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Recent News About Illinois State Senate
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McConchie on Pritzker: 'Rarely do politicians get the chance to break a campaign promise twice'
Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) wonders if residents will ever come first in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s world.
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DeWitte: 'It is our job to protect the public from arbitrary agency enforcement of guidance and policy'
Republican state Sen. Don DeWitte is calling on the state’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) to take a stand against Gov. J.B.
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DeWitte says energy bill 'includes the largest utility rate increase in Illinois history'
State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) charges Gov. J.B. Pritzker has crippled the state’s energy industry.
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Syverson: Lemonade stand law is 'a sweet victory for young entrepreneurs'
On July 9, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law that will protect child-run lemonade stands across the state from government oversight.
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Villa introduces bill to 'give nursing home residents the opportunity to enjoy the highest quality of life'
Sen. Karina Villa (D-West Chicago) introduced a bill to help nursing home residents enjoy a higher quality of life at assisted living facilities, having collaborated with the Senior Advisory Committee to discern what issues most heavily impact elderly Illinoisans.
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DeWitte says bill preventing social isolation in nursing homes is ‘bipartisanship at its best’
An Illinois Republican state senator and the chief co-sponsor of a bill that would help prevent nursing home residents’ social isolation has thanked a Democratic senator “for bringing this bill forward” as it passed in the Senate.
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McConchie honors Gold Star mom on Memorial Day
Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) honored Gold Star Mom Vonda Rodgers on Memorial Day. She briefly shared with McConchie how she lost her son on the “best night” of his life.
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McConchie gives wrap-up of 2021 session: 'There were definitely some accomplishments for our caucus'
Veteran state Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) looks at the new $42.3 billion budget enacted by Democratic lawmakers and knows the battle for what he sees as fairness in Springfield is far from over.
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Castro ‘working to end the disparities’ with maternal health in Illinois
Sen. Cristina Castro (D-Elgin) is among many Illinois representatives advocating for better maternal health in the state after a new report showed black women are dying at disparately higher rates compared to white women.
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DeWitte on Adminsitrative Professionals Day: 'I appreciate you every single day'
State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) joined the rest of the Senate GOP and thanked his support staff last week in honor of Administrative Professionals Day.
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DeWitte questions CMS budget request of over $7 million
Sen. Don DeWitte asked Central Management Services (CMS) during the Senate Appropriations Personnel and Procurement Committee hearing if they are expecting more payable backlogs for FY2022 apart from its over $1 billion current backlog.
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Syverson says Republicans' Illinois' redistricting legislation will help 'restore public trust'
Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) is sponsoring legislation that will create an independent commission to draw legislative district maps for Illinois that removes lawmakers from the process.
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Villa: COVID funding 'will help our students and schools move forward'
The schools in Illinois’ 25th Senate district were granted $173,730,885 toward COVID-19 relief.
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DeWitte: 'Taxpayers in Kane County are in fact entitled' to Consumer Deposit Account Act
Illinois state Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) is applauding the passage of Senate Bill 2415 that would require financial institutions to offer a basic checking account to senior citizens.
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DeWitte seeks clarification on licensing that 'could be absorbing $55 million of this legislation'
State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) wants to know where the funding will come from for a newly passed bill that creates the Community Health Worker Certification and Reimbursement Act.
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From Kendall County Times
Underfunded IDES assets is 'one more example of Illinois' financial mess,' Oberweis says
State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) fumes that signs of Springfield’s incompetence are everywhere you look.
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From Kendall County Times
Oberweis: 'We can protect our citizens while also moving toward putting America back to work'
State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) is pushing Gov. J.B. Pritzker to lead the charge in quickly returning the state to normalcy from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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From Kendall County Times
Oberweis says recovering from COVID-19 'will be long and difficult,' leaders needed with economic understanding
State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) views his vast business experience as just what’s needed in Springfield as the state seeks to battle back from the crippling affects the coronavirus crisis.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Oberweis says COVID-19 has made it hard to campaign, but 'we are still working'
State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) has a singular focus in his run for the U.S. Congress.
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From Kendall County Times
Oberweis says 14th District voters 'know me and know my record'
State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) feels his record speaks for itself for voters set to cast ballots today in his run in the 14th Congressional District.