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DeWitte on budget proposals: 'Our changes save taxpayers in Illinois more money'
Sen. Don DeWitte (R-West Dundee) joined Republican colleagues at a press conference April 7 to discuss proposals to create tax breaks.
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McConchie pushes tax-break proposals: 'Families are hurting'
Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) spoke at a press conference April 7 to push measures Republicans have introduced to bring permanent tax cuts amid rising inflation.
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DeWitte: 'Pritzker and the Democrats are turning their backs on the business community'
Legislation to use federal COVID funds to only partially pay down the state's unemployment insurance trust fund debt has brought criticism from Sen. Don DeWitte (R-West Dundee).
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DeWitte: Pritzker's 'spin-doctoring is just another attempt to save face'
Republican state Sen. Don DeWitte is hoping the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision not to hear Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s appeal to a suit challenging his mask mandate in school’s will prove to be a learning experience for the administration.
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McConchie says GOP anti-crime proposals are 'derived from the law enforcement community itself'
In the wake of a rising crime rate in the state, Illinois Senate Republicans recently held a press conference to announced a number of proposals to strengthen penalties for certain crimes and provide support measures for law enforcement Republicans claim were taken away as the SAFE-T Act was passed.
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DeWitte urges 'swift action to provide real substantive relief for motorists across the state'
During a news conference in Illinois Capitol Building in Springfield on March 10, Sen. Don DeWitte (R-West Dundee) joined Republican colleagues in introducing Senate Bill 4195, a proposal that Republicans say has the potential to save consumers as much as $1 billion.
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Syverson reacts to Pritzker's budget proposal, 'That's just not going to work'
Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) recently made a statement on Gov. JB Pritzker's State of the State Address where he proposed a new budget.
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DeWitte wants to know if tiered pension benefits are balancing out
Whether teachers are seeing any benefits from their retirement savings was the question on the mind of Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) who brought up the question at the Senate Appropriations Personnel and Procurement Committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
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McConchie on Pritzker budget: 'Fixing our state means making it so people want to move into the state'
Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) was pleased Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State and Budget Address touched on the need to give taxpayers some relief, but said Pritzker's proposals are on "a short-term basis."
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DeWitte applauds temporary restraining order to prohibit schools from mandating masks
A temporary restraining order (TRO) was granted by an Illinois judge Friday. effectively prohibiting school districts across the state from mandating masks in classrooms.
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DeWitte opposes proposed amendment to Police Officers’ Pension Investment Fund article
As lawmakers in Springfield consider Senate Bill 3211, which would amend the Police Officers’ Pension Investment Fund Article of the Illinois Pension Code, one Republican is standing against the plan.
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DeWitte: 'It is not OK for legislators to think they can simply police themselves'
State Sen. Don Dewitte (R- West Dundee) is touting Senate Bill 3636 as a series of “no-nonsense proposals” that need to be enacted in the battle to clean up Springfield corruption.
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Syverson: 'We cannot afford not to get criminal justice reform right'
State Sen. Dave Syverson is leaving no doubt about where he stands on the criminal justice reform legislation passed last year.
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DeWitte: 'These constitutional amendments would finally put the citizens back in the driver’s seat'
State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-West Dundee) is promoting the Voter Empowerment Project as legislation that puts power back in the hands of state voters.
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Syverson seeking bottom line on proposed change to public aid code
Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) is checking the fine print on a bill that seeks to change the medical assistance article in the public aid code to require the community spouse resource allowance to be established and maintained at the maximum amount permitted under a specified provision of the Social Security Act.
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Syverson, Rowe seek death penalty for cop killers
State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) wants to bring back the death penalty.
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McConchie meets with Youth Advisory Council; 'This was a sharp group of future leaders'
Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) recently held a virtual gathering of the Youth Advisory Council with high school juniors and seniors.
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McConchie: Pritzker shouldn't 'override the sincerely held beliefs and freedoms' of 12 million Illinoisans
Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) criticized Gov. Pritzker on the Senate floor after the Democratic governor signed off on a bill that allows employers to enforce COVID-19 vaccination and testing policies.
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DeWitte: 'War on victims' continues as GOP efforts to curb violent crime blocked by Democrats
Veteran state Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) has seen enough of Illinois' rising violent crime rate.
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DeWitte: 'Crime is increasing because of the severe lack of enforcement'
Republican state Sen. Don DeWitte (R-West Dundee) is calling for stricter penalties for criminals in Illinois.