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Babcock says Illinois government 'becomes a dictatorship' under House Speaker Madigan
Former Republican House candidate Mike Babcock is angered at the thought of what Springfield has become.
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Babcock: Disbanding police departments is not going to work for anybody
Former Republican House candidate Mike Babcock doesn’t see the point in the redundancy.
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Former GOP state House candidate Babcock believes 'Defund the Police' movement may be cynical ploy
Former Republican House candidate Mike Babcock worries the growing "Defund the Police" movement is just a ploy by Democrats in an attempt to score points with voters.
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Former state House candidate Babcock says $42 billion state budget shows Democrats 'don't understand their math'
A bewildered former Illinois House candidate Mike Babcock wonders how much more lawmakers in Springfield think Illinois residents can shoulder.
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Republican Babcock says $43 billion budget reflects long history of Democrats' one-party rule in Springfield
Former Republican state House candidate Mike Babcock shudders to think what passage of the state’s new $42 billion budget could really mean.
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Former GOP candidate Babcock calls on lawmakers to negate governor's illegal COVID-19 mandates
Former state House candidate Mike Babcock is demanding Illinois lawmakers show up in more than just name when they return to Springfield this month to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Former candidate Babcock pushes to get small businesses up and running safely
Former Illinois House candidate Mike Babcock (R-Bethalto) fears what could come of the state's small business industry if Gov. J.B. Pritzker persists in what Babcock sees as the governor's shortsighted plan for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Babcock calls for current crop of lawmakers to change their ways or be run out Springfield
Former House candidate Mike Babcock (R-Bethalto) fears lawmakers in Springfield have lost their way when it comes to the state’s runaway taxes.
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State's dysfunction driving mass exodus and leaving those left behind to pay the price, Babcock claims
Mike Babcock (R-Bethalto) wonders how much more functional Springfield would be if lawmakers simply put the will of the masses before everything else.
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Mike Babcock loses state House race by less than 400 votes
The third time was not the charm for Wood River Township supervisor Mike Babcock, who fell less than 399 votes short of unseating incumbent Rep. Monica Bristow (D-Godfrey) in the 111th District.
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Mike Babcock: 'People are absolutely fed up with Madigan'
Mike Babcock is keeping his closing message to voters of the 111th District as simple and straight to the point as he can.
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Mike Babcock: Government needs a balanced budget to run efficiently
Mike Babcock wants to see lawmakers in Springfield run the House the same way voters have to run their own homes.
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Mike Babcock earns thumbs up from several pro-life groups
The Illinois Family Action PAC, the Illinois Federation for Right to Life PAC and Illinois Right to Life Action give Republican House candidate Mike Babcock high ratings.
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Babcock blasts opponent, lawmakers for state's failing grades, business climate
Republican candidate Mike Babcock blames House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) for Illinois being labeled as the “least accommodating state in the country” for small business owners.
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Babcock signs pledge to enact term limits and oust Madigan from power
Republican state House candidate Micheal Babcock believes term limits are a necessity for the Illinois government to get back on track.
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Babcock claims Hoffman's $45,500 donation to Bristow's campaign is the 'ultimate political inside game'
Illinois State Board of Elections records show that Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Belleville), the former right-hand man to ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, recently donated $45,500 to the re-election campaign of state Rep. Monica Bristow (D-Godfrey) -- a donation that doesn't sit too well with her Republican opponent Michael Babcock.
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Babcock busy on campaign trail with Rauner and Bost
Between being present while Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes a bill and stumping with Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro), House candidate Mike Babcock has been busy.
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Babcock says he wants to lower taxes and cut spending, unlike his opponent
Mike Babcock wants voters to know he couldn’t be more different than Rep. Monica Bristow (D-Godfrey).
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Proposed statewide 1 percent property tax wouldn't be enough for Madigan, Babcock says
A proposed statewide 1 percent property tax will only add to the burden of already over-burdened Illinois taxpayers and won't sate the appetite of the state's powerful House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), the Republican House candidate from Wood River said during a recent interview.
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Babcock honors Women of Achievement
Mike Babcock was recently on hand for the Women of Achievement banquet to support longtime friend and honoree Tammy Iskarous.