After United States President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, GOP members in Congress quickly criticized the legislation that seeks to lower prescription drugs, health care and energy costs.
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed policies that ended Illinois Judge’s ability to set cash bails before a defendant’s first court appearance, a victory for criminal reform and grabbed Republican attention.
The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act (SAFE-T Act) is trying to reform the criminal justice system, including new standards of force used by police, but wanting to abolish cash bail – which caught Republicans' attention.
Representative Mark Batinick made legislation that’ll hold parents responsible for helping their children under 21 years old to obtain a Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID).
“After driving up taxes across the state for decades, Illinois Democrats now expect praise for temporarily delaying a 2 cent gas tax increase,” Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-North Aurora) wrote on Facebook.
The indictment of former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan brought a wave of seeking ethics reform from leaders such as Representative Mark Batinick.