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Del Mar, study: Progressive tax could cost 4,000 jobs in DuPage County, 56,000 statewide

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 25, 2020

With each passing day, Palatine Township Republican Committee chairman Aaron Del Mar argues that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s disconnect from the people he’s supposed to represent rears its head more and more.

Morrison: 'We’ve got to strike a delicate balance' between protecting public health and avoiding fiscal disaster

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 24, 2020

State Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is doing all he can to help with the juggling act lawmakers across the state find themselves burdened with in the wake of the still-raging coronavirus crisis.

Morrison: 'We can't continue to do what we've been doing and sustain ourselves'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 23, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) hints he thinks the stakes have never been higher in the state’s long-simmering pension crisis.

Illinois Supreme Court declines to dismiss new charges against Jussie Smollett

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 23, 2020

The Illin​ois Supreme Court has rejected a request from the attorneys of former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, paving the way for charges of faking a hate crime to move forward against him

From DuPage Policy Journal

Jeanne Ives says she has a record of protecting taxpayers, standing up against tax hikes

By Glenn Minnis | 11 days ago

Jeanne Ives is hoping voters take the time to review her resume at least once more before they walk into the polls to cast their ballots.

Morrison calls on public to run for office, replace existing leadership

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 15, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is literally calling on voters to be the change many of them insist they desperately seek in government.

Progressive tax could lead to loss of an estimated 4,000 jobs in DuPage County, 56,000 statewide, group says

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 11, 2020

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Rep. Morrison says progressive tax proposal 'will eventually fall at the feet of the middle class'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 4, 2020

State Rep. Tom Morrison, R-Palatine, is accusing Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his supporters of engaging in false advertisement in hopes of getting his progressive tax proposal over the finish line.

Pritzker's budget plan rankles Morrison

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 3, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) fumes Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent budget address had an all-too-familiar ring to it.

New poll indicates Illinois voters are ready to stamp out corruption in state government

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 18, 2020

State House Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is convinced that voters will be the true agents of change if Illinois is ever going to get back on the path to prosperity.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Rep. Mazzochi files bill pushing for local control over 5G wireless deployment

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Illinois state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) has filed a bill that would give residents of her 47th District – residents of all local districts, for that matter – a stronger voice when the time comes for 5G wireless implementation.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Tribune backs 'policy wonk' Ives in 6th District Congressional run

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is more determined than ever to represent Illinois' 6th Congressional District in the nation's capital.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Rep. Mazzochi says time has passed to get tougher on human trafficking

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Illinois state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) is looking to send a message to human traffickers who may be thinking of targeting the state.

Illinois could use more taxpayers right now rather than another tax hike, Morrison says

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 11, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) wants to see voters demand greater accountability from their government, especially when it comes to finances.

Government job force, not taxpayers, the big winner in progressive tax systems, Morrison says

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 8, 2020

Republican Chairman of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Sean Morrison is sounding the alarm about the progressive income-tax system that Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been pushing to replace the state's current flat income-tax rate.

Palatine GOP chair Del Mar 'pushing everybody to get educated' on perils of a progressive tax

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 8, 2020

Palatine Township Republican Committee Chairman Aaron Del Mar wants every Illinois voter to understand what it would mean for the state to approve a measure on the November ballot to replace its flat income-tax structure with the progressive income tax favored by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic leaders.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives campaign gets boost with 'On the Radar' nod from NRCC Young Guns

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

No stranger to hard-fought political races, congressional candidate Jeanne Ives’ (R-Wheaton) campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) in the 6th Congressional District has received valuable recognition from the National Republican Congressional Committee's (NRCC) Young Guns program.

Pritzker avoided 'a couple of major issues' in State of the State address, says Rep. Morrison

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 3, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) says he's not quite sure what to make of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest State of the State address, delivered last week in Springfield.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Rep. Mazzochi to file bill that would safeguard campaign funds for their intended purpose

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Still in her first-term, Illinois state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) has seen enough to know that something has to change about the way campaign funds are used in Springfield.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives on AVR breach: People who knowingly voted illegally should be deported, plain and simple

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Illinois' Sixth Congressional District candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) sees an opportunity for growth amid all the confusion stemming from the recent misstep by the Secretary of State’s Automatic Voting Registration (AVR) program that led to nearly 600 non-citizens mistakenly being registered to vote.