (R-Machesney Park) said Illinoisans are begging for the government to not raise taxes.
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From Illinois Valley Times
Demmer says graduated income tax is bad for Illinois
House Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) called for a no vote on the graduated income tax amendment during Monday's session.
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Chesney: 'We're now using taxpayers as an ATM machine'
House Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) said the graduated income tax proposal would hurt the people of Illinois.