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Recent News About Illinois State House Representatives
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Wilhour dubs resolution condemning Miller 'reckless and irresponsible'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) called House Resolution 132 condemning state Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) slanderous.
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Wilhour challenges legislators on ethics reforms: 'Is this the best we can do?'
There is a need to ‘institute the strongest anti-corruption safeguards’ state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) said.
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Wilhour: 'Everybody says gerrymandering is bad, but the party in power in every state ... resists doing anything about it'
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.
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Wilhour cautious over pension bill: 'There are better and more transparent ways to vet this stuff'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) objected to a bill that would revise the Illinois Pension Code, specifically the state employee article.
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Wilhour: Union legislation 'gives job creators more reasons to not invest in job creation in Illinois'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) dubbed Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 11 as a “special-interest boondoggle.”
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Elik pushes child protection bill
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.
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Wilhour on LaSalle Veterans' Home COVID outbreak: 'What we have seen here is a wholesale failure'
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.
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Bourne on Democrats redistricting: 'They are doing the exact same thing Madigan did'
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.
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Wilhour: 'Without investment, there is no economic opportunity'
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.
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Davidsmeyer congratulates secretary on baby, applauds the 'healthy new Illinoisan'
State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer recently gave recognition to the newest and littlest addition to the Davidsmeyer team, the newborn baby girl of his secretary, Jennifer Anderson.
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Wilhour demands accountability for LaSalle outbreak: 'These families deserve better'
Republican lawmakers are ready to see justice for the 36 veterans who died last fall during the disastrous COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans' Home, a product of mismanagement that brought harsh criticism against the Pritzker administration and Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA) leadership.
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Wilhour: 'There's no sense of urgency on things everyone knows are extremely important'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) was not able to hide his displeasure after the Illinois House adjourned barely ten minutes into a recent session.
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Bourne: 'They are going behind a locked door to pick their voters'
The redistricting process is underway in Illinois, and there are people who are unhappy with the way the process is unfolding.
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Bourne: 'The majority party has moved backwards' on redistricting
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.
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Bourne calls on Pritzker to keep his anti-political-map promise: 'He needs to come out and say that now'
All eyes are on Gov. J.B. Pritzker as one of his largest campaign promises approaches time to be acted upon.
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Illinois House bill would limit terms on legislative leaders is 'good reform'
The Illinois House of Representatives recently voted 115-0 to pass legislation restricting the number of consecutive years a legislative can serve to 10 years at a time.
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Meier suggests Reimagine Illinois plan will 'make Illinois the leader in job creation'
It's time to Reimagine Illinois, State Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) said.
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Meier: If they gave the Ag Committee the budget it would be 'done in a week'
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.
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Wilhour opposes bill ending parental notification of abortion
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.
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Jacobs sponsors abortion-ultrasound legislation
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.