Illinois State Senate
Recent News About Illinois State Senate
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Plummer: Lack of transparency from Pritzker making it harder for Illinoisans to handle COVID-19 restrictions
State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) doesn’t think Gov. J.B. Pritzker is making any fans with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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From Sangamon Sun
McClure: 'General Assembly needs to have a voice in' Pritzker's coronavirus restrictions
State Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) thinks Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s uneven response to the COVID-19 pandemic has come at a steep cost.
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Plummer says he's received 'growing number' of constituent complaints over IDES system
With Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic drawing mounting criticism, state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is pushing for the General Assembly to immediately reconvene in hopes of giving the people of the state a stronger voice in the state's direction.
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Congress has 'not protected the state from this fiscal crisis,' Sen. Plummer says
State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) has grown weary of watching the state becomes its own worst enemy.
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From Sangamon Sun
Sen. McClure says bill to help teachers in private schools transfer to public ones will help shortage
A bill aimed at making it easier to recruit teachers for the state’s public school system is now under consideration in the House after unanimously breezing through the Senate.
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Senator says policy of releasing felons in country illegally into community instead of ICE is 'extremely dangerous'
Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to immediately rescind a policy change enacted by his administration that the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association insists now allows violent felons facing deportation to be released into local communities without notice.
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From Prairie State Wire
Republican lawmakers disappointed in governor's budget proposal
Illinois Republicans were disappointed after hearing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal last week
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From West Central Reporter
Pritzker's progressive income tax will drive out more from Illinois, 'especially job creators,' says Sen. McClure
Illinois state Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) wonders why taxpayers should believe anything would be different about the state's next tax increase.
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Pritzker's State of the State address had style, Sen. Plummer says, 'but no substance'
Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) still has concerns for the state's future after listening to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's State of the State address last Wednesday.
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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois GOP calls on Senate President candidates to support fair maps
Illinois Republican Party officials are calling on Sens. Kim Lightford (D-Maywood) and Don Harmon (D-Oak Park), the two finalists for the position of next state Senate President, to publicly endorse fair maps.
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Sen. Plummer calls for accountability in Governors State payroll scandal
Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) has no patience for the kind of payroll scandal that has rocked the Governors State University campus.
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Former candidate says former Sens. Clayborne and Noland's fight for back pay shows lack of principles
Former 113th District candidate Doug Jameson sees no honor in two former Illinois lawmakers going back on a standard they once set for the good of the state.
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Former senators' lawsuit for back pay 'disgusting and shameful,' former Rep. Kay says
Former Illinois state Rep. Dwight Kay (R-Edwardsville) has no trouble understanding why Illinois is experiencing such a degree of fiscal turmoil.
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Plummer says he is 'proud' of new law that allows certain first responders to use emergency lights
A bill sponsored by State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) that permits certain first responders to use red or white emergency lights has been signed into law.
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Plummer says bill to protect witnesses, victims 'one small step in the right direction'
State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) wants to make sure that victims and witnesses of crimes in his district feel protected.
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Sen. McClure speaks out against sentencing bill
A bill that would amend the Unified Code of Corrections failed in the Senate last week and was placed on postponed consideration.
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There are no guarantees in Pritzker's 'so-called fair tax,' Plummer cautions, except uncertainty
Republican state Sen. Jason Plummer (Edwardsville) dreads what could be coming given the senate’s recent passage of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan.
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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.
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State senator elect Jason Plummer looks forward to working on his campaign promises
Republican state Sen.-elect Jason Plummer wants to be known as a man of his word among his constituents in the 54th District.
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Belt wins 57th Senate District race
Democrat Christopher Belt has been declared the winner in the 57th Senate District race against Republican Tanya Hildenbrand.