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Davidsmeyer slams budget: 'If the process doesn’t change, it’s the same thing'
State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) said he feels there’s now no denying what he’s been advocating for years when it comes to a need for transparency in creating the state budget.
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Meier on energy legislation: 'We need jobs, we need affordable electricity'
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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Davidsmeyer: 'They screwed up the budget'
Assistant Republican Leader C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) raised a red flag on the budget bill and argued about the Democrats’ lack of transparency.
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Bourne on ethics bill: 'We’ve got to do a heck of a lot better than this'
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'
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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Meier: 'This bill will cost us jobs and businesses'
Senate Bill 2182, a data center investment bill, will cause Illinoisans to look for jobs in Missouri, state Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) said.
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Davidsmeyer on redistricting: 'We stand for an independent commission, not politicians picking their voters'
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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Meier: 'We still have families not able to be with their loved ones in nursing homes as their loved ones are dying'
Long-term care facility residents should be able to exercise their right to in-person visitations according to House Resolution 298 filed by state Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Okawville).
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Meier: Legislation's sole purpose is 'to pack the court in St. Clair County'
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: Sex education legislation won't 'protect them from predators and sexual abuse'
Republican state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) has serious reasons for not supporting Senate Bill 818.
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Bourne: 'A flawed process produces a flawed product'
Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) urged the governor to veto the Democratic-drawn legislative maps and instead rely on an independent commission to draw maps.
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The Democrats' redistricting process is 'laughable,' McClure says
State Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) joined other Republican lawmakers at a May 25 news conference following the release of the legislative maps drawn by the Democrats.
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Bourne to Pritzker: 'Tell us what you're thinking'
State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) called on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to speak up on the maps drawn by his party.
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Elik says child abuse bill has personal connection
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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Bourne reacts to legislative maps drawn by Democrats: 'We still don’t know what data they used'
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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Bourne on Democrats: 'They are going behind a closed, locked door to pick their voters'
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'
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'
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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Swanson: 'Our priorities are screwed up'
After a week that saw several Republican lawmakers criticizing the lackluster legislative agenda in Springfield, state Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) reiterated the urgency to discuss the investigation of the LaSalle Veterans' Home COVID-19 outbreak.
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Bourne: 'We cannot afford another decade of politicians picking their voters'
State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) expressed frustration that lawmakers spent a week doing nothing in Springfield. Her comments came after the House adjourned just 10 minutes into a session.