State Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Ill.)
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McCarter calls out fellow Senators for breaking employment laws
Though he didn't name names, Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) made one thing clear Thursday on the Senate floor -- running an illegal campaign is not cool with him.
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McCarter welcomes Future Farmers of America students to Senate
Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) had many introductions to make in the Senate recently. McCarter introduced two groups of young emerging leaders from his district – the Future Farmers of America (FAA) from Sandoval and South Central High School in the Senate on April 11.
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Plummer easily takes GOP nomination for 54th District Senate seat
In a four-way GOP primary race for the state Senate seat in the 54th District, Jason Plummer won by a stunning 36.9 percent margin over challengers Ben Stratemeyer, Rafael Him and George Barber.
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McCarter says there are more important issues than marijuana to ask voters about
Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) said there are far more important things to ask Illinois voters than whether or not they want to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
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McCarter questions ISBE's 'unrealistic' school funding recommendation
Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) made it clear Tuesday that nothing unrealistic should be brought before him.
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Plummer says Trust Act hurts economy and job creation
“One of the core values of our society is the rule of law,” Jason Plummer told the Metro East Sun. “I don’t think there should be sanctuary cities or sanctuary states because it goes against our core values.
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Stratemeyer banking on business background in bid for 54th Senate District seat
Ben Stratemeyer of Centralia has no doubt that what he always excelled at in business will easily translate into the world of politics.
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Plummer in Senate District 54 race to fight for southern Illinois
Jason Plummer said he turned up early to file his papers with the Illinois State Board of Elections so his name will be on the ballot for the primary election in Senate District 54.
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McCarter backing Ives in run for governor
State Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) is lending his support to Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in her primary run against Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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Former lieutenant governor candidate to take run at District 54 Senate seat
Jason Plummer of Edwardsville, who made a run for lieutenant governor in 2010s, has put in a bid for the Illinois Senate District 54 seat.
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Common sense, conservative ideas stressed in race for McCarter's Senate seat
A lot of Republicans want to sit where Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) has been sitting for nearly nine years.
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30 state lawmakers, including Beiser, Clayborne, Haine, McCarter, leaving office
The Illinois General Assembly will see 30 lawmakers not return, including Rep. Dan Beiser (D-Alton) and Sens. James Clayborne (D-Belleville), Bill Haine (D-Alton) and Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon).
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McCarter working to repeal Trust Act in Illinois
Sanctuary cities put citizens at risk of violent crime, Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) contends in a recent press release.
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McCarter calls law expanding nurses' role in health care a 'big win' for Illinois
State Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) lauded Gov. Bruce Rauner for signing legislation McCarter co-sponsored that is designed to ease access to health care for elderly and rural populations.
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McCarter: Rauner is 'the best Republican Democrats have ever had'
Calling Gov. Bruce Rauner "the best Republican Democrats have ever had," fellow GOPer State Sen. Kyle McCarter believes the sanctuary state bill signed into law yesterday will negatively effect the governor's re-election hopes.
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McCarter call budget a 'stick in the eyes of taxpayers'
Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) lamented the recently passed budget, which includes a permanent tax hike and was passed with an override of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto.
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McCarter finds hypocrisy in taking control from charter school panel
Senators who voted to restrict control of the State Charter School Commission must have forgotten what made charter schools necessary in the first place, Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) argued recently.
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McCarter urges 'restraint, responsibility' in budget agreement
Two roads diverge in the General Assembly, Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon), wrote in a recent posting: the high-tax path and the road to “restraint and responsibility.”
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McCarter calls workers' comp bill a far cry from real reform
Illinois is weighed down by a mountain of workers' compensation claims, and the state is not going to lift that burden by chipping away at it with a kitchen knife, Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) said recently.
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McCarter says Senate failed state with tax hike passage
The Senate once again let down the people of Illinois as it passed a $5.4 billion tax hike measure on Tuesday, Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) said.