Illinois General Assembly
Recent News About Illinois General Assembly
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State Senate GOP Dist. 50 candidate vows to take on tough issues
GOP candidate Bryce Benton, who is running for the Illinois Senate District 50 seat, knows there are many complicated issues right now in the Land of Lincoln, and he said he's ready to solve them.
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Union-backed bill Rauner says would cost taxpayers billions is resurrected
A union-backed bill Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed last fall saying it would cost taxpayers billions has been resurrected by Democrats in the General Assembly.
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House Dems again pass arbitration bill; but they remain short of veto override votes
House Democrats last week again passed a bill that could send the stalled contract talks between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the state’s biggest employee unions to a panel of arbitrators.
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Bill would raise smoking age to 21; would apply to all tobacco and e-cigs, as well
Should Illinois raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21?
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Rauner to lawmakers: Make a choice
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner used his annual budget address this week to put two choices before legislative Democrats who control both houses of the state legislature:
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State Senate candidate Bryce Benton applauds Rauner’s vision to rescue Illinois from financial crisis
Bryce Benton, candidate for State Senate in the 50th District of Illinois applauded Governor Bruce Rauner’s efforts to rescue the state from its current financial crisis.
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Rauner endorses Bryce Benton for state senate in the 50th
Gov. Bruce Rauner recently endorsed Republican Bryce Benton for state senate in the 50th district.
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Why hide the money in a shoebox? Just buy a car!
Mautino, now Springfield Sen. McCann caught padding pay with “mileage” reimbursements.