State Rep. Bill Mitchell (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Bill Mitchell (R-Ill.)
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Rep. Mitchell refuses to cast vote on anti-Trump legislation, allowing it to pass
The Illinois House has passed a resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s proposed infrastructure plan, with Rep. Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) among 13 GOP members abstaining from voting on the issue.
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Budget 'shell game' to cost state $1.5 billion, 22,000 jobs, Caulkins says
Dan Caulkins is increasingly concerned about a provision in the state’s 2018 fiscal year budget he fears could cause taxpayers as much as $1.5 billion.
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Caulkins: Trust Act 'not good for Illinois'
Tragedies like the Kate Steinle case in San Francisco reaffirm for Dan Caulkins how the U.S. needs uniformity when it comes to its immigration laws.
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Caulkins sees need to stand up for residents in House District 101
Dan Caulkins insists he hasn’t heard any of the rumblings about Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) working in concert with the Democratic machine in the House GOP leader's 2018 re-election effort. Still, the Decatur Republican admits there are times when he wishes Republican leaders would stand stronger for what are routinely regarded as GOP principles.
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Caulkins sees need to fix state's 'spending problem'
Dan Caulkins, who is running to replace retiring Rep. Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) in the 101st District, can't think of a time when the thought of just average has been so appealing.
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Thirty state lawmakers, including Hays, Mitchell, leaving office
The Illinois General Assembly will see 30 lawmakers not return, including Reps. Chad Hays (R-Catlin) and Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) from Champaign County.
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Mitchell targeted by Americans for Prosperity over veto vote
The Illinois chapter of Americans for Prosperity is launching an accountability campaign targeting several state representatives, including state Rep. Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) over their vote to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto on the recently passed budget.
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Analysis: Nine private taxpayers for every state/local government worker, pensioner in 101st House District
Among registered voters, private sector taxpayers outnumber state and local public sector workers and pensioners nine to one in the 101st Illinois House district, according to a Chambana Sun analysis.