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From Peoria Standard
Roll Call: Barickman votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Sen. Jason A. Barickman (R-53) on June 1 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Halbrook votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Ammons votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Marron votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Michael T. Marron (R-104) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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From Peoria Standard
Roll Call: Bennett votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Caulkins votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-101) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Caulkins votes against abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-101) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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Roll Call: Halbrook votes against abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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Roll Call: Ammons votes for abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Carol Ammons (D-103) on May 28 voted for a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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Roll Call: Marron votes against abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Michael T. Marron (R-104) on [May 28] voted [against] a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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From Peoria Standard
Roll Call: Bennett votes against abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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Caulkins says Springfield not what he expected
Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) arrived in Springfield as the new state representative of the 101st District only a few weeks ago, and already he says he feels stupefied.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ideas Illinois chair: Legislators should release their own tax returns
Greg Baise is desperately trying to make sense of all the tax madness.
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Caulkins says increase in minimum wage will not help state's economy
Newly minted state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) says he fears what could become of Illinois’s economy if empowered Democrats in Springfield get what he says is the one thing they want most for it right now.
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Caulkins thinks re-stalling Madigan is a mistake
Newly elected state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) says that re-installing House Speaker Mike Madigan sends all the wrong signals.
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Caulkins calls on Springfield to crack down on corruption
State Rep.-elect Dan Caulkins thinks it is a good thing that voters in Illinois are growing mad as hell with what he calls the corruption and bad policy that have crippled their state.
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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.
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Caulkins cautiously optimistic
Even as he acknowledges that his party’s plight has become more difficult, Dan Caulkins remains as committed to his party as he’s ever been.
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Rose dedicates portion of I-74 to brothers who died in battle during WWII
Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) dedicated a stretch of Interstate 74 in LeRoy as the Gaultney Brothers Memorial Highway.
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Joint Senate and House Higher Education Group touts 'groundbreaking' legislation
After 17 meetings, the Joint Senate and House Higher Education Group is setting new standards for state-funded schools.