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Republicans want House to focus on tax reform, ethics and fair maps in 2020
House Republicans in Illinois want to focus on ethics, tax reform and fair maps during the 2020 legislative session.
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House GOP Leader Durkin encouraged by Pritzker's emphasis on a 'spirit of collaboration'
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) remains hopeful about the new legislative session after Gov. J.B. Pritzker emphasized a bipartisan culture in his State of the State address last Wednesday.
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GOP candidate Hois sees nothing 'fair' about a tax plan that will slow job growth even more
Illinois House candidate Laura Hois (R-Downers Grove) does not agree with the label Gov. J.B. Pritzker has come up with for the progressive or graduated income tax structure he wants voters to approve in November.
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Wehrli questions inspector generals on ethics procedures
Illinois state Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) had no shortage of questions for a panel of executive inspector generals appearing last week in front of the Senate House Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform.
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Rep. Mazzochi files bill pushing for local control over 5G wireless deployment
Illinois state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) has filed a bill that would give residents of her 47th District – residents of all local districts, for that matter – a stronger voice when the time comes for 5G wireless implementation.
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Gas Station Attendant Act a 'freedom-killing, anti-consumer regulation,' says candidate Hois
Illinois House candidate Laura Hois (R-Downers Grove) marvels at the absurdity of some of the policy coming out of the state capital, namely a new bill that would ban motorists from being able to pump their own gas.
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DuPage projected to lose 130,000 jobs due to COVID-19; McSweeney seeks to pull Pritzker's progressive tax from ballot
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) is calling on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to take the progressive income tax off the November 2020 ballot, as economists foresee unemployment possibly reaching 30 percent in the second quarter – including more than 130,000 people in DuPage County alone.
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Keith Wheeler earns $86,900 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Keith Wheeler was ranked in the 82nd percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Susan Rezin earns $89,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Susan Rezin was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Dave Syverson earns $89,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Dave Syverson was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Thomas Demmer earns $88,700 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Thomas Demmer was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Dale Righter earns $89,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Dale Righter was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Christopher Davidsmeyer earns $86,900 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Christopher Davidsmeyer was ranked in the 82nd percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Avery Bourne earns $86,900 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Avery Bourne was ranked in the 82nd percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Norine Hammond earns $86,900 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Norine Hammond was ranked in the 82nd percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.