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From Chambana Sun
Roll Call: Rose votes against unbalanced state budget
Illinois state Sen. Chapin Rose (R-51) 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 Chambana Sun
Roll Call: Caulkins votes against unbalanced state budget
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-101) 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 Chambana Sun
Roll Call: Halbrook votes against unbalanced state budget
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102) 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: Scherer votes for unbalanced state budget
Illinois state Rep. Sue Scherer (D-96) 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 Chambana Sun
Roll Call: Rose votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-51) 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: Manar votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Sen. Andy Manar (D-48) on June 1 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 Chambana Sun
Roll Call: Halbrook votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102) 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: Scherer votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Sue Scherer (D-96) 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 Chambana Sun
Roll Call: Caulkins votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-101) 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 Chambana Sun
Roll Call: Caulkins votes against abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-101) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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From Chambana Sun
Roll Call: Halbrook votes against abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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From South Central Illinois News
Roll Call: Scherer votes against abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Sue Scherer (D-96) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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GOP State Central Committee Chair fears 'bracket creep' from Pritzker's proposed graduated tax
A Litchfield attorney who serves as the Republican State Central Committee Chair for Illinois’ 13th Congressional District says the flat tax provision in the state constitution should remain right where it is, opposing the opinion recently expressed by U.S. Department of Revenue Director David Harris that the beginning sentence of Article 9, Section 3 of the Illinois Constitution should be eliminated.
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Skillicorn: HB 825 is 'misguided way for municipalities to generate revenue'
Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) doesn’t mince words when it comes to sizing up what he thinks House Bill 825 amounts to.
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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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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 Chambana Sun
Rose dedicates portion of I-74 to brothers who died in battle during WWII
Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) dedicated a stretch of Interstate 74 in LeRoy as the Gaultney Brothers Memorial Highway.
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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.
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From Rock Island Today
Despite GOP's concerns, gun bill passes Senate
Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) rose during the May 30 Senate floor debate and argued against a firearm bill.