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Promoting a progressive tax as the answer to state's fiscal woes is 'beyond reckless,' Rep. Caulkins says

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) views Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive tax push as more of the same nonsense Springfield has become known for in recent years.

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 11, 2019

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Rep. Halbrook joins GOP push for ethics task force in state government

Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) is among a growing number of Republican lawmakers pushing to enact legislation that would make Illinois home to some of the most stringent ethics laws in the country.

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 8, 2019

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From Chambana Sun

Illinois House passes bill to make it harder for public employees to leave unions, recover fees

By Glenn Minnis | 4 days ago

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) opposes Senate Bill 1784 on the basis that the legislation would hurt workers opposed to paying union dues and grant the unions greater access to employees' personal information, all while curtailing their rights to free speech.

From South Central Illinois News

ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 48: Senate approves Manar plan to cap insulin costs

By Press release submission | 6 days ago

The Illinois Senate today approved an initiative to rein in the soaring cost of insulin for diabetes patients.

From Prairie State Wire

Ideas Illinois chairman calls Pritzker's promotion of fair tax proposal 'inappropriate at best,' illegal at worst

By Glenn Minnis | 13 days ago

As chairman of the Vote No on the Blank Check Amendment, Greg Baise is demanding that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker put an end to what he sees as an abuse of state taxpayers.

From Chambana Sun

Pritzker supporters gradually realizing this 'agenda is not how he campaigned,' Rep. Caulkins says

By Glenn Minnis | 14 days ago

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) believes that Democrats should be among the least surprised by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s declining popularity.

From South Central Illinois News

ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 48: Manar named Community Health Center Champion by Illinois Primary Health Care Association

By Press Release | 14 days ago

The Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) named State Senator Andy Manar its 2019 Community Health Center Champion Wednesday for his work to improve health care for Illinois residents.

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Illinois taxpayers paying the price for Chicago Democrats' corruption, Rep. Halbrook says

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 28, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) spends a lot of his time these days imagining a different Illinois.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois property taxes continue to stifle housing market, IPI reports

By Glenn Minnis | 19 days ago

Housing sales in Illinois continue to lag below the national average as the state's rising property taxes have all but crippled the market.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives not surprised that Exelon, ComEd, Madigan are key figures in federal corruption probe

By Glenn Minnis | 19 days ago

Jeanne Ives is not surprised to hear that Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) may be at the heart of a widening public corruption probe centered on Commonwealth Edison's lobbying practices.

From South Central Illinois News

ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 48: Manar event brings free resources to Decatur seniors

By Press release submission | 20 days ago

Senior citizens from the Decatur area joined State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) Wednesday for a free senior resource fair.

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Rep. Caulkins speaks out against Chicago's misguided use of red-light cameras

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 21, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) doesn’t mince words in describing his contempt for the use of red-light cameras in Illinois.

From Chambana Sun

Rep. Halbrook condemns gas tax, saying revenues fund 'the corruption of Chicago Democrats'

By Glenn Minnis | 22 days ago

Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) says taxpayers should feel a certain sense of discomfort every time they fill up their vehicles' gas tanks.

From Prairie State Wire

Unredacted Sandoval warrant reveals 'a crime ring masquerading as a political party,' ILGOP chairman says

By Glenn Minnis | 26 days ago

The Illinois Republican Party points to the recent raid on the home and offices of longtime state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) as an illustration of just how far the state's Democrats are willing to go to impose their will.

From Prairie State Wire

New Planned Parenthood mega-clinic 'preying on pregnant women in Illinois and Missouri,' group says

By Glenn Minnis | 27 days ago

With regard to Planned Parenthood's behemoth abortion facility that was built in secrecy near the southern Illinois-Missouri state line, leaders at the Thomas More Society insist they’ve seen this kind of thing before.

From South Central Illinois News

ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 48: Manar event brings free resources to Christian County seniors

By Press release submission | 28 days ago

Senior citizens from around Christian County joined State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) Thursday for a free senior resource fair.

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Lawmakers' 'window-dressing' not enough to keep tax-burdened Illinoisans at home, Rep. Halbrook says

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 15, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) laments a growing trend in Illinois to which no state would want to lay claim.

From Chambana Sun

Outmigration will continue until Illinois voters see that 'we need new leadership,' Rep. Caulkins says

By Glenn Minnis | 29 days ago

First-term Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R- Decatur) is fighting to transform Springfield into a place state residents can rely on.

From Metro East Sun

Sen. Plummer deems Planned Parenthood's Downstate mega-clinic 'a complete disaster'

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is convinced that Planned Parenthood’s secret construction of a so-called mega abortion clinic in southern Illinois is a 'disaster' for the pro-life movement as well as state taxpayers.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois tops Kiplinger’s list of 'least tax-friendly' states in nation

By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | 1 month ago

Illinois has been named the nation’s 'least tax-friendly' state in a new analysis by Kiplinger.