Illinois State House Representatives
Recent News About Illinois State House Representatives
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Scherer pushes bill to reduce age for kids allowed to be left home alone from 14 to 12
Rep. Sue Scherer lauds the progress of House Bill 4305, which seeks to lower the minimum age at which a child would be permitted to stay home alone without neglect charges being filed from the age of 14 to 12.
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Halbrook announces Pizza, Petition & Politics Party in Taylorville
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) is hosting a Pizza, Petition & Politics party on Feb. 16 at Florinda’s Pizza Ristorante Italiano in Taylorville.
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Requirement loosened for school employees to qualify for medical leave
A new law reduces the number of hours needed for educators and education support professionals to qualify for medical leave.
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Caulkins: 'It's time for our state courts to step up and rein in the state agencies'
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) agrees with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling against the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate on employers with over 100 employees.
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Scherer urges constituents to donate to winter clothing drive
State Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) is urging her constituents to donate to a winter clothing drive.
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Halbrook weighs in on rising crime rate: 'Whatever they are doing is not working'
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) said he would support legislation increasing the penalties for faking a crime.
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Halbrook prays for families affected by Central Illinois tornadoes
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) is asking individuals to join him in offering prayers for those affected when an Amazon delivery station in Edwardsville was hit by a tornado. Six people were killed.
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Caulkins sponsors bill to make purchasing software on trade restriction list a felony
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Chambana) is supporting legislation aimed at making purchasing software from any company placed on the government’s “entity list” a felony offense.
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Halbrook to run for 107th District seat; 'There are many challenges facing our state right now'
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) recently listed the reasons he's running for re-election in the newly drawn 107th District.
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Halbrook: 'This is important to anyone who plugs anything into the wall'
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) worries about the accelerated movement to close fossil fuel plants across the state.
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Halbrook: 'We need real reform;' ethics bill veto falls dead in Illinois House
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's (D-IL) veto to amend an ethics bill that passed by a landslide earlier this year wasn't accepted by the state House of Representatives on Aug. 31 when it failed to obtain the necessary votes in order to be approved.
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Caulkins: 'Democrats are choosing their voters in Macon and Sangamon counties'
Veteran state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) isn’t shy about expressing his disgust with the way democrats have handled the latest map redistricting."Ever wonder what gerrymandering looks like?
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Caulkins on ethics reform measure: 'This bill has been exposed for what it is'
Veteran state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Chambana) is leading the charge among Republican lawmakers insisting that an ethics reform bill now headed to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t go far enough in bringing about the level of change that’s needed in Springfield.
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Report: Expiring unemployment insurance that Caulkins asserts had 'discouraged work' could add up to nearly 2 million jobs this year
With now hiring signs dominating the marquees on businesses across the state, state leaders are examining whether the mass vacancy on jobs can be traced to unemployment benefits included in the American Rescue Plan.
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Caulkins on LaSalle COVID outbreak: 'Excuse after excuse' and no action from state leaders
Lawmakers are fed up with the lack of investigation into the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle veterans' home that claimed 36 lives last fall.
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Caulkins: 'Pension reform has got to be on the table'
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) likes to think he’s as knowledgeable as anyone in Springfield to talk about the issue of pension reform.
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Scherer sponsors bill to exempt Gold Star families from license plate fees
House Bill 4488 in the Illinois General Assembly would remove fees for specialty license plates for families of fallen veterans.
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Illinois legislative committee rejects bill by Rep. Dan Caulkins to provide vouchers for students in closed schools
A bill creating a voucher system for parents to move their children from closed to open schools was rejected by the House Appropriations — Elementary and Secondary Education Committee.
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Halbrook: Pritzker rules are 'COVID fascism'
Republican state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) says he always feared it would come to this.
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Caulkins decries bill that would grant Illinois lawmakers ‘police powers’
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-101) is a vocal opponent of a bill that would give state representatives and senators the authority to perform duties reserved for police officers. Caulkins said that passing this bill into law could be dangerous.