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Bailey on state's number of SNAP recipients: 'Illinois seems to encourage people not to work'
State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) argues Illinois now being home to region’s greatest number of residents on food stamps proves the state has become a magnet for all the wrong reasons.
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Musgrave, who's running in the 109th District, puts focus on pension reform
Cory Musgrave, a candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives in the 109th District, said his goal is to "lead by example."
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Bailey on sexual harassment bill: 'It’s a shame that it’s necessary, but it is'
State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) says the fact that bills like Senate Bill 075, which requires employers to provide workplace sexual harassment training, have to be enacted tells you everything you need to know about the kind of change that’s needed.
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From West Central Reporter
Rep. Hammond renews call for fair maps, supports petition to end gerrymandering
A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.
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Windhorst says 'we need to add taxpayers, not taxes' before graduated income tax structure
House Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) said Illinois residents will continue to leave if the state changes to a graduated income tax structure.
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Springfield's casual reaction to federal probe into governor is baffling to freshman Rep. Bailey
Newly elected Illinois State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) has a hard time believing some of the things that pass for normalcy in Springfield.
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State Rep. Bailey is hopeful that GOP caucus' 'backbone' is stronger now than it was in 2017
Darren Bailey finds hope in all the chaos now surrounding Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed graduated income tax hike.
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Rep. Bailey perplexed, frustrated by 'reckless budgeting' and 'partisan politics' in Springfield
Newly elected state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is no fan of the trend he has seen developing over his first few months in Springfield.
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State Rep. Bailey claims Illinois' financial future may have to get worse before it can get better
Darren Bailey is afraid for Illinois’ future.
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Rep. Bailey looks 'out of the box' for state's pension cure
Republican State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) worries that nothing in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent budget address changes the fiscal tone of what is happening in Illinois.
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Bailey faults legislature for sluggish business climate
State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) says he isn’t the least bit surprised that private-sector business owners are avoiding Illinois.
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Bailey intends to rattle Madigan's cage
Newly elected state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) says he hoped to see more signs of resistance to the Springfield establishment building by now.
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Bailey ready to tackle corruption in state politics
State Rep.-elect Darren Bailey says the hopes he brewing scandal involving Chicago Ald. Ed Burke serves as a teaching moment for state lawmakers everywhere.
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Bailey decries continuing exodus from state, cites taxes as cause
As Illinois continues to lose residents, state Rep.-elect Darren Bailey says he always feared that things would come to this.
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Bailey sees pension system ills as driver of state's problems
State Rep.-elect Darren Bailey of Xenia thinks it’s time every lawmaker in Springfield take a stand on what he sees as the driver of so many of the state’s most pressing issues—its pension system.
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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Bailey: Kifowit should resign
Newly elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is among the growing number of GOP lawmakers calling for the resignation of Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Aurora) in the wake of her chamber-floor attack on colleague Peter Breen.
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House recognizes Hodges for Summer Food Program
A House resolution adopted Nov. 15 honored Valarie Hodges, food service coordinator for Harrisburg schools, for her work with The Summer Food Program.
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Dave Severin wins House District 117 race
Dave Severin of the Republican Party has been declared the winner in the 117th House District against Democrat Jason Woolard.
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Patrick Windhorst wins 118th House District race
Republican Patrick Windhorst has been declared the winner in the 118th House District against Democrat Natalie Phelps Finnie.