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Recent News About Illinois State Senate
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Stoller: New Senate bill is 'designed to weaponize our State's Attorney General's Office against pregnancy resource centers'
Illinois state Sen. Win Stoller (R-Germantown Hills) took to social media recently to speak out against a bill that prohibits limited service pregnancy centers from engaging in what the attorney general could deem deceptive practices.
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Rezin: 'The simple truth is that Pritzker is weak, and he knows it'
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is accusing Gov. J.B. Pritzker of being behind negative ads about Republican gubernatorial candidate, and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin.
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Rezin: 'Employees and employers are preparing to bear the burden for their failure to truly fix this problem'
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) disagrees with the way Gov. J.B. Pritzker has handled the unemployment insurance trust fund debt.
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Rezin speaks in support of repealing SAFE-T Act, protecting police officers
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) spoke out in favor of repealing the SAFE-T Act during a recent news conference in which Republican lawmakers released their own criminal reform measures.
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McCullagh running for state rep.: 'I decided to run because years of status quo was leading us nowhere'
Thomas McCullagh is running for public office once again, this time for the Illinois State Representative of District 97.
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Loughran Cappel on budget: 'We support educators and students and this is a good starting point'
State Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (D-Shorewood) is championing Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $45 billion proposed spending plan as one that supports education.
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'A day that will live in infamy;' Rezin remembers those lost in the Pearl Harbor attack
On the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Illinois residents took time to reflect and remember the more than 2,400 U.S. personnel who lost their lives during the attack.
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Rezin: 'Our nation’s veterans deserve our respect & appreciation'
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) recently recognized Veterans Day on Twitter.
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Rezin: 'Important legislation should be vetted and given proper time'
Veteran state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is leery of the vibe she’s getting heading into veto session week in Springfield.
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Rezin: 'This issue goes beyond the typical pro-life vs. pro-choice debate'
Republican Senate deputy leader Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is sounding the alarm about the Democratic-led movement to repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (PNA) of 1995.
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Rezin: 'Parents could soon be left in the dark about their child's abortion'
State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is warning her constituents that Democratic lawmakers are working to repeal the Parental Notification of Abortion Act (PNA).
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Rezin: Pritzker 'has now broken his promise to the people of Illinois twice'
State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) wants voters to be clear about the kind of state government she argues Gov. J.B. Pritzker seems to want for them.
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Rezin congratulates Tangled Roots Brewing's showing at Great American Beer Festival
State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is congratulating Ottawa-based Tangled Roots Brewing after the company that produces its own hops and barley placed third in a recent Great American Beer Festival category.
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Rezin: Energy bill will 'keep thousands of good-paying jobs in our state'
The Illinois state Senate has pushed through legislation supporters argue stands to breathe new life into the state’s struggling energy industry.
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Loughran Cappel: Financial literacy bill will 'address critical gaps in our curriculum'
A bill sponsored by veteran state Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (D-Shorewood) aimed at increasing students' level of financial literacy has been signed into law.
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Rezin: 'We must keep our nuclear fleet open'
With a pair of area nuclear plants scheduled to be shut down over the next three months, a group of Republican lawmakers is doing all it can to save residents' jobs.
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Rezin on mask mandate: 'We need our state government to empower and support our local officials'
State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) says that she is in complete lockstep with the other Republican lawmakers now blasting Gov. J.B. Pritzker over his newly imposed universal mask mandate for public and private school students.
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Illinois senator Villa: House Bill 2400 prepares students without ‘distress of a school shooting’
An Illinois State Senator has noted her part in the sponsorship of a school law enforcement drills bill sent to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on June 23 that addresses the use of graphic simulations during school lockdown drills.
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Rezin: 'We must continue to fight for a fair and independent map-making process'
The new legislative maps pushed through the General Assembly by Democratic lawmakers and signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker are raising protests from Republicans.
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'Each of them has their place': State senator urges end to trafficking of at-risk animals
Senator Linda Holmes (D-Aurora) has called for Illinois to protect more species, and House Bill 395 backs her push as it bans selling products made of parts from endangered animals like sharks, giraffes, sea turtles, lions and more.