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Recent News About Illinois General Assembly
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$53.1 billion state budget: Millions in pork for Metro-East groups and governments
State lawmakers passed a record spending $53.1 billion FY 2025 budget early Wednesday morning.
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Op-ed: Korte: IL legislators are creating a sexless society
IL legislators are hard at work creating a sexless society. Using sex-neutral terminology, they are creating and changing legislation to remove any distinction between males and females.
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Elik: 'One of our nation's newest national parks is right here in Illinois. The New Philadelphia National Historic Site commemorates the first town known to be officially registered by an African American'
In a Feb. 3 Facebook post, Rep. Amy Elik shared information on a national park in the state.
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Rep. Elik: 'Increasing revenues have not solved the systemic and structural fiscal issues in the state of Illinois'
On January 27 Rep. Amy Elik was named the Deputy Budgeteer and Rep. Norine Hammond was named the Chief Budgeteer of the Illinois House Republican budget team.
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Korte: ’This legislation also targets normal citizens’
GOP activist and former candidate Jennifer Korte is sounding the alarm on the Truth In Politics Act recently filed by Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback (D-Skokie).
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Meier: 'I had a wonderful morning at the 2022 Nutrient Stewardship Field Day'
Rep. Charlie Meier recently posted about his day at the 2022 Nutrient Stewardship Field Day.
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Bryant on winegrowers: 'One of our most important industries got dinged in a really large way'
State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) promised to help wineries recover from their current financial grapple.
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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
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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James Durkin earns $96,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
James Durkin was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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William Brady earns $96,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
William Brady was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Rep. Bristow opts into lawmakers' state pension program despite funding woes
State Rep. Monica Bristow (D-Alton) has opted into Illinois lawmakers’ pension program, the General Assembly Retirement System, or GARS, according to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Metro East Sun.
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Avery Bourne earns $86,900 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Avery Bourne was ranked in the 82nd percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Dave Syverson earns $89,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Dave Syverson was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Thomas Rose earns $89,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Thomas Rose was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Dale Righter earns $89,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Dale Righter was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Daniel Brady earns $88,700 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Daniel Brady was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Timothy Butler earns $87,000 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Timothy Butler was ranked in the 82nd percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Christopher Davidsmeyer earns $86,900 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Christopher Davidsmeyer was ranked in the 82nd percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Susan Rezin earns $89,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Susan Rezin was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Neil Anderson earns $89,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Neil Anderson was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.