State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Ill.)
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Ives helps halt bill to open university trustee seats to undocumented immigrants
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) took part on Tuesday in blocking a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to serve as student trustees at the University of Illinois.
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GOP rep chides chamber: Pick a revenue number and get budget going
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) chastised the House for its lack of progress on a state budget estimate, calling it a failure of the chamber.
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Ives calls on lawmakers to push out Mautino
Auditor General Frank Mautino needs to be fired by the same people who hired him, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) told the House of Representatives.
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Ives counting on Rauner to stop abortion bill
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said she did all she could to stop House Bill 40 and now must count on Gov. Bruce Rauner to stay true to his word and veto it if it lands on his desk.
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Ives strengthens push for Mautino ouster
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) reiterated her call for Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino’s resignation in an interview after the State Board of Elections hearing on Mautino’s questionable campaign contribution spending recently.
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Ives mocks bill: Want out of Illinois? It'll cost you
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) took to the House floor on Monday to urge the state to erect a wall around its borders and grab back pension, education and other payments if anyone tries to leave.
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Two state reps demand ouster of Auditor Mautino
Reps. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) and Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) say Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino should resign or be removed from office following his continued refusal to answer questions related to campaign investigations at a State Board of Elections hearing.
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Ives wants answers at Mautino hearing
The Edgar County Watchdogs recently reported that Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is being deposed in connection with a complaint filed by David Cook that led to state and federal investigations into Mautino’s campaign spending during his tenure as state representative.
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Ives honors hero to homeless veterans
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) took a moment out of a busy House floor debate recently to Robert Adams of Winfield, an Illinoisan who has helped hundreds of homeless veterans through his charitable work.
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Think tank, state reps propose Budget Solutions 2018 plan to close $7.1 billion deficit
The Illinois Policy Institute is proposing a budget conservative group leaders contend would put an end to the state’s nearly two-year impasse, closing a $7.1 billion deficit without adding any new taxes.
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Opinion: Illinois held hostage to a Grand Bargain
No one should be surprised that group think instead of rational choices surround the 13 interconnected bills of the “Grand Bargain.”
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Ives: Economic outcome of reforms in proposed budget plan 'not going to move the needle one bit'
Illinois Senate leaders are reportedly still negotiating the proposed budget plan that would raise the personal income tax rate to at least 4.95 percent.
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Ives slams safe spaces, crying sessions for college students after election
Iowa State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R-Wilton) has proposed a “Suck it up, Buttercup” bill that seeks to place a scrutinizing eye on safe spaces and cry rooms for college students who cannot cope with reality.
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Ives seeks more details before supporting I-290 congestion-reduction project
State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) wants more details before passing judgment on the state transportation secretary's plan to address congestion issues on the Eisenhower Expressway.
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Ives says U of I 'segregating' students by background, ignoring merit
The University of Illinois has programs aimed at being inclusive for students, staff and people of all races, cultures and backgrounds, but, state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said being inclusive does not necessarily mean being productive.
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Analysis: 20 private taxpayers for every state/local government worker, pensioner in 42nd House District
Among registered voters, private sector taxpayers outnumber state and local public sector workers and pensioners over 20 to one in the 42nd Illinois House district, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis.
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Ives fights for more transparency in union contracts with Illinois entities
When the union forms a contract, in most instances the Illinois tax payers are left in the dark until it is agreed upon.
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Editorial: Ives – "Speaker Madigan and his Democrats play political games"
If you’re a suburban homeowner, chances are you pay a higher property tax rate than someone living in Hawaii or New York.
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Stopgap budget passage was a major compromise, Rep. Ives says
Following the passage of the stopgap budged this summer, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said it was a major compromise but the positive side is the funding for education, given that this is the most money ever spent on K-12 education in the state of Illinois.
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Rauner signs community-college severance-limit bill into law
A bill introduced by State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Dist. 42) to prevent state colleges from approving excessive severance or buyout deals for community college administrators was signed into law this week by Gov. Bruce Rauner.