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Griffith brings strong challenge to incumbent Hammond
Joshua Griffith, the first-time candidate in the 93rd House District’s Republican primary race, has one message for incumbent Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb).
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93rd House District candidate Griffith calls for more transparency in Springfield
Joshua Griffith, who is challenging Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) for a seat in the 93rd District, spoke out earlier this month about a lack of transparency and other issues related to how Illinois politics works.
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Leaders in Springfield taking advantage of workers, 100th House District candidate says
Jonas Petty isn’t sure which message he rejects more: the one coming from Springfield that he says suggests hard work will not be rewarded or the one he finds to be too often ushered by members of his party that says nothing can be done about what has gone wrong in the state until House Speaker Mike Madigan is removed from power.
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Hammond challenger seeking office to reform Illinois' government
Joshua Griffith, a candidate for Illinois' 93rd state House District, recently spoke out about efforts to penalize local leaders for trying to enact right to work zones in their municipalities.
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Veto override gives Illinois first budget in two years
Illinois has its first budget in more than two years after the House voted on Thursday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes of three contentious bills that made it through both chambers in a special extended session.
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6 West Central Republicans cast votes for tax hikes
The House passed a bill on Sunday that nets $5.4 billion in revenue by raising income and corporate taxes.
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Income tax hike passes Illinois House
The Illinois House passed a contentious and divisive tax revenue bill on Sunday vigorous debate and little Republican support.
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State lawmakers accused of pay raise by committee
Illinois lawmakers are using a seemingly surreptitious way to give themselves pay raises: creating new and useless committees for which they are automatically paid an extra $10,326 as chairmen, a Chicago-based think tank is arguing.
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New House GOP Conference chair says voters have mandated reform
GOP legislators in Springfield received their marching orders in November's general election to keep pushing for reform, the newly named House Republican Conference chairman said during a recent interview.
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House Democrat: Madigan has ‘outlived his usefulness in Springfield’
An outgoing House Democrat is speaking out about House Speaker Mike Madigan for standing in the way of major reforms that could get Illinois back on its feet.
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State House fails to override Rauner veto of automatic voter registration bill
Despite the Illinois Senate’s recent vote to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto on automatic voter registration, the State House failed to follow suit on Monday, resulting in a no-go for the legislation.
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No Democrats yet to pledge to NoMoreMadigan
Mike Strick, Republican candidate for District 84 in the Illinois House of Representatives, recently asserted that his NoMoreMadigan pledge has been garnering some positive responses among voters and candidates these past few weeks.
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Republican Tracy to run unopposed in Senate District 47
Republican candidate Jil Tracy will run unopposed for the 47th District Senate seat in the November election.
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Report: Mautino facing federal investigation over questionable campaign spending
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is facing a federal investigation related to campaign finances, according to a statement his spokesman released to several news outlets today.
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District 74's Dan Swanson getting the word out about improving services for veterans
With the 2016 Illinois legislative campaign season in full swing, Republican candidate for the 74th House District Dan Swanson is taking his message to the voters.