State Rep. Thomas Morrison (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Thomas Morrison (R-Ill.)
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Rep. Morrison calls on voters to 'root Cook County Democrats out of control' in light of corruption charges
The string of federal corruption probes that center around a litany of Democratic state lawmakers tells Illinois House Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) everything he needs to know about the decaying culture in Springfield.
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Pritzker's popularity declines as voters better understand who they elected, Rep. Morrison says
Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) attributes the findings of a new national poll showing that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s popularity is in steep decline to a case of voters getting closer to the truth.
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Municipalities' red light-camera money grabs 'must be dealt with,' Rep. Morrison says
After eight years serving in Springfield, veteran Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) doesn’t mind being on the outside looking in on the state's red-light camera debate.
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Only policy changes or leadership changes – or both – will slow Illinois' outmigration, Rep. Morrison says
With an increasing number of Illinois taxpayers thinking about leaving the state, Republican Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) marvels that lawmakers are not doing more to slow the out-of-state exodus.
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Voters must 'cut through the outrageous attacks' and focus on policy positions, Rep. Morrison says
If Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) had his way, voters would spend more time getting to better understand the people they elect to represent them.
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'Voters should not be fooled' by Illinois lawmakers' deceptive tax talk, Rep. Morrison says
Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) insists it is time lawmakers were honest with taxpayers about the state’s dire financial situation.
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Rep. Morrison puts onus on Illinois voters to help stop political corruption in Democratic Party
Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) argues that voters will have to serve as judge and jury in the ongoing federal corruption probe of state government.
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Rep. Morrison calls for lawmakers, voters to stand up for developmentally disabled Illinoisans
Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) reports that teachers and state workers' unions were among the biggest winners emerging from the most recent legislative session in Springfield, but the government watchdog website also laments the fact that resources for the state's developmentally disabled barely registered on lawmakers' radar.
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Pension reform is ultimately in the hands of voters, Rep. Morrison says
The state’s pension crisis has become so dire that Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) sees only one way the course can be reversed.
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Voters have the power to end Illinois' cycle of political corruption, says Rep. Morrison
Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) thinks it’s time Democratic voters took a look in the mirror.
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State Rep. Morrison blames unfriendly business policies for high rate of SNAP need in Illinois
In some ways, Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) thinks the state has become its own worst enemy when it comes to making itself a viable option to businesses thinking of expansion.
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Rep. Morrison goes to the mat for constituents
Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is willing to go to any lengths to ensure that the people of his 54th District feel protected.
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Rep. Morrison joins Property Tax Relief Task Force
Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is not taking his appointment to the state’s new Property Tax Relief Task Force lightly – anything but.
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Pro-growth policies and less spending can help lead us out of housing decline, Rep. Morrison says
A new Federal Housing Finance report finds that at a time when average home values were down by more than 20 percent in Illinois, property taxes were on the rise by nearly half that much, leaving many state residents in a quandary that has only added to the state’s outmigration exodus.
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Illinois Policy Institute reports that capital spending plan teems with pork-barrel projects
Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) has a simple rule of thumb for how he determines what is in the best interest of the people in his 54th District.
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Rep. Morrison looks to steer Illinois pension system away from 'our tax-and-borrow policies'
Illinois is bleeding itself dry through pension payments with some higher-ranking government officials receiving millions, prompting calls for reform from state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) and many of his GOP colleagues.
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Rep. Morrison on tax hikes: Remember how you felt in July when you cast your ballot in November
Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) wants voters to remember the source of their present angst when election time rolls around again.
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No surprise to Rep. Morrison that Illinois has second-fastest rate of millennial outmigration
In the mind of Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine), a new survey that finds successful millennials are leaving Illinois at a rate faster than every state but New York is the latest example of the state's policymakers not being able to get out of their own way.
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Morrison defends parental notification: Abortion 'involves physical, mental, emotional health'
Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) grows philosophical in voicing his opposition to the proposed repeal of the parental notification aspect of Illinois abortion law.
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Rep. Morrison supports First Amendment fight in wake of free speech lawsuit filed against U of I
Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) has long believed some of the greatest lessons taught on college campuses occur outside of the classroom.