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From Prairie State Wire
2018 election night preview: More competitive races now in play than in 2014
Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.
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From Prairie State Wire
State House election preview: Candidates square off in 66 of 118 midterm races
The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.
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From Prairie State Wire
5 GOP House candidates to discuss 'infiltrating the Springfield Machine'
Five Republican candidates who will be on November’s ballots in districts across Illinois will hold a press conference at 4:30 p.m. Thursday to answer the question “What Happens When Conservative Reformers Infiltrate the Springfield Machine?”
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Democrats must stand up to Madigan for there to be change in Illinois, Bailey says
Darren Bailey wonders when Democrats will truly reach the point of having had enough of House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).
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Phelps Finnie stands with GOP lawmakers in opposing abortion funding in budget
With the budget deadline nearing, Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie (D-Elizabethtown) stood proudly with Republican lawmakers at an impromptu press conference Tuesday rejecting taxpayer-subsidized abortions.
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GOP House candidate Bailey says Illinois needs to be 'more efficient' with spending
Republican state House candidate Darren Bailey marvels at how lawmakers in Springfield never seem to learn from the state’s doomed history.
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Righter seeks answers on House resolutions held up in committee
Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) called out Sen. Antonio Munoz (D-Chicago) at the May 24 Senate floor debate.
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Illinois GOP needs to re-establish itself, Bailey says
Darren Bailey dreads that the Illinois Republican Party has grown to resemble the rest of the state too much.
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Winchester received 100 percent of the vote in Hamilton County, affidavit states
Robert Winchester, incumbent and longtime Republican State Central Committeeman in the 15th Congressional District who reportedly "lost" that seat in the now-contested race in April, received 100 percent of the vote in Hamilton County, a party official in that county said in an affidavit.
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From Chicago City Wire
Resolution rejecting federal infrastructure plan a bad idea, 2 GOP lawmakers say
A Democrat's demand for the federal government to bring a better infrastructure plan to the table did not go over well with two Republican lawmakers.
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Progressive tax plan would increase taxes on everyone, Bailey says
Darren Bailey thinks Illinois voters would be wise to read the fine print on the progressive tax plan proposed by Democrats.
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From Prairie State Wire
House backs greater transparency in meeting postings, rejects measure aimed at school district statements
Open and transparent government was a priority for Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) and Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) during House debate April 20.
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Bailey: Illinois can't stop at just balancing the budget
Darren Bailey is all in on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s plan to implement a full and balanced budget and then some.
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118th House District candidate Windhorst starts petition to stop progressive-tax proposal
Patrick Windhorst, Massac County state's attorney and Republican candidate for the Illinois House 118th District, is spearheading a petition against a proposed progressive income tax while taking aim at opponent Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) and other lawmakers for supporting it.
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Bailey says he's seeking 109th District seat to preserve Illinois for future generations
Darren Bailey’s motivation for wanting to save Illinois is as heartfelt as it is simple.
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From Southern Illinois News
Schimpf, Righter see issues with communications during Legionnaires' outbreak at vets home
While veterans watched live from the Quincy Veterans Home, Sens. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) and Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) discussed communications during the Legionella outbreak at the site and why the outbreak even occurred during a Senate-House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing Monday.
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Reis silent on earlier support for embattled Mautino
State Rep. David Reis (R-Willow Hill) had plenty to say on the House floor in October 2015 about his resolution endorsing former Rep. Frank Mautino, a Democrat, for auditor general. But he has nothing to say – at least to SE Illinois News – about Mautino’s ongoing troubles in the courts over questionable expenditures by his now-defunct House campaign.
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Residents have lost hope Illinois will improve, Darren Bailey says
Darren Bailey points to everything he sees amiss in the 109th District as a glaring example of all that’s gone wrong in Illinois, not to mention the reason why many residents are bolting for greener pastures.
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109th House District candidate Bailey: Trust Act a 'bad idea' for Illinois
Darren Bailey sees the tragic Kate Steinle case as a clear illustration of everything wrong with Gov. Bruce Rauner signing the Trust Act into Illinois law.