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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.
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From Prairie State Wire
Bill that would bolster legislative inspector's ability to look into sexual harassment claims sent to Rauner
House majority leader Michael Madigan’s (D-Chicago) chief of staff, head political operative and appointed House leader have stepped down or been fired since being accused of sexual harassment in the past few months, making HB 138 more timely than ever.
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From Rock Island Today
Despite GOP's concerns, gun bill passes Senate
Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) rose during the May 30 Senate floor debate and argued against a firearm bill.
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From Prairie State Wire
Medical cannabis for short-term pain is questionable, some GOP lawmakers insist
A bill allowing for temporary access to medical cannabis in order to battle the opioid epidemic is in the hands of the governor.
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From Prairie State Wire
Despite GOP concerns, graduate research assistants one step closer to being able to unionize
A bill to amend the Illinois Labor Relations Act to allow graduate research assistants to unionize concerned three GOP lawmakers during the May 30 House floor debate.