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Recent News About Illinois State House Representatives
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Wilhour: ‘We are punishing Illinois residents for the terrible mismanagement of our state’
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is calling for relief for Illinoisans from the nation’s second-highest gas tax.
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Scherer pushes bill changing minimum age for children to be left home alone to 12
Rep. Sue Scherer is a chief sponsor of House Bill 4305, which allows parents to decide on when a child can stay at home alone lowering the minimum age to 12 years old. The minimum is currently 14.
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McClure votes against appointment to state racing board, reconsiders, then votes for him next day
State Sen. Steve McClure (R-Jacksonville) recently voted against the appointment of his former legislative colleague, Daniel Beiser, to the state racing board.
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Wilhour: 'We are seeing a governor that believes he has the absolute power'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) views Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s current push to keep his school mask mandate in place even as the one in public places is lifted as just more of the abuse Republicans say he’s long become known for.
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Meier: 'The budget proposed today is full of smoke and mirrors'
State Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Highland) could hardly recognize the Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker outlined in his recent State of the State Address.
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Bourne: 'Every family should have the opportunity to send their child to a good school'
Gubernatorial and lieutenant governor candidates Richard Irvin and Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Litchifield) recently shared their thoughts regarding School Choice Week.
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Wilhour backs death penalty for cop killers
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) has come out in support of legislation filed by state Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) that seeks to reinstate the death penalty in Illinois for people who commit first-degree murder against a police officer.
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Scherer applauds new legislation that increases family, medical leave for educators
Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Springfield) on Jan. 18 took to Facebook to celebrate a House Bill that increases paid family and medical leave for educators in 2022.
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Scherer encourages donations to Northeast Community Fund clothing drive
Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) took to Facebook to encourage her constituents to donate winter clothing to the Northeast Community Fund.
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Davidsmeyer to run for re-election: 'We need balance, not one-party rule'
State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) said he’s running for re-election for the 100th district in Illinois.
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Meier posts reminder to rental assistance applicants
Rep. Charlie Meier recently posted to his Facebook page a reminder to rental assistance applicants that the HDA’s emergency rental assistance application portal is opening.
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Davidsmeyer: 'The Democrats want to keep federal COVID dollars for their own slush fund'
State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) said recently that Democratic lawmakers are misspending billions in federal COVID dollars, and it's going to cost the state millions.
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Bourne: October's inflation rate was 'the highest annual figure in my lifetime'
State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) is pushing an inflation tax relief plan to help Illinois families burdened by higher taxes and rising inflation.
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Bourne: 'We need to restore a co-equal branch of authority which is the legislature'
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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Bourne: 'We need stronger anti-corruption reforms to restore the public’s trust'
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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Wilhour on mask mandate: Pritzker is 'using our children as political pawns'
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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Davidsmeyer on flawed budget 'If the process doesn’t change, it’s the same thing'
State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) feels there’s now no denying what he’s been preaching for years.
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Scherer: 'We have to do everything possible to get more teachers and keep those we have'
in an effort to reverse a teacher shortage in Illinois, Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) is sponsoring HB 655, a bill that would lower barriers for prospective educators.
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Davidsmeyer on Democrats' budget: 'They didn’t have an open process'
State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) feels he's been right all along in his drive to bring transparency to the budget process.
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Wilhour on data center bill: 'We enact policies that absolutely ensure that no union jobs will be created'
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.