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Rose: 'They've had $16 billion over the last two years and they couldn't fix this'
Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Decatur) says the state's unemployment insurance trust fund's debt should be paid off in its entirety, and anything less would cause problems down the road.
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Turner commemorates National Kidney Month
March is National Kidney Month, and Senator Doris Turner wants to celebrate it through legislation.
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Rose: Pritzker's budget 'completely disconnected from reality'
While Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered an optimistic State of the State and Budget Address, Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Champaign) wasn’t impressed.
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Rose expresses amazement at foreign fire insurance board bill
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) voted for a bill that passed 50-0 in the Senate on Feb. 25 that amends the Illinois Municipal Code regarding a fee that’s to be paid to a board described by an Illinois law firm as unnecessary in state government.
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Turner leads bill to adjust guidelines for substitute teachers, address teacher shortages
Illinois legislators are attempting to lessen the burden of schools, as a slew of teaching positions remain unfilled across the state.
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Turner reminds constituents that the deadline for ID renewal has been extended
State Sen. Doris Turner (D-Springfield) is reminding her 48th District constituents that the deadline for ID renewal has been extended by a full three months to March 31.
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Turner encourages community to donate used cell phones for soldiers
State Sen. Doris Turner (D-Springfield) is pushing a plan where local residents would donate cell phones for soldiers during the holiday season.
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Rose criticizes Pritzker, Welch, Harmon for traveling while 'inflation, COVID and crime continue to surge!'
Veteran State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) is speaking out about what he views as the tone deafness of the state’s top democrats.“The Governor, the Speaker and Senate president enjoying a pint of merry in Old England,” Rose captioned a photo on Twitter of Gov. J.B.
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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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Bailey meets with the Macon County Republican Women
State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) recently met with the Macon County Republican Women to plot strategy in his run for governor against Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Halbrook: 'Energy legislation is just a family feud in the Democrat party over the spoils of taxpayer and ratepayer money'
The Illinois Senate adjourned their recent session without requesting a vote on the state’s contentious green-energy proposal.
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Rose blasts budget: 'There is over a billion dollars in Democratic pork projects'
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) is blasting the state’s new $42 billion state budget for its pork and what he sees as a planned tax increase.
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Rose questions governor's decision to freeze Blue Collar Job Act: Administration is 'walking away from' blue collar families
Conversations about the Blue Collars Job Act of 2019 continue as lawmakers are working to make budget ends meet and ensure the state emerges in somewhat better shape after the pandemic.
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Rose thanks support staff: 'They do a great job in my office working for the people of the 51st Senate District'
Last week, state Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) joined the rest of the Senate GOP in thanking their support staff on Administrative Professionals Day.
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Turner on $125M for schools: 'When school districts spend money wisely, they have better outcomes'
State Sen. Doris Turner (D-Springfield) stated in a press release on her official website that school districts in Central Illinois will welcome almost $125 million in supplementary funding to better address the many difficulties presented by the COVID-19 crisis.
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Rose reacts to Illinois' governor's upgrading prisoners in COVID-19 vaccine priority list
Reacting to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's move to prioritize prisoners above other adults with high-risk medical conditions, state Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Champaign) posted on Facebook to decry the Democrat's actions.
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Rose creates petition urging constituents to support legislation to save jobs
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Champaign) filed legislation that would direct funding that was not used from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help save jobs in Illinois, according to a news release.
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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
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From Chambana Sun
Sen. Rose voices concerns about HB 2691
Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) spoke in opposition of a bill that opens up funding to more individuals for college.
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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.