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Recent News About Illinois State House Representatives
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Morrison: ‘A poor education usually leads to dependency and/or generational poverty’
State Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is decrying a recent report showing steep declines in the performance of Illinois schoolchildren.
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Morrison: 'Keep in mind who raised those taxes so high in the first place'
Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) recently criticized Democrats for passing a budget that touts tax relief despite Democrats having raised state taxes in the first place.
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Morrison: ‘Kim Foxx’s handling of the Smollet case was a disgrace’
State Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is questioning the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission's decision to not pursue an investigation into Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx over her handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
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Mazzochi: Pritzker, Democrats 'want a sound byte to feed you about how they're going to keep you safe'
Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) says Democrats are putting forward legislation similar to a bill she proposed last year.
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Mazzochi on unemployment debt: 'We had an opportunity to responsibly use federal relief dollars'
Rep. Deanne Mazzochi recently spoke out out on unemployment debt in the state.
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Mazzochi on pausing gas tax: 'Sometimes those types of things don't actually lead to meaningful changes at the pump'
Rep. Deanne Mazzochi hints at Pritzker’s temporary gas tax relief not bringing meaningful change to families.
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Mazzochi on DCFS head: 'Courts do not issue contempt of court orders lightly'
Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) recently spoke at a press conference to criticize Gov. Pritzker for failing to enact meaningful changes within the Department of Children and Family Services, and the contempt of court charges against its director, Marc Smith.
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LaComb: 'This is yet another tax on small businesses and Illinois'
The Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) has spoken out against HB 5412, stating that it will harm small contracting businesses.
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Stephens' bill to recognize historic contributions of Chicagoland's Polish American community
Rep. Brad Stephens' efforts to honor the Polish heritage of his district is picking up steam.
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Morrison foster care bill written to provide 'smoother and more successful transition' to adulthood
State Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) introduced legislation designed to expand the list of rights under the Foster Children's Bill of Rights. The bill has passed the House and will now be considered by the Senate.
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Mazzochi criticizes Pritzker's investment in Centene Corp., calls for transparency
The Better Government Association recently released a report that showed that Gov. J.B. Pritzker has invested in the Centene Corp., which has received billions of dollars in state contracts for Medicaid, and Rep. Deanne Mazzochi took issue with this in a recent press conference.
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Mazzochi: 'I take grave issue with the circumvention of the law, once again, by House Democrats'
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (Westmont) is pressing Democrats in Springfield to do what she views as the right thing when it comes to ethics.
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Mazzochi: 'It is time to end the governor’s practices of making new law through executive order'
The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) of the Illinois General Assembly's recent vote against Gov. J.B. Pritzker's COVD emergency orders spurred a response from Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont).
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Mazzochi says Conroy is taking 'sneaky back door approach' to passing vaccine bill
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) is taking a stand against legislation designed to force physicians to disclose to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) sensitive vaccine medical information without the consent of the patient.
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Mazzochi: 'Democrats are hearing from the public and the people are not happy'
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) argues slowing Illinois’ rising crime rates needs to start with the repeal of the SAFE-T Act rushed into law by Democrats early last year.
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Mazzochi discusses importance of maintaining accurate voter rolls
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) is pushing legislation designed to fight voter fraud by requiring county clerks to remove dead people from voter rolls.
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Mazzochi lists some of the nearly 300 new state laws
Nearly 300 new laws, ranging from raising the minimum wage to allowing for students to take “mental health” days off of school, will take effect Jan. 1 in Illinois.
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McCombie on School Threat Assessment Law: 'Our children's safety has to come first'
The Illinois Education Association is working alongside Reps. Fred Crespo (D-Hoffman Estates) and Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) on legislation focused on having school districts comply with requirements in the School Threat Assessment Law, which was sponsored by Crespo and McCombie and signed into law in 2019.
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After bloody weekend, Chicago legislator encourages residents to attend meeting on 'persistently high' gun violence
After more than 30 people were shot in Chicago in one weekend and nine killed, State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (D-Chicago) encouraged residents to turn out a for a upcoming community meeting on reducing gun violence.
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Morrison: Illinois' pension debt crisis can't be resolved 'without inflicting real pain'
Resolving Illinois' still-growing pension debt crisis, at this point, can't happen without real pain, and it's "way past time" politicians were honest about that, a state House representative from Cook County said during a recent interview.