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Recent News About Illinois General Assembly
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Roll Call: Hernandez votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Barbara Hernandez (D-83) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Kifowit votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Keicher votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-70) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Ugaste votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-65) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Skillicorn votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-66) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: McSweeney votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. David McSweeney (R-52) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Villa votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Karina Villa (D-49) on May 31 for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Wheeler votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Keith R. Wheeler (R-50) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Moeller votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Anna Moeller (D-43) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Hernandez votes for abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Barbara Hernandez (D-83) on May 28 voted for a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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Roll Call: Kifowit votes for abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84) on May 28 voted for a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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Alleged conspiracy to shut down Illinois newspapers behind Sen. Harmon's opposition to Senate bill
Illinois state Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) doesn't want to discuss his "one-liner" about a conspiracy he alleges would shut down most of Illinois' newspapers or his continued opposition to legislation that could save the cash-strapped state millions.
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From McHenry Times
Rep. Skillicorn opposes Illinois 'rain' tax
SPRINGFIELD -- Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn argues that House Bill 825 essentially amounts to lawmakers in Springfield slapping a tax on rain.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Support builds for bill to change mental-health instruction in Illinois schools
A Democratic bill that would mandate changes to the way mental health is taught in Illinois has attracted nine co-sponsors and is poised for a third reading in the General Assembly.
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Ugaste: Voters have ultimate power if they want clean government
Dan Ugaste says he is convinced voters will have to be the change in the fight to clean up Springfield.
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Wheeler wanted House to deliberate more before approving minimum wage bill
Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) stressed what he said was the importance of getting the minimum wage bill right during a House Labor and Commerce Committee meeting Wednesday.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ideas Illinois chair: Legislators should release their own tax returns
Greg Baise is desperately trying to make sense of all the tax madness.
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Ugaste rejects state pension for work in House
Now that he is actually a lawmaker in Springfield, newly minted state Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) wants to practice what he preached on the campaign trail.
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From McHenry Times
Skillicorn opposes tax raises for department heads
Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) opposes the new bill providing 15 percent raises for certain state department heads.
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Former Rep. Andersson, a Republican, had close ties to Speaker Madigan
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) says he can see why some are so shocked at how close his predecessor, Steve Andersson—also a Republican from Geneva—and longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) seemed to have become.