Illinois State Senate
Recent News About Illinois State Senate
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Illinois gubernatorial candidate Bailey decries Pritzker's 'tyrannical, unilateral mandates'
Veteran GOP Senator Darren Bailey argues its clear Gov. J.B.
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Bryant says hazardous trestle coming down 'before someone gets hurt'
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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Bryant on IDES report: 'Our calls for action were justified'
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'
Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Vandalia) worries about what could be coming next in Springfield.
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Plummer says lemonade-stand law is 'a very tiny step in the right direction'
As of July 9, children under the age of 16 will be allowed to run lemonade stands in Illinois without having to secure a permit or license.
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Plummer: Fuel tax hike hurts 'the people that pay the bills'
The fuel tax in Illinois is set to rise on July 1 as the state already sees some of the highest pump prices in the nation.
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McClure: Prison Review Board has 'a total disregard for public safety'
Displeased with the absence of the governor’s Prison Review Board appointees at the Executive Appointments Committee hearing, three Republican senators said that the Democrats have no regard for the feelings of crime victims.
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Plummer pushes back against sex education bill: Children 'will not receive sex education to protect them from things like predators'
Illinois Democrats and Republicans disagree over the best approach to medically accurate, age-appropriate personal health and sex education in public middle and high schools.
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Turner wants students to have passion about 'their career choices' in backing agricultural science legislation
A bill aimed at adding agricultural science to the list of classes that count toward the minimum requirements for acceptance into Illinois colleges and universities has passed the state Senate.
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Plummer: Don’t let ‘insiders’ influence ‘our elections,’ as Illinois lawmakers debate redistricting process
Citizens, instead of politicians, should control the process of redrawing election districts under legislation supported by Illinois State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville).
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Bailey: Helping special needs children will have 'no costs to local school districts because of COVID money'
Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) sought clarification of the cost of state Sen. Dave Koehler’s (D-Peoria) bill amending the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code, SB1821, during the Senate Education Committee hearing.
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From Metro East Sun
Plummer: Lack of transparency from Pritzker making it harder for Illinoisans to handle COVID-19 restrictions
State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) doesn’t think Gov. J.B. Pritzker is making any fans with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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From Sangamon Sun
McClure: 'General Assembly needs to have a voice in' Pritzker's coronavirus restrictions
State Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) thinks Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s uneven response to the COVID-19 pandemic has come at a steep cost.
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From Metro East Sun
Plummer says he's received 'growing number' of constituent complaints over IDES system
With Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic drawing mounting criticism, state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is pushing for the General Assembly to immediately reconvene in hopes of giving the people of the state a stronger voice in the state's direction.
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From Metro East Sun
Congress has 'not protected the state from this fiscal crisis,' Sen. Plummer says
State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) has grown weary of watching the state becomes its own worst enemy.
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From Sangamon Sun
Sen. McClure says bill to help teachers in private schools transfer to public ones will help shortage
A bill aimed at making it easier to recruit teachers for the state’s public school system is now under consideration in the House after unanimously breezing through the Senate.
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Sen. McClure has plan to control high property taxes in Illinois
An Illinois state senator has introduced legislation that aims to tackle sky-rocketing property taxes.
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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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From Metro East Sun
Senator says policy of releasing felons in country illegally into community instead of ICE is 'extremely dangerous'
Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to immediately rescind a policy change enacted by his administration that the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association insists now allows violent felons facing deportation to be released into local communities without notice.
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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