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Davidsmeyer on flawed budget 'If the process doesn’t change, it’s the same thing'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 14, 2021

State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) feels there’s now no denying what he’s been preaching for years.

Davidsmeyer on Democrats' budget: 'They didn’t have an open process'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 29, 2021

State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) feels he's been right all along in his drive to bring transparency to the budget process.

Wilhour on data center bill: 'We enact policies that absolutely ensure that no union jobs will be created'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 29, 2021

State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is sounding the alarm about the impact he thinks a bill seeking to modify the criteria for determining qualifying Illinois data centers could have on the suddenly growing industry.

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Wilhour: 'Everybody says gerrymandering is bad, but the party in power in every state ... resists doing anything about it'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 13, 2021

In a way, it almost seems as if Republican state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) thinks he is doing a service to Democrats in Springfield.

Wilhour on veterans' home deaths: 'What we have seen here is a wholesale failure'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 12, 2021

Veteran state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) takes the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans' Home that left 36 residents dead personally.

Elik pushes child protection bill

By Glenn Minnis | May 31, 2021

Newly-elected state Rep. Amy Elik (R-Alton) admits her strong support for the Grooming of a Child bill now being debated in the House stems from personal heartache.

Wilhour on LaSalle Veterans' Home COVID outbreak: 'What we have seen here is a wholesale failure'

By Glenn Minnis | May 29, 2021

State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) thinks there’s plenty of blame to go around the tragedy at the LaSalle Veterans' Home that left 36 dead.

Bourne on Democrats redistricting: 'They are doing the exact same thing Madigan did'

By Glenn Minnis | May 28, 2021

State Rep. Avery Borne (R-Litchfield) fears the spirit of Mike Madigan is alive and well in Springfield when it comes to the once-every-decade task of map redistricting.

Wilhour: 'Without investment, there is no economic opportunity'

By Glenn Minnis | May 28, 2021

Republican state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) is warning colleagues in Springfield of what could be in store for Illinois if lawmakers don’t rein in special interests.

Bourne: 'The majority party has moved backwards' on redistricting

By Glenn Minnis | May 10, 2021

State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) is sounding the alarm about what she sees as a lack of real progress in the fair map redrawing debate now gripping the state.

Bourne: 'We need to do a lot more' in push for GOP-backed ReImagine Illinois Plan

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 18, 2021

Illinois state Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Litchfield) doesn’t think it’ll be hard for most voters to buy into Republicans' ReImagine Illinois plan.

Bourne wants Illinois' governor to honor 'pledge' to veto redistricting maps 'drawn by partisans'

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 13, 2021

Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Litchfield) is challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to honor his word in the growing debate over map redistricting.

Bourne questions 'only using a formula indicator' to school construction grants

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 11, 2021

Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Litchfield) wants the aim of a bill that seeks to amend the school construction law to be clear.

Activist Jones: Citizens 'don’t understand the power of their vote' in local elections

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 26, 2021

Activist James Jones is urging Illinois voters not to take the upcoming April 6 elections for granted.

Meier: If they gave the Ag Committee the budget it would be 'done in a week'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 22, 2021

Republican state Rep. Charlie Meier of Okawville is proud to call the House Agriculture & Conservation committee he sits on in Springfield an outlier in state government.

Meier: 'We've got to get our youth back on track'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 22, 2021

Veteran state Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) is among the growing number of lawmakers now urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to reopen all schools for the sake of students' mental health.

Wilhour wants better path for residents in Illinois; 'taxpayers have been crushed'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 21, 2021

State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) has concerns over what he sees as Illinois’ fall from grace.

Wilhour opposes bill ending parental notification of abortion

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 18, 2021

State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is imploring Illinois parents to stand up for what they believe in when it comes to their opposition to House Bill 1797.

Sawyervile Village presidential candidate Hicks: 'This is not the first time I've heard of these allegations'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 18, 2021

Republican candidate for Sawyerville Village president Chris Hicks thinks the abuse of power allegations levied against Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Rockford) over his alleged involvement with a Russian beauty queen should be investigated.

Jacobs sponsors abortion-ultrasound legislation

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 17, 2021

State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) is sponsoring a bill that would obligate all abortion clinics in Illinois to offer any woman seeking an abortion after 8 weeks of gestation the opportunity to view an active ultrasound prior to the procedure being performed.

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