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Recent News About Illinois General Assembly
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From Prairie State Wire
Bipartisan group of lawmakers, fair-mapping advocates speak out against gerrymandering
A bipartisan group of legislators and policy watchdogs met Thursday to discuss their commitment to bringing fair district mapping to state and local politics throughout Illinois.
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From Prairie State Wire
Republican leaders would have liked more from Pritzker's speech, but will run with 'spirit of collaboration'
While House and Senate Republicans were critical of many aspects of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's State of the State address on Wednesday, most remain hopeful that he was sincere about bringing about a spirit of bipartisan collaboration.
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From North Egypt News
Rep. Bryant opposes abortion bill, pledges to support Pregnancy Matters
In response to Illinois’ recent bill that expands access to abortion, State Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) has issued a statement opposing the bill and pledging to help women find alternatives to abortion.
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From NW Illinois News
Rep. Chesney: new taxes won't solve Illinois' key problems
Illinois State Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) has expressed concerns about the state’s new increased taxes.
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From South Central Illinois News
Roll Call: Schimpf votes against unbalanced state budget
Illinois state Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-58) on June 1 voted against a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.
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From Carbondale Reporter
Roll Call: Fowler votes against unbalanced state budget
Illinois state Sen. Dale Fowler (R-59) on June 1 voted against a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.
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From South Central Illinois News
Roll Call: Bryant votes for unbalanced state budget
Illinois state Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115) on May 31 voted for a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.
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From Carbondale Reporter
Roll Call: Windhorst votes against unbalanced state budget
Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-118) on May 31 voted against a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.
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From South Central Illinois News
Roll Call: Schimpf votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-58) on June 1 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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From Carbondale Reporter
Roll Call: Fowler votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-59) on June 1 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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From South Central Illinois News
Roll Call: Bryant votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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From Carbondale Reporter
Roll Call: Windhorst votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-118) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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From South Central Illinois News
Roll Call: Bryant votes against abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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From Carbondale Reporter
Roll Call: Windhorst votes against abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-118) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ideas Illinois chair: Legislators should release their own tax returns
Greg Baise is desperately trying to make sense of all the tax madness.
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Former GOP official says bureaurcrats' pay raises will hurt downstate hard
Legislation awaiting the signature of Illinois's newly inaugurated Democratic governor to raise incoming state department heads' salaries will not do the downstate any good, former Republican State Central Committeeman Robert Winchester said during a recent interview.
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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From SW Illinois News
Bryant congratulates Pinckneyville High School on bass fishing state championship
Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) joined in on a Democrat backed resolution.
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From Chambana Sun
Joint Senate and House Higher Education Group touts 'groundbreaking' legislation
After 17 meetings, the Joint Senate and House Higher Education Group is setting new standards for state-funded schools.
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From Prairie State Wire
Bill that would bolster legislative inspector's ability to look into sexual harassment claims sent to Rauner
House majority leader Michael Madigan’s (D-Chicago) chief of staff, head political operative and appointed House leader have stepped down or been fired since being accused of sexual harassment in the past few months, making HB 138 more timely than ever.