Illinois Representative Mark Batinick (r-97th)
Recent News About Illinois Representative Mark Batinick (r-97th)
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From Will County Gazette
Rep. Batinick suggests putting citizens on legislative ethics board; says Madigan controls change
Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) intently listened last week as former Legislative Inspector General (LIG) Julie Porter detailed the futility of her near two-year experience in Springfield, wondering what could have possibly been done to make her job easier.
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From Will County Gazette
'Just not enough being done' about corruption in state government, Rep. Batinick says
Illinois Republican House Floor Leader Mark Batinick is not entirely surprised at the results of a new Harvard University Center for Ethics survey that finds the Prairie State now ranks as the second most corrupt state in the country with Chicago rating as the most corrupt city.
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From Will County Gazette
Rep. Batinick calls on voters for a 'clean sweep' to end political corruption in Illinois
House Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) insists that the recent election of embattled Chicago Ald. Ed Burke’s wife as the state’s most powerful judge stands as a testament to how much change is needed in Illinois politics.
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From Will County Gazette
PAC: 'Freeman-Madigan Fix' blocking property tax cuts
A political action committee says the candidacy of Plainfield state House candidate Mica Freeman is part of a scheme by House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) to keep suburban property taxes high.
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Batinick: Voter ID controversy no big deal in Kendall County
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) believes the controversy over voter ID is no big deal in Kendall County but a civil rights group's letter to a county official earlier this week that suggested otherwise probably did some good.
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From Will County Gazette
Batinick fears Harvey's pension crisis likely to spread across state
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) warns that the financial meltdown in Harvey is just the harbinger of things to come across the state.
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From Will County Gazette
Batinick hoping voters see that Madigan's time is up
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) tries to stay focused on the positives he sees for Republicans after Democrats recently re-elected House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) as state party chairman.
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From Will County Gazette
Rauner, Pritzker messages lost in excessive campaign spending, Batinick says
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) doesn’t see how Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker can get a fair return on the more than $105 million they combined to invest in their recent primary victories.
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From Will County Gazette
Batinick all in with Rauner's call for balanced budget
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) thinks Gov. Bruce Rauner’s idea for a full and balanced budget is such a good one he doesn’t understand why lawmakers are content to just stop at the basics.
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From Prairie State Wire
Lawmakers warn bill requiring pension fund hearings to be broadcast, while admirable, will be a tough sell
Sponsored by Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Champaign), HB4413 mandates retirement system or pension fund hearings be aired in real time and suggests archiving the recorded video on a website for public access.
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From Will County Gazette
Pritzker's proposed tax plan would only spur out-migration, Batinick says
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) senses that the fear a growing number of Illinois residents are feeling is more than justified.
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From Will County Gazette
Batinick would rather see referendum questions confined to general elections
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is worried that the vote on a number of referendum proposals on the March 20 ballots in Will County may not be totally representative of the voting population of the community.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP House members say Democrat peers using Florida shooting for political gain
Four GOP House members made it clear the Parkland School shooting in Florida should not be why gun bills pass in Springfield.
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From Will County Gazette
Batinick says GOP would have handled harassment issue differently
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) has spent the last few days lamenting about some of the things his legislative colleagues are accused of and that he insists he would never have allowed to happen.
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From Will County Gazette
Batinick seeks numbers on pension reform proposal to to sell bonds
It all came down to numbers for Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) att Tuesday’s House Personnel & Pensions Committee hearing on a proposed pension reform measure that includes selling pension obligation bonds.
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From Will County Gazette
Illinois' loss of young people is 'a death knell,' Batinick says
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) warns that the greater devil in recent news that more than 86,000 people fled Illinois at an adjusted gross income cost of nearly $5 billion lies in the details of a revealing IRS study.
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Batinick labels Senate education funding bill a Chicago-biased scam
The "hold harmless" clause in the Senate's school funding measure is a sneaky way for legislators to shift more money into the Chicago Public School (CPS) system, Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) told Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson, hosts of "Chicago’s Morning Answer" radio show, recently.
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Batinick stresses need to OK money for lottery, roads, more
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) made an impassioned plea to pass an appropriations bill for Illinois’ other state funds independent of the general fund in a Facebook live video from the General Assembly’s special session recently.
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Batinick: Timing of Radogno's resignation 'brings uncertainty'
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) said the sudden resignation of the Republican leader in the Illinois Senate
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Experts reject property tax freeze as means to save lllinois
A property tax freeze is not the solution to the Illinois’ high tax problem, experts from across the state told legislators on Friday during a long Property Tax Subcommittee hearing.