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Wilhour: 'Gov. Pritzker owes every Illinoisan an apology' for COVID-19 emergency mandates
Illinois State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) recently responded to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's decision to lift COVID-19 emergency mandates which have been put in place for more than three years.
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Rep. Bourne opposed removing protections for COVID-19 vaccine foes
Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Litchfield) voted against legislation that would remove legal protections now available to opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates through Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act.
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Bourne: 'We need to do a lot more' in push for GOP-backed ReImagine Illinois Plan
Illinois state Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Litchfield) doesn’t think it’ll be hard for most voters to buy into Republicans' ReImagine Illinois plan.
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Bourne wants Illinois' governor to honor 'pledge' to veto redistricting maps 'drawn by partisans'
Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Litchfield) is challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to honor his word in the growing debate over map redistricting.
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Wilhour on Pritzker budget: 'We need true spending reform'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) recently spoke with state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) on the latter’s video conference along with other Republican lawmakers to discuss their thoughts on the latest budget plan from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Wilhour wants better path for residents in Illinois; 'taxpayers have been crushed'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) has concerns over what he sees as Illinois’ fall from grace.
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With Madigan out as speaker, Republican activist calls Democrats the 'Party of Pritzker'
Rep. Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) no longer holds the speaker title, but a GOP activist believes the damages he’s left in his path will be “everlasting.”
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When it comes to COVID-19, Wilhour says 'the governor is ruling by fear and putting tyranny over liberty'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) proudly admits he stands in full support of protest demonstrations that have broken out across the state over Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Wilhour: Pritzker hasn't been transparent about coronavirus restrictions
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is devising a plan to present to Gov. J.B. Pritzker that he hopes will begin to move the state back to normalcy.
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Wilhour says Pritzker 'put the health of our prison workers at risk' by not locking down state prisons
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is tracing much of the cause for an outbreak of the coronavirus at a suburban prison back to the doorsteps of Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Sen. Plummer on Pritzker's budget proposal: 'The problem is a lack of fiscal restraint'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed his $1.6 billion budget, which heavily relies on getting his increased income tax proposal approved, before the General Assembly on Feb. 19, but has been receiving negative responses from Republican lawmakers.
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Rep. Wilhour has plan for pensions, property tax relief
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, is on a mission to change what it now means to reside in Illinois.
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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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Rep. Wilhour demands that Democrats stand up to corruption, Madigan
State House Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) wonders what it will take for Illinois Democrats to stand up to powerful House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).
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Property tax task force seems to have achieved its purpose, Rep. Wilhour laments
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) argues that few in Springfield are surprised that the Property Tax Relief Task Force assembled by Gov. J.B. Pritzker fall woefully short of its stated goal.
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Wilhour on Sandoval fundraiser photo controversy: 'If that was a Republican doing that to a Democrat, there would be hell to pay'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) points to the brewing mock assassination scandal state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) now finds himself at the center of as another example of the state’s flawed political system.
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Wilhour says pensions costs are 'the elephant in the room in Springfield'
The harsh reality that rising pension debt for retired educators now consumes almost 40 percent of all the funds allocated for school spending comes as no great surprise to state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham).
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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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Rep. Wilhour: Downstate voters don't trust Springfield politicians
Downstate voters know Springfield politicians very well, don't trust them and expect to be overtaxed by those lawmakers in the state capital, according to a freshman state representative.
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From Metro East Sun
Davidsmeyer says new tax structure would raise taxes, cause residents to leave
House Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) said the graduated income tax will cause Illinois to lose even more residents than it already has.