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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.
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.
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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.
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Ives accuses Chicago Tribune of lying, bias against Republicans
Rep. Jeanne Ives, (R-Wheaton) has accused the Chicago Tribune of false reporting and political bias based on a recent article titled "‘Lawmaker compares teachers who support transgender rights to ‘dirty old men.’"
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Ives, Breen accuse House Democrats of playing games with K-12 funding
Reps. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) and Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) took House Democrats to task on Wednesday for calling a vote on an amendment to SB1947, a bill addressing chronic school absenteeism, rather than taking up the state's public education measure, Senate Bill 1.
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Ives links property tax troubles to school funding issue
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is pushing for an Illinois Department of Revenue investigation of property tax assessments and charges against any county assessor found to be in violation of assessment and valuation laws.
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Ives argues evidence-based school funding has been proven a failure
An evidence-based school funding model like Senate Bill 1 has won the support of many Democrats and Republicans, but Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is not among their number.
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Ives remains steadfast against current K-12 funding measure
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R- Wheaton) warned her fellow representatives that the state's school funding bill that went to a vote on Monday is fundamentally flawed because it does not tie funding to student outcomes.
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Ives finds flaws throughout new state school funding model
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-42nd) was one of 34 House members to vote against the new state school funding formula contained in Senate Bill 1947 because its evidence-based model won't work, she said.
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Breen, Ives at polar opposites on school funding bill
Two representatives from the same party saw the same bill in strikingly different ways this week.
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Madigan, Emanuel got their way in school funding bill, Ives contends
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) was angry but not surprised at the passage of the state's new public education funding bill, according to a press release.
Real Estate
Ives decries lack of consistent property tax assessments
Illinois counties are failing in their obligations to reassess property values in their jurisdictions, forcing many residents to overpay on properties that have devalued, according to Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).
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Ives calls Trust Act a litmus test on GOP support for Rauner
Gov. Bruce Rauner recently signed an immigration bill into law that many have criticized as moving Illinois a step closer to becoming a sanctuary state.
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Ives joins bid asking Supreme Court to end gerrymandering
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has joined four of her Illinois colleagues in supporting an end to gerrymandering, the longstanding process of redrawing state political maps to help guarantee power for a particular party, according to her website.
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Ives rejects Rauner after signing of abortion expansion measure
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has ended her backing of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s election bid in the wake of his Thursday signing of a measure to expand abortion in Illinois.