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Frese: FY 2022-2023 budget based on 'rosy picture of our state's finances that isn't really honest'
Illinois State Rep. Randy Frese (R-Quincy) recently voiced his concern about the proposed budget that Gov. JB Pritzker was going to sign.
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'Illinoisans wanted more transparency': Tracy concerned about redistricting maps viewed behind locked doors
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel Chris Welch (D-Westchester) showed Democratic members of the house one-by-one where their lines for new districts could be drawn behind the locked doors of Capitol Complex, leaving many to debate if this is the transparency Illinois needs in the state.
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Quincy activists believe Madigan won't 'give it all up' after resigning from House
Mike Madigan resigned from his House seat in mid-February, but a Republican activist believes that the Chicago Democrat's political influence is not done.
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Quincy activist on Illinois House shakeup: 'I don't think we can breathe easy yet'
Quincy activist Mecki Kosin is taking the news of Mike Madigan’s (D-Chicago) ouster as House speaker with a grain of salt.
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From Prairie State Wire
Republican lawmakers disappointed in governor's budget proposal
Illinois Republicans were disappointed after hearing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal last week
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From West Central Reporter
Rep. Hammond renews call for fair maps, supports petition to end gerrymandering
A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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From Peoria Standard
Norine Hammond wins 93rd House District race
Republican Norine Hammond has been declared the winner in the 93rd House District against Democrat John Curtis.
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From Galesburg Reporter
Randy Frese wins 94th House District race
Republican Randy Frese has been declared the winner in the 94th House District against Democrat Richard Cramsey.
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From Prairie State Wire
2018 election night preview: More competitive races now in play than in 2014
Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.
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From Prairie State Wire
State House election preview: Candidates square off in 66 of 118 midterm races
The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.
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Republican lawmakers continue to make Quincy outbreak a priority
Republican lawmakers raised serious concerns at Wednesday's House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the Quincy Veterans' Home.