Illinois State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles)
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Recent News About Illinois State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles)
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Ugaste: ‘Address the glaring issues that are facing families and job creators’
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) joined several other GOP General Assembly members in seeking reforms to the way Illinois operates.
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Ugaste on stay of SAFE-T Act: 'There is a way to accomplish the goals of the advocates of pretrial reform without eliminating cash bail'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste said the pretrial release portion of the SAFE-T Act has been found in violation of the Illinois Constitution.
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Ugaste: 'If Democrats are serious about earning the trust of Illinois residents, they will join us in the fight for real ethics reform today'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) renewed his call for ethics reform after former House Speaker Mike Madigan declined to show up for his arraignment hearing and pled not guilty in his case related to AT&T.
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Ugaste: SAFE-T Act 'puts every community across the state at risk'
Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles) recently took to Facebook to urge the repeal of the criminal justice reform SAFE-T Act.
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Ugaste: Amendment 1 will 'create an uneven playing field'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) is opposed to Amendment 1 for several reasons, including his opinion that it would make union bosses too powerful in Illinois.
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Ugaste: 'We have to provide long term tax relief for our residents so they can grow and thrive here at home'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) called for tax relief as Illinoisans face inflation while also dealing with high taxes.
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Ugaste: 'The SAFE-T Act needs to be repealed today'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) called for the repeal of the SAFE-T Act in the interest of public safety.
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Ugaste: 'These indictments continue to be a disgrace to our General Assembly'
Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) said bribery charges against Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) is a continuation of the pattern of corruption in the Democratic party.
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Ugaste: 'Elimination of cash bail will put dangerous criminals back on our streets'
Rep. Dan Ugaste is not in support of the legislation that eliminates cash bail.
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Ugaste: 'More than half of the federal relief funds meant to assist out-of-work Illinoisans was lost to fraud'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) recently criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker for the failures of the Illinois Department of Employment Security during the pandemic.
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Ugaste on inflation: 'These are tough times for everyone'
Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles) recently said that inflation has led to tough times for everyone in the country.
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Ugaste condemns mob violence: 'These senseless acts of violence have Illinoisans living in fear'
Representative Dan Ugaste said law enforcement in Illinois is not receiving the support it needs, which is leading to senseless acts of violence.
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Ugaste: 'Not only are we losing people but now our biggest companies as well'
Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles) says Illinois can't continue losing more businesses like this.
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Ugaste: 'Who will pick up the tab when these one-time funds run out?'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Plato Township) asserted that Illinois Democrats should not have relied on one-time COVID relief funds for operational expenses.
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Ugaste: 'The safety of our residents should be a top priority for lawmakers every day'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) is calling out Illinois Democrats for scrambling to pass anti-crime legislation after passing the SAFE-T Act last year.
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Ugaste on Illinois' third-most corrupt U.S. state ranking: 'We have the power to end the culture of corruption in Illinois'
A new report ranks Illinois as the third-most corrupt state in the country, and state Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) is calling for ethics reform to end the state's culture of corruption.
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Ugaste: 'It's nice that we are finally talking about tax reduction on the floor'
Even as he applauded the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 157, Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) wants to see more being done in Springfield to take pressure off taxpayers.
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Ugaste on Madigan’s indictment: 'If true, he has shown us the most corrupt way to run a state government'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles) told the Kane County Reporter that the federal indictment of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan reveals unheard-of levels of corruption.
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Ugaste: 'Something needs to be done to address violent crime in Illinois'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles) claims evidence offers irrefutable proof of how much the state continues to be hurt by the passage of the SAFE-T Act.
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Ugaste: 'Gov. Pritzker’s child welfare agency is failing to keep kids safe'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles) has stern words for Gov. J.B. Pritzker concerning the problems at the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).