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Running in 111th District, Elik wants opportunity to help guide Illinois 'in a fiscally responsible direction'
Illinois House candidate Amy Elik (R-Alton) cannot see how lawmakers in Springfield can even think of asking taxpayers for more of their hard-earned money in 2020.
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Rep. Cabello's body-camera bill taps into taxpayers' 'anger, disgust' over corruption, Elik says
Illinois House candidate Amy Elik (R-Alton) fully appreciates state Rep. John Cabello’s (R-Machesney Park) drastic approach of requiring all state lawmakers to wear body cameras as a way of fighting corruption in Springfield.
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Elik wants answers from her opponent about Madigan's fitness for office
Illinois House candidate Amy Elik (R-Alton) wonders what it will take for incumbent state Rep. Monica Bristow (D-Alton) to put the interests of people in the 111th District ahead of those of embattled House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).
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House candidate Elik wants to know: Does Rep. Bristow support embattled Speaker Madigan?
Illinois House candidate Amy Elik (R-Alton) considers her opponent's silence at this critical juncture in Springfield quite revealing.
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GOP candidate Elik vows to 'push for fiscally responsible solutions' if elected to House
Foster Township trustee and GOP candidate for state representative in the 111th District Amy Elik (R-Alton) sees her background as aligning almost perfectly with what she believes Illinois needs most right now.
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Elik launches campaign for 111th House District seat
Foster Township trustee Amy Elik has announced plans to challenge incumbent state Rep. Monica Bristow (D-Alton) in the 111th House District in November 2020, touting her diverse skill set in finance.
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From West Central Reporter
Rep. Hammond renews call for fair maps, supports petition to end gerrymandering
A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.
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Davidsmeyer says new tax structure would raise taxes, cause residents to leave
House Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) said the graduated income tax will cause Illinois to lose even more residents than it already has.
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Bourne says graduated income tax will raise taxes on majority of Illinoisans
House Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Pawnee) said changing the constitution for the graduated income tax proposal will bring more taxes to Illinoisans.
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How Springfield is driving our businesses away
The bill in favor of increasing the state minimum wage that state Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) and 18 other Illinois House Representatives voted for will have a tremendous impact on the state's manufacturing industry, according to one small business owner.
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Pritzker's property tax scandal 'leaves the whole state with a black eye,' says Sen. Plummer
Illinois State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) says Illinois’ reputation will continue to suffer as long as we have news like Gov. J.B. Pritzker being under federal investigation for an alleged tax scheme.
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Local governments and taxpayers may pay the price for Pritzker's alleged fraud, says Rep. Meier
Illinois State Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) sees the list of potential victims in the property tax scandal now dogging Gov. J.B. Pritzker as being endless.
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Rep. Meier strongly opposes 'Pritzker's unfair tax'
Illinois State Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) has long been a voice of opposition against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s so-called "fair tax" proposal, even referring to it publicly as an "unfair tax."
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Wirepoints: 'There's a way' teachers can earn more 'without hitting taxpayers again and again'
Wirepoints' Ted Dabrowski sees House Bill 2018 as just another assault on property owners across Illinois.
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Rep. Bourne voices opposition against two bills requiring mandates for overworked educators
House Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Litchfield) expressed her opposition of two bills that would require additional mandates for teachers.
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House Bill 0871 supports grants for full-time college students living in poverty
A bill that would amend the Higher Education Student Assistance Act to the benefit of destitute students enrolled at public universities has been assigned to the Illinois House of Higher Education Committee.
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Despite not commenting on new bills, Stuart's record on abortion speaks for itself
Metro-East state Rep. Katie Stuart has not returned calls for comment on the legislation to legalize third-trimester abortions and repeal parental notification laws.
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State Rep. Greenwood backs two bills supporting senior interests
Democratic state Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-East St. Louis) has introduced a bill designed to help struggling seniors keep a roof over their heads.
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From Prairie State Wire
Bill changing sunset on privatization of water systems passes House
A bill that changes the sunset date on previous legislation that involves the privatization of public water systems has passed in the Illinois House of Representatives.
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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.