State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Ill.)
Recent News About State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Ill.)
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Rep. Caulkins calls $96 million MidAmerica Airport construction project 'outrageous'
Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Macon) spoke with WAND TV about Illinois spending $96 million in gas taxes to finance MidAmerica Airport’s construction project of building a rail line between the airport and Mascoutah.
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From Chambana Sun
Rep. Dan Caulkins blames incidents like Cullerton's indictment for exodus of people from Illinois
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) sees state Sen. Thomas Cullerton’s federal indictment on corruption charges as just another black-eye for the face of Illinois politics.
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From Chambana Sun
Rep. Caulkins questions motivation behind Democratic support for two new immigration laws
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) offers an analogy to describe Democrats' relentless opposition to President Donald Trump's administration on the issue of immigration.
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From Chambana Sun
'Springfield can't get out of its own way,' laments Rep. Caulkins on Illinois' property tax crisis
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) fumes about the way the state legislature in Springfield has become the enemy in the eyes of people it is supposed to serve.
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From Chambana Sun
Illinois Policy Institute raises questions about 'pork-barrel projects' in state budget
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) was not the least bit surprised to learn that Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) is reporting that $45 billion from the new state budget set aside for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital spending plan includes up to as much as $1.25 billion in pork-barrel projects requiring localized spending that could be construed as political payback or special treatment for an elite few.
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From Chambana Sun
Only option left for residents, Rep. Caulkins says, is 'to reject politicians who vote to raise taxes'
As taxpayers' complaints grow louder about the $2.1 billion in added levies and fees that took effect across the state on July 1, Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) warns that the worse may still be yet to come.
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From Chambana Sun
Taxes are driving millennials out of Illinois, and Rep. Caulkins predicts retirees are next in line
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) argues that a new Smart Asset survey that found successful millennials are fleeing Illinois at the second-fastest rate in the U.S. tells us nothing a savvy observer shouldn't already have known.
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From Chambana Sun
'People are catching on,' Rep. Caulkins says, that Democrats 'don't care about working people'
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) views the Democratic support in Springfield for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive tax system as an indictment of the entire party.
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From Chambana Sun
'Propaganda' about balanced budget distracts from state's 'financial crisis,' Rep. Caulkins says
None of the reports about the new state budget again being woefully unbalanced come as any great surprise to Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur).
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From Chambana Sun
Rep. Caulkins turns 'magical thinking' into something real; will donate new salary after raise
Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (Decatur) has had enough of the “magical thinking” he believes is responsible for Springfield’s dysfunction, the latest case in point being the automatic pay raises lawmakers just received as part of the new state budget.
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From Chambana Sun
Budget 'win' for Democratic leaders comes at a huge cost to rest of Illinois, Rep. Caulkins says
As profoundly as the math misses the mark in the new state spending plan, Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (Decatur) sees the logic behind it even more flawed.
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From Chambana Sun
Rep. Caulkins speaks out against the 'jobs tax'
House Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) urged a No vote on the graduated income tax amendment to the state's constitution during Monday's session.
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From Chambana Sun
Gas tax bill gives Rep. Caulkins déjà vu
Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (Geneva) sees all too familiar warning signs in the gas tax bill now set for a full House vote after recently being green-lighted by the Illinois House Revenue and Finance Committee.
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From Chambana Sun
Caulkins: 'Chicago Way' is wrong way for Illinois
Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (Geneva) marvels at how career politicians in Springfield have yet to learn their lesson.
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From Chambana Sun
'Every alarm going off with our pensions,' Caulkins says, but Springfield leaders not paying attention
Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (Decatur) struggles to understand why lawmakers in Springfield are ignoring an issue everyone in Illinois knows is out of control.