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Bryant: 'Pritzker doesn’t want to give the free people of this state even the small amount of freedom that is given to inmates'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 5, 2021

State Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is taking a stance for her constituents in the battle against COVID-19 mandates.

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Bourne: 'We need to restore a co-equal branch of authority which is the legislature'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 28, 2021

State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) is promoting a bill that seeks to rein in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive authority as a step toward good government.

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McClure: 'What do we know about these meetings?'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 23, 2021

State Sen. Steve McClure (R-Jacksonville) has been asking questions about a recent news report that alleges Democratic lawmakers drawing legislative maps are holding secretive meetings.

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Bryant: Repealing parental notification act 'will not fix child abuse'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 23, 2021

State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is imploring Democrats in Springfield to keep the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (PNA) of 1995.

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GOP blasts 'dog and pony show' after latest Illinois Senate Redistricting Committee hearing

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 13, 2021

State Rep. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is imploring Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez to face the facts in the simmering debate over map redistricting.

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Effingham judge issues temporary restraining order against ISBE in what Wilhour celebrates as 'major precedent'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 9, 2021

An Effingham County judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order against the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) regarding its mask mandates.

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Bourne: 'We need stronger anti-corruption reforms to restore the public’s trust'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2021

State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) argues that Senate Bill 539 doesn’t go as far as needed to bring about the level of ethics reform needed in Springfield.

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Fowler, Bryant, Plummer to hear constituents' concerns in Anna

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2021

State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) and two other Republican senators are slated to take their Regional Listening Tour to Anna on Oct. 7.

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Bryant runs for re-election: 'I’ve stood strong against what I think are executive overreaches'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 30, 2021

State Rep. Terri Byrant (R-Murphysboro) isn’t wasting any time offering the people of the newly drawn 58th District what she is convinced they want and need.

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Wilhour on legislation: 'There is so much wrong with this Green New Deal energy bill'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 20, 2021

State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) has no shortage of reasons why he is opposed to the clean energy bill recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

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Bailey: FOID 'a major roadblock for law-abiding gun owners'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 12, 2021

State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) argues his unyielding support for policies like the Second Amendment is as real as it gets.

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Bryant: Measure 'seeks to preserve parents' decision-making authority'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 10, 2021

State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is urging Illinois parents to take back their power in the fight against COVID-19.

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Illinois gubernatorial candidate Bailey decries Pritzker's 'tyrannical, unilateral mandates'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 5, 2021

Veteran GOP Senator Darren Bailey argues its clear Gov. J.B.

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North Mac High students stage walkout in protest of quarantine policy; superintendent chafes at 'incredibly restrictive definition' of an outbreak

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 3, 2021

North Mac High School students in Virden, Ill., staged a walkout in protest over the school's quarantine policies after six football players at the school were forced to the sidelines for at least 10 days after being exposed to COVID-19.

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Attorney DeVore: 'The court was clear that due process was being violated by the school district'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 2, 2021

With a hearing for a preliminary injunction now scheduled for Sept. 27, an Illinois Circuit Court Judge has issued a temporary restraining order banning the Carlyle Community School District 1 from blocking a student from class over concerns she was in contact with a person who has since tested positive for COVID-19.

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Author Kerr is following Vandalia on mask mandate: 'They are staying the course'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 19, 2021

Author Jon J. Kerr is taking note of the Vandalia School District’s resistance to Illinois’ new masking mandate for students across the state.

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Bryant says hazardous trestle coming down 'before someone gets hurt'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 16, 2021

Veteran state Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) breathes a sigh of relief over the thought that the Jefferson County train trestle will soon be coming down.

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Wilhour on mask mandate: Pritzker is 'using our children as political pawns'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 6, 2021

Veteran Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) doesn’t hold back in voicing his opposition to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new universal mask mandate for all public and private school students.

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Bryant on IDES report: 'Our calls for action were justified'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 1, 2021

State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is demanding a full audit of the state’s unemployment system to gauge how much damage she feels Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s faulty management style has brought.

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Plummer on legislative watchdog's departure: 'Given a true opportunity, she would have done a phenomenal job for the people'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 22, 2021

Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Vandalia) worries about what could be coming next in Springfield.