Illinois District 47 State Representative Amy L. Grant
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Recent News About Illinois District 47 State Representative Amy L. Grant
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Grant on state's 'balanced' budget: 'The impacts of the tax hikes will be felt by all Illinois families'
Illinois state Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is pointing out holes in Gov. JB Pritzker's newly enacted $50.6 billion state budget.
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Grant on budget: ‘An extremely partisan plan with many major flaws’
State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is slamming Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Democratic supermajority in the Illinois General Assembly for its 2024 budget.
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Grant: ‘We cannot stop fighting for the disadvantaged children that benefit from this program’
State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) said she will continue to seek ways to save the invest In Kids Tax Scholarship Program despite the $75 million program being cut from the $50.4 billion state budget.
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Grant: Blue Collar Jobs Act a 'vital tool for attracting major investments and stimulating true economic development'
Illinois state Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is championing the Blue Collar Jobs Act (BCJA) Tax Credit Program as a vehicle that could bring economic growth and job creation across the state.
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Illinois state representative on new marijuana-related bill: 'I think these searches should be allowed'
Illinois State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) discussed a Democrat-backed measure that would prohibit "the smell of marijuana" from being used as probable cause to search a vehicle or its passengers.
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Grant: Amendment 1 'will give too much power to unions'
State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) isn't a fan of Illinois' recently passed Amendment 1, the Right to Collective Bargaining measure.
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Grant opposed to Amendment 1: 'It's not in the best interest of voters.'
Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is opposed to Amendment 1 for several reasons, including their belief that it would make union bosses too powerful in Illinois.
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Grant on Illinois taxes: ‘We need to do more to give people relief’
Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) recently spoke out against the rising taxes in Illinois.
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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.
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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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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: '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.
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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 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: '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: '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: '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 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 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 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.