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Meier on energy legislation: 'We need jobs, we need affordable electricity'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 22, 2021

State Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Highland) is warning the state can’t take the economic hit from a potential closure of nuclear plants across the state.

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Bourne on ethics bill: 'We’ve got to do a heck of a lot better than this'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 21, 2021

State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) worries that omnibus ethics reform legislation now being debated in the House doesn’t go far enough in protecting the public.

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Meier sees bill to divide circuit court as an effort 'to pack the court in St. Clair County'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 16, 2021

State Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Highland) is showing no sign of letting up in his crusade against a bill he feels is designed to pack the St. Clair circuit court system.

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Davidsmeyer on redistricting: 'We stand for an independent commission, not politicians picking their voters'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 14, 2021

State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) says the more things change the more they always seem to stay the same in Springfield, offering up the growing debate over map redistricting as a perfect example.

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Bryant opposes bill to grant greater authority to an Illinois Prison Review Board that 'has not come under scrutiny' of Senate

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 8, 2021

Republican state Sen. Terri Bryant is standing firm in her opposition to a bill that would grant the Illinois Prisoner Review Board the authority to consider early release for prisoners who have petitioned on the grounds of terminal illness or a medical condition.

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Bailey: 'Don’t forget the men and women that gave it all, and their families'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 3, 2021

Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) spent part of his Memorial Day saluting soldiers “that gave it their all” and their families.

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Meier: Legislation's sole purpose is 'to pack the court in St. Clair County'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 3, 2021

State Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) is lashing out against Senate Bill 2406, legislation that would redraw the circuit court maps.

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Plummer: 'Democrats have no real interest in providing the transparency that Illinoisans deserve'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 1, 2021

Republican state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Vandalia) seethes over just how little has changed with Mike Madigan finally out of the picture in Springfield, especially when it comes to the current map redistricting process.

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Plummer: Sex education legislation won't 'protect them from predators and sexual abuse'

By Glenn Minnis | May 31, 2021

Republican state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) has serious reasons for not supporting Senate Bill 818.

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Senators accuse Pritzker of 'intentional manipulation of the process'

By Glenn Minnis | May 28, 2021

A trio of Republican lawmakers are accusing Gov. J.B. Pritzker of manipulating the system when he made his last four appointments to the Prisoner Review Board.

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Elik says child abuse bill has personal connection

By Glenn Minnis | May 27, 2021

Newly-elected state Rep. Amy Elik (R-Alton) admits her strong support for the Grooming of a Child bill now being debated in the House stems from personal heartache.

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Plummer: 'Democrats are more concerned about keeping power than giving a voice to the people'

By Glenn Minnis | May 27, 2021

Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is calling out Democrats over what he sees as deception in the battle to bring fairly drawn legislative district maps to Springfield.

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Bourne reacts to legislative maps drawn by Democrats: 'We still don’t know what data they used'

By Glenn Minnis | May 26, 2021

State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Litchfield) is proving to be more than willing to take on the role of the voice of the people in the fight for fair maps.

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Bryant approves bill to ease payment to schools

By Glenn Minnis | May 22, 2021

For state Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), leading the charge in Senate Bill 1305 becoming law was a no brainer.

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Bourne on Democrats: 'They are going behind a closed, locked door to pick their voters'

By Glenn Minnis | May 21, 2021

Republican state Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) is leading the charge in the GOP’s demand for transparency in the map redistricting process.

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Davidsmeyer: FOID delays 'an impediment to exercising our Second Amendment rights'

By Glenn Minnis | May 21, 2021

Illinois state Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) has had enough of the long delay to get a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card.

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Bourne: 'Hold the governor accountable to his promise to veto any unfair map'

By Glenn Minnis | May 21, 2021

State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) has every intention of holding Gov. J.B. Pritzker to his word when it comes to his pledges on map redistricting.

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Elik: 'The goal for the minority party is to always advocate for the peole of Illinois'

By Glenn Minnis | May 5, 2021

State Rep. Amy Elik (R-Alton) is on a mission to see Republicans turn Springfield into the place she argues it was always meant to be.

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Elik: 'I think that changing the balance of power will benefit all the citizens of Illinois'

By Glenn Minnis | May 4, 2021

Newly-elected GOP state Rep. Amy Elik (R-Alton) is hoping the stance taken by Republicans in the early days of the new session come to set the tone for a new Springfield.

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Plummer blames Pritzker for state's slow vaccine rollout

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 15, 2021

State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Vandalia) is pointing an accusatory finger at Gov. J.B. Pritzker for what he sees as the state’s faulty vaccine rollout.