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From Macon Reporter

Rep. Caulkins backs bill to prohibit private citizens' funding of state employees

By Glenn Minnis | 2 days ago

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) says he has yet to see much of a return on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's personal $3 million investment in what was supposed to be the best administration money could buy.

Pew survey ranks Illinois near the bottom for personal-income growth

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 20, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) feels taxpayers' pain when it comes to the state’s struggling economy.

From Macon Reporter

Census data, Rep. Halbrook agree – Taxes driving wealthiest Illinoisans away

By Glenn Minnis | 9 days ago

A downstate Illinois lawmaker argues that nothing about Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive income tax plan adds up, unless you count all of the state's highest earners packing up and leaving.

Whether felt immediately or years from now, 'No one will escape this progressive tax,' Rep. Caulkins warns

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 13, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) wants voters to take a long hard look in the mirror before casting their votes in the 2020 elections.

From Macon Reporter

Rep. Halbrook, Wirepoints lament fact that none of state's new laws address the most critical issues

By Glenn Minnis | 15 days ago

Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) complains that not a single one of the 250-plus new laws that went into effect on Jan. 1 will help the state correct any of its most troubling issues.

From Kankakee Times

Sen. Barickman hosts sixth annual Youth Advisory Council

By Glenn Minnis | 15 days ago

Illinois state Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) recently hosted a group of about 70 students from across his 53rd District to share their visions for the state's future.

As population plummets, Rep. Caulkins calls on voters to restore Illinois

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 6, 2020

State House Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) thinks it is time for Illinois voters – at least the ones who remain in the state with the greatest population loss in the U.S. over the last decade – to start taking some accountability.

From Macon Reporter

When it rains, it pours – New Illinois taxes may include one on precipitation

By Glenn Minnis | 24 days ago

Cash-strapped Illinois taxpayers could soon be hit by yet another deluge of levies that supporters of the plan insist are imperative to keeping the state safe and above water.

In response to funneling of gun-program fees, Rep. Caulkins to file a new Second Amendment 'lockbox' bill

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 30, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) says there is no great mystery as to why Democratic lawmakers in Springfield would secretly divert millions from one fund to other areas of government over extended periods of time.

Hard-charging Democrats have pushed themselves, 'leadership into a corner,' says Rep. Caulkins

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 23, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) argues that the Democrats in Congress who pushed so hard for the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump are now finding it hard to defend their position.

From Macon Reporter

Overburdened taxpayers 'will take path of least resistance' right out of Illinois, Rep. Halbrook says

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Illinois House Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) wonders how much more the state's cash-strapped taxpayers can take.

From Kankakee Times

Rep. Bennett adds St. Vincent de Paul, Multi-Agency Services Center to list of local donations

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Illinois state Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) continues to make good on his vow to donate his pay increase from the automatic raise lawmakers received over the summer to local charity.

Rep. Caulkins labels Chicago's new ride-share tax as 'anti-free-enterprise'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 17, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) hopes the financial burden of ringing in 2020 remains fresh in the minds of voters come election season.

From Macon Reporter

Rep. Halbrook and GOP colleagues continue to push for action on ethics reform, but to no avail

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

State House Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) continues to push Gov. J.B. Pritzker for an acceptable response to the issue of corruption in Illinois state government.

From Macon Reporter

Rep. Halbrook calls for an end to Illinois' 'horrific, barbaric' abortion laws

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Only one word comes to the mind of Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) with regard to the booming business the new “abortion hub of the Midwest" has experienced since radically relaxing its laws earlier this year.

Madigan's 'reluctance' to pursue ethics reform raises questions for Rep. Caulkins

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 9, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) concedes that longtime Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) may or may not have broken any laws, but the intense scrutiny he faces is far from unwarranted.

From Prairie State Wire

ILGOP adds Cook County Circuit Court Clerk to 'Democrat Crime Ring Tracker'

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

The Illinois Republican Party has updated its Illinois Democrat Crime Ring Tracker to include the name of Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.

From Prairie State Wire

New session will reveal how serious Pritzker is about independent mapmaking

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

All eyes will be on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the start of the new session to see if the Democratic leader has any intention of making good on his pledge to bring fair electoral mapmaking to the state.

From Macon Reporter

Illinois state legislature has an 'I' problem, Rep. Caulkins charges

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

State House Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) longs for the day when the mission in Springfield returns to serving the people of Illinois.

Rep. Halbrook: With Madigan at the center, 'corrupt Chicago way destroying our state and hurting our families'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 2, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) wonders what it will take for his Democratic colleagues to finally reach their breaking point with longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).