State Sen. Donald P. Dewitte (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Sen. Donald P. Dewitte (R-Ill.)
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DeWitte: 'I was happy to spend the day with the Illinois Public Pension Advisory Committee members'
Sen. Don DeWitte (R-West Dundee) recently visited with the Illinois Public Pension Advisory Committee members and received a surprise.
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State Senator DeWitte: 'I believe it was the Governor’s forced lockdowns and school closures that led to the poor results in our schools'
State Senator Don DeWitte (R - St. Charles) blamed pandemic-related lockdowns set by Governor J.B. Pritzker for Illinois students' poor educational standing
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DeWitte: The number of suits against the SAFE-T Act 'is growing daily'
State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) said more state's attorneys are filing lawsuits against the SAFE-T Act.
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DeWitte: Tax rebate program is 'attempt by the Pritzker Administration to ingratiate Democrats with voters'
As Illinois families receive income and property tax rebates, Sen. Don DeWitte (R-West Dundee) is suspicious of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s motivation.
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Illinois' SAFE-T Act efforts scrutinized by Republicans: Pritzker says 'a wealthy drug dealer ... can show up with a suitcase full of money, get out of jail'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed policies that ended Illinois Judges’ ability to set cash bails before a defendant’s first court appearance, a victory for criminal reform and negatively grabbed Republican attention.
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Illinois' DeWitte supports new FOID rule to 'prevent dangerous individuals from legally purchasing and possessing firearms'
State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) noted that during a JCAR meeting, Republican lawmakers questioned the Illinois State Police (ISP) over their assertion that they had no authority to deny a FOID card to the alleged Highland Park shooter.
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DeWitte: 'Counties across the state are preparing for implementation of no cash bail'
State Senator Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) said he met with local law enforcement officials, who voiced their concerns about provisions of the SAFE-T Act that will take effect Jan. 1.
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State Senator DeWitte: "The Governor must be held accountable for his inaction"
Lawmakers are attacking the Pritzker administration due to its failure to adhere to agreed-upon medical standards.
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DeWitte: 'The governor intends to rule his entire term via executive orders and disaster declarations'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an emergency declaration on Aug. 1 as monkeypox cases increase in Illinois.
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DeWitte: 'Now our local Democrats need to raise our taxes in order to fund this folly'
Officials in Kane County are considering raising property taxes and implementing a county sales tax in response to the expected increased costs associated with the policies under the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act.
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DeWitte calls on lawmakers to consider meaningful tax relief: 'Enough is enough'
As the national inflation rate once again reached a more than 40-year high, Illinois State Sen. Donald DeWitte (R-St. Charles) continued to criticize his Democratic colleagues for failing to consider laws that would bring meaningful tax relief to Illinois families.
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DeWitte on Caterpillar's relocation: 'For Illinois, the announcement is devastating news'
Sen. Don DeWitte says Caterpillar's decision can lead to the loss of 230 direct jobs.
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DeWitte: 'The Auditor General's report on IDES is out and it is scathing'
Sen. Don DeWitte (R-West Dundee) calls the audit report by the auditor general’s office on pandemic unemployment fraud "scathing."
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Sen. DeWitte on repeal of Parental Notification of Abortion: 'I voted against the legislation'
Sen. Don DeWitte says he had voted against the Parental Notification of Abortion Act.
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DeWitte on gas tax 'relief': 'This mandate is nothing more than an election-year gimmick by the governor'
State Senator Don DeWitte (R- St, Charles) said in a newsletter that Governor J.B. Pritzker is trying to deceive Illinoisans into thinking he has provided tax relief through mandated gas pump stickers, when the relief is really a postponement.
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DeWitte: 'General Assembly must hold legislative hearings to demand answers from the Pritzker Administration'
Illinois' auditor general recently released a new report related to the 2020 COVID outbreak at LaSalle Veterans' Home
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DeWitte: 'While Illinois’ grade remains a C-, the needle is moving up following new investments'
Illinois got a C-minus on an infrastructure report card by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Illinois Senator DeWitte: 'Who do the Dems think is going to pay for this?'
Illinois State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) is criticizing the methods that state Democrats used to get new legislation passed that would expand Medicaid coverage for undocumented noncitizens.
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DeWitte on gas sales tax: 'This is as non-partisan as it gets'
Senate Republicans want to put a cap on sales tax at the pump to provide real relief to Illinoisans.
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DeWitte co-sponsors bill to boost ethics laws, 'further empower' an LIG office that remains empty
State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) is co-sponsoring legislation to strengthen ethics laws for Illinois legislators.