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Tracy on mandated gas pump stickers: 'It is wrong to force businesses to post political messaging'
Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Macomb) thinks the stickers the state is mandating on gas pumps explaining the gas tax delay is promoting a political message.
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Tracy supports giving volunteer emergency workers a $500 income tax credit
Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) said that a $500 tax credit to emergency workers would help to alleviate the critical staffing shortage, especially in rural areas.
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McClure on bill to allow DCFS workers to carry pepper spray: 'If this passes it will save someone’s life'
Illinois State Sen. Steve McClure recently made comments about a bill to allow DCFS workers to carry pepper spray during a debate on the floor of the Illinois Senate.
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McClure: 'We have to address crime. It's a crisis'
Senator Steven McClure (R-Springfield) has plenty of issues with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recent state of the state and budget address.
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Tracy bill distinguishes permanent, portable structures for tax purposes
Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) is celebrating the Senate passage of a real estate tax bill that distinguishes between temporary and permanent taxable structures.
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Tracy details Republican plans to fund police, trim taxes
The beginning of February brought not only significant snowfall for Central Illinois but also updates to a proposed legislative package for law enforcement, the unveiling of Illinois Gov. J.B.
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Tracy: Expanding Invest in Kids program 'will provide a real choice to families'
State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) recently joined colleagues Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) and Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia) in speaking out at a press conference where the goal was to give parents more of a voice about the state’s education system.
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McClure urges ‘No vote,’ then ‘Yes,’ for Beiser appointment to Racing Board
A state senator whose vote against the appointment of Daniel Beiser of Godfrey to the Illinois Racing Board helped cause its initial rejection eventually made a move that resulted in the affirmation of the appointment.
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McClure introduces bill allowing DCFS workers to carry pepper spray
State Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) is sponsoring a bill that would provide safeguards for Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) workers.
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McClure: Lack of hearings on COVID mitigations 'very detrimental to our state'
State Sen. Steve McClure (R-Chatham) says he agrees with a Brownstone Institute study that gave Gov. J.B. Pritzker an F on his handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
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McClure: 'Poorly thought-out changes to bail were terrible for Cook County'
State Sen. Steve McClure (R-Jacksonville) views the criminal justice and police reform bill that recently became law as being all wrong for Illinois.
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Tracy: 'We must take meaningful action to truly address corruption within our government'
Senate Legislative Ethics Committee Chair Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) is pressing Democrats to remain true to their vows of bringing ethics reform to Springfield.
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Tracy offers holiday safety tips, urges parents to read 2021 Safe Shopping Guide
State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) is reminding residents of all the steps they need to be taking to assure a safe holiday season.
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Tracy co-sponsors bil to criminalize selling guns to felons
Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) is co-sponsoring a bill that would make selling or giving a firearm to a convicted felon a class X felony that would be punishable with a 10- to 30-year prison sentence, according to the Illinois General Assembly's website.
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Tracy: 'Why would we think it would be a good idea to not involve a parent?'
State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) views the push by Democrats to repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (PNA) as a senseless attack on the rights of parents across the state.
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McClure presses Sims on private redistricting meetings: 'Are we going to figure out what these meetings entail?'
Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) recently exchanged frustrated words with a Democratic colleague over a news report that Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration has been having private tête-à-têtes with Democrats over the state's redistricting process.
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Tracy: Pritzker 'unilaterally controlling the state’s response to COVID-19'
Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) took to Facebook to list her grievances with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Tracy: 'We are going to cost every ratepayer in this state more money'
State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) wonders where the state goes from here following Democrats’ passage of new clean energy legislation.
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Tracy: 'Tell Gov. Pritzker to keep his promise' on redistricting
State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) is urging voters to hold Gov. J.B. Pritzker to his word when it comes to the issue of map redistricting.
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Tracy: Pritzker's 'blatant abuse of power continues to amaze me'
State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) wants her constituents to know the fight against the universal mask mandate imposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker is far from over.