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Recent News About Illinois State Senate
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Tracy: 'How can we justify doing away with parental notification of abortions?'
State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Macomb) thinks there’s a good reason why Democrats passed the repeal of the Parental Notification of Abortion Act the way they did.
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Bailey: 'It’s time to eliminate unnecessary FOID cards'
State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) is leaving no doubt about his Second Amendment commitment.
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Turner: 'By repealing this act we're going to make it easier for sexual predators'
State Sen. Sally Turner (R-Beason) is warning lawmakers pushing for the repeal of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (PNA) such action only stands to leave the group they insist its designed to help more vulnerable.
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Tracy on repeal of abortion notification act: 'Parents need to be involved'
State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) doesn’t hold back in voicing her assessment of a push by Democrats in Springfield to repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (PNA) of 1995.
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Tracy: Pritzker 'unilaterally controlling the state’s response to COVID-19'
State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) said Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues to make a bad situation worse with his handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Stoller: Pritzker 'has now broken his promise to the people of Illinois twice'
State Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) holds up Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent signing of legislative maps as his latest betrayal of Illinois voters.
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Tracy: 'Tell Gov. Pritzker to keep his promise!'
Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) argues Democrats in Springfield have lost their way.
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Tracy: 'I know the toll public corruption has taken on Illinois’ resources and residents'
State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) is one of several GOP lawmakers demanding that Gov. J.B. Pritzker veto a bill they argue falls short of putting the state on a path toward reform.
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Tracy on ethics reform: 'We have much more work to do'
Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) promised that the GOP will exert more effort in pushing for legislation that targets corruption.
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State's new 'Lemonade Law' to encourage young entrepreneurs
Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed Hayli’s Law after the bill was unanimously passed in the Illinois House and Senate.
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Business owner Rieker: 'Our constituents should feel very fortunate that we have Win representing us in Springfield'
At a press conference at Peoria Tire & Vulcanizing to promote a bill that would provide some 400,000 small-business owners a tax break, state Sen. Win Stoller (R-Germantown Hills) heard a lot of praise from the company's owner Michael Rieker.
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Turner listens to restaurateur’s business challenges in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
State Sen. Sally Turner (R-Beason) heard from several business owners about their experiences on staffing difficulties since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the economy.
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Vistra CEO Morgan: 'It's time to pivot away from coal'
Curt Morgan, the CEO of Vistra Corporation, spoke during a hearing of the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee on a proposed energy bill being pushed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Barickman speaks out on budget 'chaos'
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) is blasting the state’s newly passed $42 billion state budget for its creation's lack of transparency and its pay raises for lawmakers.
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Tracy pleased with ethics reform package, but ‘there’s a lot more work to be done’
Minority spokesperson for the Senate Ethics Committee and chairwoman of the Senate Ethics Commission, Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) stated that there’s more work to do after the 102nd General Assembly approved an ethics reform package addressing the state’s ethical issues.
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McConchie at Memorial Day ceremony: 'We understood the value of the freedoms we were fighting for'
State senators Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) and Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) both made time on Memorial Day to salute fallen soldiers and their families for their sacrifice.
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Barickman remembers Sgt. Josh Rodgers with Gold Star mom, Vonda Rodgers on Memorial Day
Illinois state Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) spent his Memorial Day at the state capital saluting Gold Star mothers.
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Tracy: 'Any tax increase as part of this year’s budget must be off the table'
Republican state Sen. Jil Tracy sees no need for Illinois taxpayers to be burdened with any new taxes as part of the 2022 fiscal year budget.
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Tracy calls on Pritzker, Democrats to keep tax increases off the table: 'We can do all this without further burdening' Illlinoisans
Illinois Republicans are frustrated with the Democratic majority's budget proposal.
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Tracy: 'We’re here to restore the people of Illinois’ faith in our government'
Senate Republicans, led by Sens. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) and John Curran (R-Lemont), are intent on creating a new Springfield.