Illinois House Of Representatives

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State Rep. Jeanne Ives
Government

Ives argues against legislative stipends

State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-IL) posted an opinion piece on her website in which she indicated the Illinois House of Representatives this spring spent nearly $1 million on stipends to 89 legislators for their work on 50 House committees.

U.S. Rep. Bill Foster's (D-Dist. 11)
Government

McGuire resolution supports Foster's Payer State Transparency Act

State Sen. Pat McGuire (D-Dist. 43) has introduced a resolution that calls on the U.S. Congress to pass U.S. Rep. Bill Foster's (D-Dist. 11) Payer State Transparency Act. Foster introduced the measure in September 2014 to study how federal tax revenue provided by "payer" states is divided up among " taker" states.

State Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Bensenville)
Government

Willis skips state schools committee vote on truancy

State Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Bensenville) was one of seven Democrats who purposely skipped a State House committee vote Wednesday on a measure that will eliminate all penalties for parents who allow their children to repeatedly skip school.

Holan flunks Manar’s education budget proposal
Schools

Holan flunks Manar’s education budget proposal

Believing a proposed school funding change to unfairly burden taxpayers, Republican candidate Heidi Holan (District 46) recently decried State Rep. Andy Manar’s plan to alter Illinois’ strategy for funding Chicago Public Schools in a statement.

Strick: Stop tax and spend cycle
Government

Strick: Stop tax and spend cycle

Mike Strick, Republican candidate for District 84 – Aurora in the Illinois House of Representatives, squarely addressed his top platform issues via social media by posting comments to his Facebook page recently.

Olsen rejects legislative pension
Government

Olsen rejects legislative pension

State Representative David S. Olsen (R-Downers Grove) proved his aggressive stance toward improving the fiscal situation of Illinois when he rejected the legislative pension as one of his first acts as a lawmaker.