Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (Geneva) sees all too familiar warning signs in the gas tax bill now set for a full House vote after recently being green-lighted by the Illinois House Revenue and Finance Committee.

Illinois Republican House member Brad Halbrook (Shelbyville) wants to see “fetal heartbeat” legislation as the law of the land across the U.S.

Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (Geneva) marvels at how career politicians in Springfield have yet to learn their lesson.

Republican state Rep. Brad Halbrook (Shelbyville) can hardly believe the level of hypocrisy he sees coming from the Governor’s Mansion.

Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (Decatur) struggles to understand why lawmakers in Springfield are ignoring an issue everyone in Illinois knows is out of control.

Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins of Decatur argues that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s own actions prove that even he thinks Illinois property taxes are too high.

Illinois State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) fears the abortion debate is in danger of spinning out of control, especially here in Illinois, considering recent events.

With news that he is now under federal review, newly elected Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker finds himself in dubious company.

State Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) is clearly on record as to how and why he opposes Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal.

As misguided as he finds Gov. J. B. Pritzker’s progressive tax plan, state Rep. Dan Caulkins does not expect Democratic leaders to waver in their support any time soon.

Newly elected state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is starting to feel that all the hard work of Republican lawmakers in Springfield may pay off after all.

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider finds it difficult to seriously consider Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax-hike proposal, given the source of the plan's own history of personal finance.

State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) did not mince words when discussing the case of an Illinois man who qualified for a Teacher Retirement System (TRS) pension after having worked as a substitute teacher for just one day.

Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) thinks Gov. J.B. Pritzker is playing a dangerous game in relentlessly pushing his graduated income-tax plan.

Republican state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) is starting to view his resolution to legally separate Chicago and Cook County from the rest of the state as a win-win proposition.

Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) views Springfield’s continued push for more tax revenues as putting the cart before the horse.

Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (Decatur) expressed his disdain for government overreach in a March 15 press release highlighting some of the latest developments in Springfield.

State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) argues that everything about Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s early tenure in Springfield sends the wrong message for the state.

An Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) review finds Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new progressive-tax plan might not be everything it’s being promoted to be.

State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is not afraid to say what he thinks when it comes to the progressive-income tax rates now being pushed by Democrats in Springfield.