Illinois State Senate
Recent News About Illinois State Senate
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Tracy helps give Miss Quincy a warm Senate welcome
Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) had royalty at her side recently in the Senate.
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From Chambana Sun
Democrats seek to increase union footprint in higher education
Grad student teaching assistants have no business being union members, according to three GOP senators.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP Senators say enough is enough with graduated income tax proposal
Seven Republicans took the podium at an impromptu press conference to reject yet another Democrat imposed tax hike.
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From Peoria Standard
Tracy goes three for three on Senate bills
Legislation proposed by Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) related to school district funding, tax increment financing (TIF) districts and property tax code changes received full support in the Senate.
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McCann calls for public health director's resignation during hearing on Quincy Legionnaires' outbreak
Sen. William "Sam" McCann (R-Plainview) called for the resignation of Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav Shah earlier this week during a Senate-House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the Legionnaires disease outbreak at the Quincy Veterans Home.
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54th state Senate District candidate says property tax freeze should not come from Springfield
Freezing property taxes isn't something that should be handled by lawmakers in Springfield, a Clinton County Board member who is running for state Senate said during a recent interview.
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Tracy talks wage equality, small wireless facilities during Senate veto session
Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) did not waiver in her wage-equality argument or sway in her support of small wireless facilities while discussing two House bills.
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Senate rushes votes on budget bills
On Independence Day, the Senate approved three bills that would increase taxes and provide $36 billion in spending for Illinois.
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Economist presses Rauner to speak out against tax hike proposals
With Illinois facing a "death spiral," noted economist Brian Wesbury cannot understand why Gov. Bruce Rauner hasn’t spoken out against recent talk of an added tax hike, which he believes would exacerbate the issue.
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GOP targets Manar in new anti-Madigan ad campaign
The Illinois Republican Party released the first video of a new ad campaign on Feb. 1.
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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.