Business
Ives rejects evidence-based school funding model
Administrators and teachers will get paid more, but students would gain nothing from an evidence-based school funding model, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) contends.
State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Ill.)
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Ives, Connelly, Wehrli offer insight into school funding status
DuPage County residents with questions or concerns about school funding can talk with some of their elected officials at a town hall meeting on Saturday at Lisle’s Benedictine University, according to a flier.
Business
Ives declares schools will open despite Madigan tactics
The politicians in Springfield are not going to keep the kids in Illinois from going to school, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) asserted recently.
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Business
Ives wants no one left in dark about upcoming solar eclipse
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) knows a lot of Illinoisans will be looking up on the night of Aug. 21, and she wants them to do it smartly.
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Business
Ives targets multiple aspects of school funding measure
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) takes issue not only with the special funding for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) that was included in Senate Bill 1 -- before being stripped of the provision by Gov. Bruce Rauner -- but with many other aspects of the school funding measure, according to a recent post on her website.
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Ives disagrees with evidence-based school funding
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is not of the same school of thought as many of her colleagues when it comes to education funding.
Business
Ives condemns Senate education bill as Chicago bailout
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) wants Gov. Bruce Rauner to veto Senate Bill 1 rather than provide Chicago Public Schools a financial reward for years of mismanagement, she said in a press release recently.
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Ives calls Besler ideal choice for Rauner re-election bid
In a profession where underhandedness is far too common, Matthew Besler is that rare politician you can trust, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said in a press release praising the choice of Besler as chief strategic at Citizens for Rauner.
Real Estate
Ives holds out hope to continue property tax battle
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) might not be a superhero, but she knows an archenemy when she sees one: In Illinois, her longtime nemesis has been what she sees as an unfair property tax system, and she wants to form a team to fight it.
Business
Ives: Decision to overide SB 9 will only keep feeding big government
State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) expressed disappointment after ten of her fellow Republicans voted to override a budget bill vetoed by the governor
Business
Ives argues Illinois needs jobs, not tax hike that hurts hard workers
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) called the tax hike measure that passed the House on Sunday evening the “wrong plan at the wrong time,” asserting that it does little to help taxpayers.
Business
Ives on legislative committees: Nice work if you don't have to do it
Every Illinois legislator who heads a subcommittee is paid an additional $10,326 per year -- even if the panel never meets, according to Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).
Business
Ives decries Senate budget bill as 'death knell for Illinois'
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) urged the rejection of a Senate-proposed budget bill on Friday as Illinois headed toward an unprecedented third year without a budget.
Real Estate
Ives rejects property tax bill that offers only 'fake reform'
There's no such thing as property tax reform that doesn't address the underlying causes of high property taxes, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) argued on Wednesday in voting against Senate Bill 484.
Business
Ives cheers 'unique,' 'smart' move to build school without taxing residents
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) on Monday praised the ingenuity behind a Senate bill that would allow a school district to consolidate two of its schools without adding to the taxpayers' burden.