Illinois State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton)
Recent News About Illinois State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton)
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Grant: 'Let’s repeal the SAFE-T Act and restore public safety in Illinois'
State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is pushing for the repeal of the SAFE-T Act as a first step in curbing the city’s rising crime problem.
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Grant: Illinois Democrats should not expect 'accolades for a six-month pause on the gas tax increase'
Rep. Amy Grant (R-DuPage) attacked Democrats for their delay of the gas tax increase planned for July, which was moved to next January.
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Grant calls budget 'the direct result of a massive federal bailout and an inflation-induced sugar high'
State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is criticizing Illinois Democrats for passing a budget "in the middle of the night" and believes that the budget uses federal relief dollars to make the state appear to be in a better financial position than it actually is.
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Grant calls for overhaul of DCFS after director issued 11th contempt citation for the year: 'It needs to be fixed'
Illinois State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) has called for a "complete overhaul" of the Department of Children and Family Services after the agency's Director Mark Smith has been issued nearly a dozen contempt of court citations so far this year.
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Grant calls on Democrats: 'they should join us in fighting for responsible state budgets'
Illinois State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) has called out her Democratic colleagues for not doing enough to bring meaningful tax relief to the people of Illinois as inflation and high gas prices continue to take it's toll on families.
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Grant: 'DCFS workers will soon be allowed to carry pepper spray while on duty'
Rep. Amy Grant announced that DCFS workers will now be allowed to protect themselves on duty by using pepper spray whenever required.
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Grant: 'Illinois’ economy has fallen behind the rest of the Midwestern states'
State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) shared a recent study that has found that Illinois’ economy is doing worse than those of its neighboring states.
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Grant: 'Illinois Democrats' temporary, election-year tax measures do not go nearly far enough'
Illinois state Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) recently criticized proposed tax relief measures implemented by Illinois Democrats as nothing more than election year gimmicks.
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Grant on inflation: 'A lot of people are hurting right now'
Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) believes high taxes are not going anywhere soon.
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Grant comments on businesses fleeing Illinois: 'The environment ... here ... screams for change'
State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) said the business environment in Illinois needs to change after several high-profile companies moved their headquarters out of the state.
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Grant: 'We have to enact policies that encourage employers to grow and thrive'
State Rep. Amy Grant took to social media Tuesday to urge her colleagues to enact legislation to help the state's economy thrive.
Government
Grant on school closures during pandemic: 'I don't think it was a wise thing to do'
Illinois state Rep. and District 47 candidate, Amy Grant, recently shared her views on school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Grant on elimination of cash bail: 'It should be up to the judge to make a decision'
Opponents of the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act are worried about its elimination of cash bail, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
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Illinois legislator Grant 'deeply disappointed' over state's sex education modernization
Under legislation aimed at modernizing sex education standards in Illinois, students in grades K-12 are now learning about consent, as well as new personal health and safety lessons.