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From Kankakee Times
Bennett on graduated income tax structure: 'Stop digging,' bring people back to Illinois
House Rep. Thomas Bennett (R-Watseka) said Monday that Illinois has dropped in population because it already has such a high tax burden, and the graduated income tax structure would make that even worse.
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Halbrook on graduated income tax amendment: 'Where are the reforms?'
House Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) strongly opposed the graduated income tax proposal in a session on Monday, saying it will cause more citizens to flee the state.
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Abortion bill co-sponsor Ammons has no comment on Democratic colleague's remark about castration
Illinois State House Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) was not available to discuss an apparent suggestion by one of her Democratic colleagues that castration would solve the issue of abortion in Illinois.
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Property tax probe into Pritzker 'definitely takes away from his authority,' claims Rep. Caulkins
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.
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Caulkins on Illinois abortion debate: 'too many people going to the extreme just to make a point'
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.
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Rep. Halbrook sees nothing but winners in legally separating Cook County from rest of Illinois
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.
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Caulkins explains his positions on proposed legislation, citing 'government overreach'
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.
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GOP Rep. Caulkins claims pension plan far from fiscally sound
Newly elected Republican State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) thinks he knows why things have become so dysfunctional in Springfield.
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Pritzker's compromise claim likely due to inexperience, Champaign GOP chair says
Inexperience likely led to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's gaffe last week when he claimed GOP lawmakers had participated in a compromise to raise the state's minimum wage, the head of the Republican Party in Champaign County said today.
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Political analyst: Status quo is finally being addressed
A 2014 recording of a meeting with House Speaker Mike Madigan was taken in connection with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) while Madigan was attempting to secure a developer's business for his private firm recently surfaced into public view.
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Caulkins dismayed at governor's race to spend more
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) frets over the message he thinks Gov. J.B. Pritzker sent by making spending more money his first order of business in Springfield.
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Caulkins: Pension liability should be priority of lawmakers
State Rep.-elect Dan Caulkins of Decatur argues it’s time lawmakers in Springfield face the monster that the Illinois's pension liability has morphed into.
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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 sees signs of return to civility in Springfield
Dan Caulkins still holds out hope that Springfield will soon be a different, more civil, place.
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Dan Caukins wins 101st House District race
Republican Dan Caukins has been declared the winner in the 101st House District against Democrat Jennifer McMillin.
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Mike Marron wins 104th House District race
Republican Mike Marron has been declared the winner in the 104th House District against Democrat Cynthia Cunningham.
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From Prairie State Wire
2018 election night preview: More competitive races now in play than in 2014
Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.
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From Prairie State Wire
State House election preview: Candidates square off in 66 of 118 midterm races
The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.
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From Prairie State Wire
5 GOP House candidates to discuss 'infiltrating the Springfield Machine'
Five Republican candidates who will be on November’s ballots in districts across Illinois will hold a press conference at 4:30 p.m. Thursday to answer the question “What Happens When Conservative Reformers Infiltrate the Springfield Machine?”
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Hays votes ‘yes’ in House ERA vote
Illinois State Rep. Chad Hays (R-Danville) voted in support of the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment,” helping to pass the measure 72-45.