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Recent News About Illinois General Assembly
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From Prairie State Wire
Bipartisan group of lawmakers, fair-mapping advocates speak out against gerrymandering
A bipartisan group of legislators and policy watchdogs met Thursday to discuss their commitment to bringing fair district mapping to state and local politics throughout Illinois.
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From Prairie State Wire
Former Illinois LIG says ethics commission 'squashed' her findings of 'wrongdoing'
Former Illinois Legislative Inspector General Julie Porter is speaking out about the Legislative Ethics Commission’s effort to squash her reports on “wrongdoing.”
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From Prairie State Wire
Republican leaders would have liked more from Pritzker's speech, but will run with 'spirit of collaboration'
While House and Senate Republicans were critical of many aspects of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's State of the State address on Wednesday, most remain hopeful that he was sincere about bringing about a spirit of bipartisan collaboration.
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Roll Call: Reitz votes against legalizing recreational marijuana
Roll Call: Reitz votes against legalizing recreational marijuana
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Roll Call: Rita did not vote on legalizing recreational marijuana
State Rep. Robert Rita (D-28) on May 31 did not vote on legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois.
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Roll Call: Burke votes for legalizing recreational marijuana
State Rep. Kelly M. Burke (D-36) on May 31 voted for legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois.
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Roll Call: Reitz votes in favor of constitutional amendment on progressive tax
State Rep. Nathan Reitz (D-116) on May 27 voted in favor of allowing voters to decide if Illinois should adopt a graduated income tax.
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Roll Call: Burke votes [in favor of constitutional amendment on progressive tax
State Rep. Kelly M. Burke (D-36) on May 27 voted in favor of allowing voters to decide if Illinois should adopt a graduated income tax.
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Roll Call: Rita votes in favor of constitutional amendment on progressive tax
State Rep. Robert Rita (D-28) on May 27 voted in favor of allowing voters to decide if Illinois should adopt a graduated income tax.
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From NW Illinois News
Rep. Chesney: new taxes won't solve Illinois' key problems
Illinois State Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) has expressed concerns about the state’s new increased taxes.
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Roll Call: Reitz votes for unbalanced state budget
Illinois state Rep. Nathan Reitz (D-116) on May 31 voted for a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.
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Roll Call: Burke votes for unbalanced state budget
Illinois state Rep. Kelly M. Burke (D-36) on May 31 voted for a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.
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Roll Call: Rita votes for unbalanced state budget
Illinois state Rep. Robert Rita (D-28) on May 31 voted for a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.
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Roll Call: Reitz votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Nathan Reitz (D-116) 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: Burke votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Kelly M. Burke (D-36) 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: Rita votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Robert Rita (D-28) 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: Reitz votes against abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Nathan Reitz (D-116) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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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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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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Bryant congratulates Pinckneyville High School on bass fishing state championship
Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) joined in on a Democrat backed resolution.