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Regan Deering Pledges to Reject Government Pension
Decatur, IL – Today, Regan Deering, the fearless conservative candidate for State Representative, pledged to reject the taxpayer-funded pension if elected.
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Rep. Tipsword votes to allow noncitizens to become Illinois police officers
Rep. Dennis Tipsword Jr. (R-Metamora) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”
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Bunting shares injunction ruling with constituents: 'Southern Illinois judge temporarily blocks assault weapons ban'
Illinois state Rep. Jason Bunting (R-Dwight) took to social media this week to share the decision of a Southern Illinois judge regarding the State's ban on automatic weapons.
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Rep. Brady opposed removing protections for COVID-19 vaccine foes
Rep. Dan Brady (R-Normal) voted against legislation that would remove legal protections now available to opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates through Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act.
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Legislation calls for improved FOID 'process that has metrics, accountability and transparency' in Illinois
House and Senate members representing Illinois have introduced House Bill 745 and Senate Bill 1165 to help update the Firearms Owner Identification cards system and diminish related application and renewal delays.
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In 'moment of silence' Illinois lawmakers honor officers killed in the line of duty
The Illinois police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty during the last two years were honored at the Illinois Police Memorial May 6.
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Morrison wants to hear 'from one of the opponents' regarding school pregnancy bill in Illinois
State Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) wants to know about a bill requiring a school board to adopt written policies related to absences and missed assignments tied to a student's pregnancy before the legislation moves forward.
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From Chambana Sun
Rep. Caulkins equates House Speaker Madigan to Al Capone
Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Springfield) is well aware of the U.S. Attorney's Office bribery allegations that have descended upon the Commonwealth Edison utility company and implicated Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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From Chambana Sun
Caulkins says Illinoisans 'have grown skeptical' of Pritzker and his handling of COVID-19 crisis
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is convinced the growing number of protest demonstrations creeping up across Illinois are representative of the growing level of distrust residents now hold for Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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From Chambana Sun
Survey says state's economy more vulnerable to COVID-19, Caulkins says crisis may 'expose all the corruption'
A downstate lawmaker laments Illinois has worked long and hard to land the dubious spot it holds in a new WalletHub.com survey.
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From Chambana Sun
Caulkins, other House Republicans ask Pritzker for economy reforms to help businesses with coronavirus impact
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to listen to the will of the people in the state’s ongoing battle to rebound from the coronavirus crisis.
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From Chambana Sun
In wake of coronavirus protections, Caulkins says he's concerned about civil liberties
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) wonders if things can ever be the same in Illinois in the wake of coronavirus crisis.
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From Chambana Sun
Caulkins says poll results in favor of benefit amendment means 'our message is starting to resonate'
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) finds solace in a new Southern Illinois University poll that finds more than half of all state residents indicate they would be in favor of a constitutional amendment mandating a reduction in benefits for public employees going forward.
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Rep. Caulkins says proposal to end cash bail system 'would be a disaster'
State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, doesn’t see any winners emerging from a campaign to change the state’s criminal justice system to the point of outlawing cash bails.
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Dan Brady takes the plunge for Special Olympics
Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, participated in this year's Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics earlier this month.
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Local libraries could get 'their piece of that pie' with bill for a new tax on cannabis sales
A new bill that would see local libraries vying for tax proceeds deriving from recreational marijuana sales has convinced state House Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) that there are no limits to how far some will go to cash in on this year's legalization of cannabis in Illinois.
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From Chambana Sun
Rep. Caulkins introduces bill to help teachers come back to the classroom
A downstate Illinois lawmaker has introduced legislation he hopes will go a long way toward alleviating the state’s crippling teacher shortage.
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From Illinois Valley Times
Sen. Rezin puts her trust in ethics task force; body cameras a last resort in fight against corruption
Veteran state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) understands the thinking behind a bill that would require all Illinois lawmakers to wear body cameras, but she still believes there are less drastic methods of fighting corruption in state government.
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From Chambana Sun
Caulkins says naming of Chicago alderman's wife as state's top judge 'adds fuel to the fire' of people leaving state
The election of Chicago Alderman Ed Burke’s wife as the state’s most-powerful judge at the same time he is facing a federal corruption indictment has state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) raging against what he sees as the machine here in Illinois.
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Illinois legislator laments bottleneck for 'unconstitutional' firearms card
Although the bottleneck in processing Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) cards likely results from understaffing rather than deliberate obstruction, one area legislator faults the FOID card itself as unconstitutional.